Allan Adam leads a Dene nation that famously fought the Canadian government and oil lobby in its territory.
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Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Canadian Indigenous Chief Beaten in Video
The video from a police dash cam added to an uproar over endemic racism in Canadian law enforcement. The police accused the chief of assault, but many people saw him as the victim.
Video of Arrest of Indigenous Chief Shocks Canada
The dash cam video shows a police officer beating Allan Adam, chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in northern Alberta.
Canada Oil-Sands Plan Collapses Over Politics and Economics
A developer has abandoned a nine-year effort to extend mining, sparing Justin Trudeau a choice between energy interests and environmental concerns.
A Victory in Court for Pipelines but the Debate Continues
The Federal Court of Appeal’s rejection of a challenge by Indigenous groups to the Trans Mountain pipeline won’t be the last word in the energy debate.
Welcoming Winter’s Cold Embrace
About eight years ago, Edmonton began an ambitious program to plan the city and its programs with winter in mind.
Trudeau Won the Election, but Hasn’t Won Over Western Canada
As Justin Trudeau officially begins his second term, a sense of alienation from the rest of the country is the dominant sentiment in the oil-producing provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Along Alberta’s Cowboy Trail
A visit to the town of Longview brought back the province’s past.
Trudeau’s Government Approves Expansion of Divisive Trans Mountain Pipeline
Plans to increase the size of the pipeline linking Alberta’s landlocked oil sands with British Columbia has divided the provinces and exposed a rift in the country’s Indigenous communities.
Canada Letter: Jason Kenney and the New Alliance on Canada’s Right
Alberta’s incoming premier has already allied himself with four other Conservative provincial leaders against carbon taxes and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.