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Lawsuit seeks damages against B.C., federal government over Cowichan title ruling – NanaimoNewsNOW
Nov 25, 2025 NEW WESTMINSTER — A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says the provincial and federal governments had “long-standing” knowledge that unresolved Indigenous land claims threatened the security of property ownership in Canada. The lawsuit filed this week in New Westminster, B.C., alleges the recent decision by the court recognizing the […]
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First Nation Court Conference taking place in Dawson Creek – EverythingGP
Nov 19, 2025 Doig River First Nation is hosting a national gathering centered around Indigenous law Wednesday, Nov. 19-21, in Dawson Creek, B.C.. Walking the Path of Justice: First Nations Court Conference 2025, is a gathering focused on Indigenous law, restorative justice and community-driven solutions to how justice is delivered in Canada. The event brings […]
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Province, Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation mum on decade-old land claim case covering Kamloops, Sun Peaks – CFJC Today Kamloops
Nov 11, 2025 KAMLOOPS — The B.C. Ministry of the Attorney General said the province’s ongoing position on a decade-old land claim that includes Kamloops and Sun Peaks has not changed, and that “private property rights must be upheld.” CFJC asked the ministry for comment on a 2015 claim by Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN), […]
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Industrial property owners ask B.C. Supreme Court to reopen Richmond Aboriginal title case – unpublished.ca
November 7, 2025 The owners of a major industrial property whose land has been swept up in a B.C. Supreme Court decision granting title to the Cowichan Nation announced Thursday they are asking the court to reopen the case. Montrose Properties, which saw the court apply Aboriginal title over about 300 acres of its industrial […]
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B.C. appoints two judges to Provincial Court
Nov. 3, 2025 VICTORIA – The Government of British Columbia has appointed two judges to the Provincial Court to support timely and efficient access to justice. The new judges are Diba Majzub and Megan Olson. Both appointments are effective Nov. 24, 2025. Diba Majzub will be assigned by the judiciary to Port Coquitlam. Majzub attended Columbia […]
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B.C. Supreme Court rules Terrace can keep $6.18-million deposit from industrial park developer – CBC
Oct 31, 2025 City of Terrace allowed to keep construction deposit after developer Taisheng fails to meet deadlines The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered a company to return a $6.18-million construction deposit to the City of Terrace after it failed to meet project deadlines. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Mark Underhill has dismissed a lawsuit filed […]
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B.C. to file stay to pause Cowichan Tribes implementation land-case decision – Vernon Morning Star
October 30, 2025 The B.C. government is filing to pause implementation of the Cowichan Tribes land case decision until an appeal can be heard. “We will be proceeding with a stay application in this case, asking the court to hold off on the implementation of the decision,” Premier David Eby said on Wednesday, Oct. 30. […]
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Lax Kw’alaams Band – Boarding Homes Class Action Claims Process
October 27, 2025 INDIAN HOSPITALS CLASS ACTION CLAIMS PROCESS Boarding Homes/Indian Hospitals Lawyer, Pamela Large Moran (PLM Law), advises that the Indian Hospitals Class Action Claims Process is now tentatively scheduled to open on January 12th, 2026 (subject to court approval). Pamela is continuing to assist former Boarding Homes students with their Category 1 and/or […]
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Tŝilhqot’in Stand with Nuchatlaht First Nation at Historic Title Appeal
October 20, 2025 On the first day of hearings today before the British Columbia Court of Appeal, the Tŝilhqot’in Nation stands in solidarity with the Nuchatlaht Nation, and its Tyee Ha’wilth Jordan Michael, in the ongoing fight for recognition of Aboriginal title to Nuchatlaht hahoulthle (territory). Roger William, Chief of Xeni Gwet’in First Nations Government, […]
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Supporters Cheer After Indigenous Land Defenders Avoid Jail – The Tyee
Judge rejects the prosecutors’ call for more jail time for protesters arrested at a Coastal GasLink pipeline work site. About 100 people packed into the Smithers courthouse on Friday to show support for three Indigenous land defenders being sentenced for attempting to halt work on the Coastal GasLink pipeline in 2021 in defiance of a […]
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