land claims

Downey, and his wife, Chrissy, were granted the title to their land 18 years after building a home (Tim Krochak/CP)

Black Nova Scotians face one less barrier when making claims to their own land

Black people who moved to Canada in the 1800s were promised land in Nova Scotia in exchange for staying loyal to the British crown. Instead, the province granted informal licences to live on the land, not own it.

No nation is an island

No island vacation spot for China and Japan

Tensions rise over ownership rights to islands in the East China Sea

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Who’s suing whom

A Vancouver Island First Nation sues over land claims, and a transgendered woman in Winnipeg accuses police of abuse