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MCFD spent nearly $300K to promote program that many Youth in need can’t access
The ministry purchased 15,000 branded merchandise ‘toolkits’ to raise awareness of its SAJE program, which has strict eligibility requirements
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Advocacy group pulls out of Pickton evidence hearing after serial killer’s death
Justice for Girls is no longer an intervenor in the RCMP’s application to dispose of more than 14,000 exhibits from the murderer’s farm, but will instead ‘push very hard’ outside the courtroom
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‘We’re bringing the kids home’: Cowichan Tribes signs historic agreement to reclaim child and family services
The agreement supports the implementation of Quw’utsun laws, generational teachings and values for the benefit of Quw’utsun children and families.
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In photos: Sukʷnaqin canoe journey into ‘U.S.’ upholds Jay Treaty rights
On the 4th of July, syilx Okanagan paddlers crossed the colonial border in annual event through their sovereign territory
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People rally outside ‘Kamloops’ court as Curtis Sagmoen set to appear: ‘We’re there for all women’
The notorious Okanagan-based man with a history of violence against women was scheduled for a hearing on firearm-related charges Thursday, but didn’t show up
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After 136 years of police violence, Gitxsan leaders want an overhaul of the RCMP
As Indigenous groups push for reform of the ‘racist institution,’ a historic police shooting of a Gitanyow chief reveals the scope of police brutality
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Tiny House Warriors found guilty of all charges related to altercations at TMX worksite
Land defenders say they were upholding Secwépemc law, which comes with obligation to stand up to ‘colonial settler destruction’
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‘An uprising in the making’: ‘Alberta’ chiefs say oil company’s forceful approach is an attack on treaty rights
Neighbouring First Nations join in solidarity with Woodland Cree as Obsidian Energy pushes for arrests
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At Neskonlith Indian Band, concerns swirl about heaps of milled asphalt: ‘My throat was irritated and burning’
Members of the First Nation worry chemicals from recycled highway material brought to the reserve pose a health and environmental risk, while leadership assures it’s safe
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After generations of displacement, ‘Vancouver Island’ lands returned to Lyackson, Cowichan First Nations
An agreement to transfer 312 hectares in the Cowichan River Valley was signed May 11 as part of the treaty process