Beaver Lake Cree Nation files costs application in attempt to expedite potential landmark case

A northern Alberta First Nation is seeking to have the provincial and federal governments ordered to pay its legal costs as it attempts to forge ahead on a lengthy court battle over treaty rights.
Beaver Lake Cree Nation first filed a statement of claim against the government in 2008, alleging that the Crown had authorized so much non-Aboriginal usage for development of industries such as oil and gas, agriculture and forestry that the cumulative effect has significantly impeded the way of life f