Innu-Rio dispute

The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear an intrigue over ward in the most recent phase of a long-running exertion by Innu First Nations to sue mining mammoth Rio Tinto.

The legislature of Newfoundland and Labrador propelled the intrigue after Quebec's most elevated court decided that the Innu of Uashat and of Mani-Utenam and others could sue the organization and its Iron Ore Co. of Canada backup through Quebec courts.

The lawyer general of Newfoundland and Labrador has contended that Quebec courts are without ward in the issue on the grounds that the mining activities are in Labrador.

The Innu propelled the claim in 2013, looking for $900 million in remuneration on the grounds that the mine was worked without their assent.

They guarantee the mine, in activity since 1954, has caused natural harm, uprooted individuals from the network, and kept them from rehearsing their customary lifestyle.

The Innu First Nations of Uashat mak Mani-utenam and Matimekush-Lac John say they're baffled the Supreme Court will hear the test as it adds up to another deferral in their claim.

• [Editor:janita]