Repatriation and racism at the Royal BC Museum – martlet.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from martlet.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C., a provincial agency that investigates incidents involving police in which someone is killed or seriously injured, is investigating. Lowndes, a father of two, is the third Indigenous person shot by police on Vancouver Island this year, and the second to be killed. He was from the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s Laksilyu (Small Frog) House. “There seems to be a sense that it’s open season on Indigenous, Black and people of colour, because there are no consequences meted out to police officers that utilize deadly force,” said Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs.
B C First Nations leaders call for inquest after man killed by Campbell River RCMP vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
OTTAWA, ON, July 11, 2021 /CNW/ – The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services and the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, today released the following statement in regards to the wildfires in British Columbia.
“Over the past few days, representatives from the Government of Canada and British Columbia have regularly met with a number of First Nation leaders. Discussions have focussed on the emergency response, and how we can work together to improve the response and preparedness process.
We heard clear concerns regarding safe rail operations and are taking immediate actions to address them. On Friday, July 9, 2021, Transport Canada issued a Ministerial Order to cease movement of trains between Kamloops and Boston Bar, British Columbia for 48 hours. This was done in the interest of safe railway operations and to protect residents who temporarily returned to inspect their
Order of Catholic nuns agrees to enhance access to residential school records theturtleislandnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theturtleislandnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.