News/Canada/British Columbia (Page 26)

British Columbia Eden Fineday, publisher of Indigenous media outlet IndigiNews, will lead the association with the help of fellow journalists Francine Compton, Kerry Benjoe, Maureen Googoo and Katherine Ross. 5 longtime Indigenous storytellers establish Indigenous Media Association of CanadaCBC News · Posted: Jan 26, 2025 8:00 AM EST | Last Updated: January 26Continue Reading

British Columbia A Pakistani-born B.C. climate activist is preparing to leave his adopted home after an unsuccessful attempt to stop a deportation order, with his lawyer saying the move is harsh and unjustified. Co-founder of Save Old Growth group was fighting deportation, but wife’s sponsorship application was denied Akshay KulkarniContinue Reading

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