14 Jan 2026—Coastal First Nations stand firm on support for oil tanker ban after meeting PM
Release Date: 01/14/2026
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Our lead story: Kashechewan, a fly-in only First Nation near James Bay in northern Ontario, plans for evacuation after its water treatment system stopped working over the weekend.
info_outlineOur lead story: after a meeting this week with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Prince Rupert, Coastal First Nations maintain their opposition to a proposed Alberta/B.C. pipeline that would lift a ban on oil tankers on the province’s north coast.