Okanagan
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Syilx woman turns class project into annual community clean-up: ‘Because we respect our land’
Cassidy Marchand’s school project, inspired by her grandfather, has turned into an annual Community Clean-up — this year’s set for April 17.
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‘I don’t feel safe’: Syilx mother shaken after learning RCMP, social worker searched her home without her knowledge
Lauren Marchand wasn’t told about the search until weeks later.
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How cannabis helped this Syilx woman walk again
Jayna Pooley was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and put on medications, but says it was the medicinal properties of cannabis that helped her to walk again.
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Canada in ‘conflict of interest’ on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, say Secwépemc land defenders
Secwépemc land defenders say Canada ‘has no jurisdiction and no authority over our people on our land,’ and request independent third-party adjudication for charges laid.
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Westbank First Nation Elders honoured to be recognized by the Okanagan College
Wilfred “Grouse” and Pamela Barnes are recipients of the Okanagan College 2020 Honorary fellows award.
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‘It said Free Willy Pickton’: Threatening note empowers Secwepemc woman to start a safety group for Indigenous women
Matriarch Resistance group builds self-confidence through boxing and kickboxing.
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Two Spirit couple face racism and discrimination on journey to motherhood
Brianna Olsen Pitawanakwat and fiancé Nanook Gordon started trying for a baby in 2020. Photo by Ian Maracle
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‘Black Boys Don’t Cry’ short film act of love for Black community in Kelowna
Yaw Obrenu Yamoah’s short film to be aired in the Kelowna Cultural District
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Robert Riley Saunders to be tried by B.C. Supreme Court justice
The former MCFD worker faces 13 charges including fraud, theft & forgery.
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A kinship connection with Bipolar Disorder inspires new album ‘Manik’
Haiden Laird, who wrote and created their 14-track album while in a manic state, creates a kinship connection with Bipolar diagnosis