CBC – The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal by Newfoundland and Labrador to strike parts of a lawsuit by two Innu Nations in Quebec against mining giant Rio Tinto. The Innu wanted Quebec courts to make a declaration over their traditional territory, and part of that is in Newfoundland and Labrador. The government of Newfoundland and Labrador launched the appeal in the Supreme Court of Canada after Quebec’s highest court ruled the Innu and others could sue the company and its Iron Ore Company subsidiary through Quebec courts. The N.L. government argued Quebec doesn’t have jurisdiction, but in a 5-4 spilt decision released Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed that appeal.
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