Millbrook and Sipekne’katik First Nations partially block one of the province’s busiest highways From CBC April 2 2026 More than a dozen RCMP officers were trapped behind a barricade and traffic was rerouted on a major Cape Breton highway Thursday morning as community members protested a police raid on a…
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From Global News by Rebecca Lau & Ella Macdonald January 21, 2026 The Peace and Friendship Trading Post off Hwy 303 in Digby, N.S. is a common stop for locals and tourists looking to purchase Mi’kmaq gifts, clothing and cannabis. Owner Dustin Whitman alleges it’s that last product that has…
Legal challenge argues Indigenous Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory members have Aboriginal treaty rights that protect ‘agricultural endeavours’ under Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Indian Act. From The Belleville Intelligencer by Derek Baldwin September 30 2025 An injunction has been served upon the Ontario Provincial Police and Tyendinaga Police Service…
From Quinte News September 24 2025 A heavy police presence continues on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory Wednesday in an effort to crack down on illegal cannabis production. Tyendinaga Police Service (TPS) and the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau began executing multiple warrants on the reserve Tuesday. In a statement Wednesday, TPS…
24 hours after the RCMP unlawfully raided Top Shelf Cannabis, over 100 outraged community members protested in front of the Millbrook detachment office seeking answers as to who authorized the raid. By Dispensing Freedom Staff MILLBROOK FIRST NATION – The day after the RCMP raided the Top Shelf Trading Post…
Since February 4th 2025 the Nova Scotia RCMP has been launching near-daily raids on Mi’kmaq-owned truckhouses belonging to members of the Micmac Rights Association. While the NS-RCMP regularly conducts raids on Indigenous truckhouses and fisheries the scale and aggressiveness of the recent raids are unprecedented. Some of the aggressive and…
Cannabis retailers in Vernon, BC, say they have seen an increase in new customers in the days following recent raids of several unlicensed stores operating just outside city limits. From StratCann by David Brown November 4 2024 Provincial inspectors recently closed down a handful of unlicensed cannabis stores operating on…
From Castanet by Colin Dacre October 31 2024 Police are raiding a cannabis store and smoke shop located on OKIB land in Winfield. Several unmarked police cars are at the scene of the stores at the corner of Highway 97 and Commonwealth Road. The police raid is likely related to…
Five people face charges following a series of police raids on unsanctioned pot shops in London and the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation From The London Free Press by Dale Carruthers September 27 2024 Five people face charges following a series of police raids on unsanctioned pot shops in…
Two Indigenous-run pot shops remained closed Wednesday after provincial police raided the unsanctioned businesses one day earlier. From The London Free Press by Dale Carruthers August 21 2024 Two Indigenous-run pot shops remained closed Wednesday after provincial police raided the unsanctioned businesses one day earlier. The crackdown by the OPP’s…
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