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Justin Trudeau says allegations ‘extremely troubling’ after officers arrested First Nations men and confiscated their boots and phonesTwo First Nations fishermen have said they were forced to walk shoeless for hours in the dark and cold after Canadian federal officers seized their boots and phones.The prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said the allegations were “extremely troubling” amid mounting anger over the treatment of the Mi’kmaw...

Fisherman, 47, facing dozens of charges, including assault and torture of young male and female deckhands offshoreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA fisherman has been charged with nearly two dozen further offences, including slavery and torture against deckhands on his boats.The 47-year-old had already been charged with 46 offences...

Open letter calls for Soil Association certification to be removed from industry, amid concerns of negative environmental impactThe British body that certifies food in the UK as organic has been accused of misleading consumers over its labelling of Scottish farmed salmon.Thirty charities, conservation and community organisations, including WildFish, the Pesticide Action Network and Blue Marine Foundation, say the negative environmental impacts of the industry...