Canada: 14 arrested at indigenous anti-pipeline protest camp as tensions rise
Indigenous groups are fighting construction of liquified natural gas pipeline which would cross through First Nations territory
Canadian police have arrested 14 demonstrators at an indigenous protest camp in northern British Columbia, amid growing tensions over a proposed pipeline running through First Nations territory.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada’s national police force, said 14 people had been arrested late on Monday as officers enforced a court order to remove barriers built along a logging road.