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April Thomas and Jocelyn Billie Pierre were 2 of 8 protesters convicted in December in BC Supreme Court. Prosecutors are seeking jail sentences.

April Thomas and Jocelyn Billie Pierre were 2 of 8 protesters convicted in December in BC Supreme Court. Prosecutors are seeking jail sentences.

April Thomas and Jocelyn Billie Pierre were 2 of 8 protesters convicted in December in BC Supreme Court. Prosecutors are seeking jail sentences.

As sentences were handed out to six people, a Secwépemc Matriarch has already appealed over ‘blatant bias’ in favour of TMX

Sauls and Cavanaugh were sentenced on Friday to jail terms of 28 and 32 days, respectively.

As British Columbia heads into another weekend of heavy rain with the potential for more flooding and landslides like the ones that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes, Romilly Cavanaugh, a former engineer with Trans Mountain, is turning her attention to the oil and gas pipelines that run through the affected area. Despite everything the area has seen in recent weeks, Trans Mountain says there has been no serious damage to the pipeline and that nothing has leaked from it. But Cav...

The impact of last week’s deluge sends a sobering message, say engineers and activists.

By BRAELA KWANMarch 16, 2021 GMT VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Members of Canada’s First Nations and their allies are mounting last-ditch challenges to two massive fossil fuel pipelines that already are under construction and have strong government backing. In campaigns reminiscent of the Standing Rock protests in the U.S. Great Plains, the anti-pipeline actions in Canada’s far West feature acts of civil disobedience including blockading roads and construction sites, and coordinated...

Dick said the court has not made it clear to them if the charges against them are civil or criminal in nature. Dick said court has refused to accept documents from hereditary Secwépemc Chief Henry Sawses that indicate the courts have a lack of jurisdiction on Secwépemc territory. Signs show the sentiment of opponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. A group gathered at the Kamloops Law Courts on March 1, 2021. - Michael Potestio/KTW Dick said the Secwépemc Nation member...