News/Canada/British Columbia (Page 27)

British Columbia The Kwakwaka’wakw hereditary chief once faced off with former prime minister Pierre Trudeau in heated constitutional talks in the 1980s, and eventually helped get Indigenous title to land and treaty rights enshrined in the Constitution. Wilson helped push for Indigenous treaty rights to be enshrined in Constitution in 1980sTheContinue Reading

British Columbia·Video A BASE jumper says she’s feeling grateful after rescuers managed to extract her from the face of a Squamish, B.C., mountain after her parachute was caught on Wednesday. Jumper says she’s grateful to Squamish Search and Rescue after being stranded for hours on the Stawamus ChiefCBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

British Columbia The jury in the Florence Girard coroner’s inquest has made 13 recommendations to prevent similar deaths of vulnerable individuals in care in the future. Florence Girard, who had Down syndrome, died in 2018 in the home of her Port Coquitlam caregiver Karin Larsen · CBC News · Posted: JanContinue Reading

For Monika Scott and Robyn Mair, the last month has brought a whipsaw of emotions every time they log onto social media. Between a divest-or-ban government ultimatum that downed TikTok in the U.S. for several hours on Saturday and users fleeing Facebook and Instagram over Meta ditching fact checkers, theContinue Reading

British Columbia A fence has gone up near the U.S.-Canada border, but it’s got nothing to do with the new U.S. administration. Fence went up on Canadian side of border at request of Delta Police Department Tessa Vikander · CBC News · Posted: Jan 23, 2025 7:06 PM EST |Continue Reading

British Columbia A film detailing the legacy of residential schools in Canada has been nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards. Film examines harmful legacy of Canada’s residential school system Courtney Dickson · CBC News · Posted: Jan 23, 2025 3:18 PM EST | Last Updated: JanuaryContinue Reading

British Columbia Cary Chiu was the last person to testify in the coroner’s inquest into the death of Florence Girard, a 54-year-old woman with Down syndrome who starved to death while living in her caretaker’s home in October 2018. Wednesday was the final day of a coroner’s inquest into theContinue Reading

British Columbia The municipality’s corporate account was shuttered for good on Wednesday, a victim of falling public engagement and concerns raised by local residents. Metro Vancouver municipality says so long to X, formerly Twitter Karin Larsen · CBC News · Posted: Jan 22, 2025 8:16 PM EST | Last Updated: 10Continue Reading

British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma says B.C. can now proceed as a representative plaintiff on behalf of other Canadian governments with litigation aimed at recovering the costs of treating opioid-related diseases allegedly caused by the industry’s conduct. B.C. will act as lead plaintiff in case against pharmaceutical companies for allegedContinue Reading