LAWSUIT DROPPED OVER CLAM LICENCE

    NP:   ST. JOHN’S — A Newfoundland First Nation has dropped its legal challenge of the federal government’s controversial decision to award a lucrative fishing licence to an Indigenous partnership in Atlantic Canada, saying government documents prove the licence was granted fairly.

     The move is an about-face for the Miawpukek Mi’kamawey Mawi’omi First Nation, which has been a vocal critic of a decision that has raised the ire of Indigenous groups, the Newfoundland government and the federal Conservatives and has led to a federal ethics watchdog investigation.

    Nothing to see here folks, move along.