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Posted: Feb 26, 2021 7:47 PM ET | Last Updated: February 27 B.C. First Nations are advocating for a more equitable approach to the provincial immunization plan - one that doesn't discriminate between people who live on or off-reserve. (Greg Lovett /Northwest Florida Daily News/The Associated Press) First Nations leaders in B.C. say the province's updated COVID-19 immunization plan deviates from national guidelines that priority should be given to all Indigenous adults within the first two stages of vaccine rollout. The current guidance from the National Advisory Committee on Immunizatio...

Sunset as seen from the northern end of SISȻENEM, also known as Halibut Island. TARA MARTIN An aerial view of Halibut Island, also known as SISȻENEM. Provided by The Land Conservancy of British Columbia Sunset as seen from the northern end of SISȻENEM, also known as Halibut Island. TARA MARTIN The SISȻENEM shoreline lined with flowers. ALEX HARRIS A camas meadow at the northern end of SISȻENEM. TARA MARTIN A Garry oak maritime meadow on SISȻENEM. TARA MARTIN Great camas and Indian celery — two very important plants to Coast Salish Nations — on SISȻENEM. TARA MARTIN A Garry oak...

New laws are on the horizon for Canada’s aquaculture industry, but environmentalists are wary the proposed legislation might not be enough to protect the country’s oceans. Canada’s $1.2-billion aquaculture industry is now regulated under a patchwork of federal and provincial laws and regulations. Confusion over that regulatory maze has fuelled a years-long effort by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to develop aquaculture-specific legislation. The new laws would update rules on everything from licensing to the industry’s environmental impact. “We have concerns around the act that (w...

Article content A coalition of civil rights groups panned a newly released audit of street checks overseen by the Vancouver Police Board, arguing that street checks were illegal and that they “disproportionately harm Indigenous and Black communities.” The audit of every street check recorded by VPD officers in 2020 showed that the new rules cut street checks by more than 90 per cent — from 4,544 in 2019 to 87 people in 2020 — but that compared to the 10-year average from 2008-2017, overrepresentation of Indigenous people increased by nearly five percentage points. We apolo...

“I think that this is not a destination motion, but kind of the start of a dialogue or a process to engage the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council and ­Tsartlip and Tsawout community members to, you know, discuss those areas of significance and would be meaningful,” Paltiel said at a council meeting Monday. He said it would be a gradual process of ­engaging with W̱SÁNEĆ leaders and community members to determine what areas they would like to attach traditional names to, as well as an opportunity for the district to connect with the history of the land. “I think the journey is just as ...