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VICTORIA - Canada's premiers are starting their summer gathering at a Victoria-area First Nation where they'll meet with leaders of the National Indigenous Organizations, a collection of five national Indigenous groups.

Canadian nursing leaders say theyve sent a message to the premiers as they meet this week that patients and nurses are suffering through a dire staffing crisis that threatens the sustainability of public health care.

Health care, labour shortages and COVID-19 recovery are dominating a two-day meeting of premiers at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria this week.

Canadas premiers are starting their summer gathering at a Victoria-area First Nation where theyll meet with leaders of the National Indigenous Organizations, a collection of five national Indigenous groups.

Canada's premiers are starting their summer gathering at a Victoria-area First Nation where they'll meet with leaders of the National Indigenous Organizations, a collection of five national Indigenous groups.

Grant Keddie/Royal BC Museum The Royal BC Museum has confirmed that a 100-kilogram carved stone pillar found on a Victoria beach last summer is an Indigenous artifact. In a release, archaeology curator Grant Keddie said the museum would work with the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations to determine the most suitable home for the discovery. “It’s an exciting find and a clear reminder of the long history of our people living in this region,” said Chief Ron Sam of the Songhees Nation. “We are l...