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Members of the Tahltan First Nation territory in Telegraph Creek, B.C., remain in hotels and relatives' homes after four wildfires merged into one devastating one in August.
Health Minister Adrian Dix spoke in Victoria to people involved with Community Health Centres in Canada and the United States about the degree of inequality found in BC.
Betty Baxter, a trustee for School District No. 46, has brought solar energy to her home and school district. While other school districts have implemented the use of solar energy, the size of SD46’s solar systems surpass all other districts.
Advocates for tenants in BC are pleased to see that the British Columbian government has acted on a task force recommendation to slash the allowable rent increase for 2019. Since 2004 rent has risen at the rate of inflation plus an extra two per cent each year.
The annual Orange Shirt Day, which commemorates the residential school experience, can take place any day between Sept. 28 and the end of the month. Phyllis Webstad spoke to Jeremy Harpe of CJWE 88.1 FM about her first day of residential school at the St.
The University of Victoria is offering a historic degree that combines Indigenous and non-Indigenous law. Students in the program will participate in field studies in Indigenous communities across the country, where they will tackle many of the issues facing those communities.
The B.C. Sports Hall of Fame has installed a new Indigenous Sport Gallery. This permanent, 1,000-square foot exhibit will honour Indigenous athletes, including NHL and Olympic athletes.
After Cree NDP MP Romeo Saganash confronted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about his plan to consult with First Nations about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, he was ordered to apologize for using un-parliamentarian language.
Lisa Helps is seeking re-election after serving one term as mayor of Victoria. Helps is one of 10 people running for mayor, while another 29 are vying for eight council positions.
Perry Bellegarde, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), believes the federal government should move the route of the Trans Mountain pipeline and marine shipping terminal to avoid Indigenous communities that are opposed to the project.
A year-long review led by the Ontario’s chief coroner Dirk Huyerwas has released an 86-page report that concludes the deaths of 12 children in Ontario were the result of systems failing repeatedly to meet the fundamental needs of young people.
Teara Fraser is the first Indigenous woman in Canada to launch an airline on her own. She was born in remote Hay River in the Northwest Territories and plans to fly her airline to hard-to-reach Indigenous communities.
New funding will allow communities in British Columbia to bring home the remains of over 700 Indigenous ancestors. Currently, the remains are in the Royal BC Museum.
A controversial test question for a Grade 12 Social Studies course in Alberta may have been in circulation for almost a decade.
The federal departments of Justice and and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada spent over $2.3 million between January 1, 2013, and May 9, 2018, on legal cases related to the claims for compensation lodged by survivors of St. Anne's Residential School. St.
The recent decision by the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal to deny approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion represented larger issues including the way Canada approaches Indigenous rights issues.
The Assembly of First Nations has expressed opposition to the federal government’s proposed “Rights, Recognition, and Implementation Framework.” Three of their concerns include the lack of a role for the provinces and territories, requiring self-governing First Nations to be recognized by t
