(As portrayed by Gaetan Dumont in Canada: A People's History) The British fur trading giant began with a most unlikely pair of French fur traders - Mdard Chouart des Groseilliers and his more ...

In a letter to environment secretary Steve Reed, the cross-party group of 42 MPs and peers call for government backing for a ...

But First Nations hunters went after black bear in greater numbers when European merchants established the British Columbian fur trade in the late 18th century. Even in those days, though ...

The prairies were a vast area already coveted by the United States and sparsely inhabited by natives, Métis and fur traders. British Columbia, cut off by the Rocky Mountains, was in the throes of ...

For years the conditions and treatment of animals used in the fur trade has been criticised by ... "Nine out of 10 British people think it's wrong to buy or sell fur. You'd be hard-pressed to ...

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has also raised concerns about banning the bear fur used by some British soldiers in ... favour of measures to curb the fur trade and foie gras".