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.
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No island vacation spot for China and Japan
Tensions rise over ownership rights to islands in the East China Sea
Who’s suing whom
A Vancouver Island First Nation sues over land claims, and a transgendered woman in Winnipeg accuses police of abuse