This Man's Controversial Idea To Pay For Transit

This Man's Controversial Idea To Pay For Transit

Cara McKenna, The Canadian Press  05. 5.2013
VANCOUVER - A Metro Vancouver regional district committee is floating the idea of imposing a levy on the area's aboriginals to add millions...
First Nations Question RCMP Death Investigations

First Nations Question RCMP Death Investigations

The Canadian Press  05. 3.2013
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Grieving Prince Rupert-area aboriginal families meet with legal and First Nations representatives in Prince Rupert...
The Sunny T'Sou-ke First Nation Loves Solar Power

The Sunny T'Sou-ke First Nation Loves Solar Power

04.29.2013
The T'Sou-ke First Nation developed a community plan that led them to build the largest solar photovoltaic project in B.C. and cut their...
Will Dix Scare Away Investors?

Will Dix Scare Away Investors?

04.25.2013
NDP leader Adrian Dix says he opposes Vancouver becoming a major oil shipping hub because it would not be the right approach for the port...
Mountie Cleared Of Teen Assault Charge

Mountie Cleared Of Teen Assault Charge

04.22.2013
A Williams Lake RCMP officer who punched a First Nations teen in the face has been acquitted of an assault charge. On Monday,...
B.C. First Nation Fighting LNG Export

B.C. First Nation Fighting LNG Export

04. 5.2013
A First Nation in northern B.C. is asking the Federal Court to overturn an LNG export licence. In February, the National...
Racist Nanaimo Newspaper Letter Rebuttal

Racist Nanaimo Newspaper Letter Rebuttal

03.28.2013
Turn off the ignorance. Do away with this "handouts" and claims of "special treatment" nonsense. Instead of foolishly insisting that everything...
B.C. First Nations Progress Threatened: Top Official

B.C. First Nations Progress Threatened: Top Official

Rebekah Funk, The Canadian Press  03.28.2013
VANCOUVER - Federal tough-on-crime legislation puts vulnerable First Nations' communities at risk and could be exacerbating a vicious cycle...

'Racist' Newspaper Letter Sparks Outrage

03.28.2013
The Nanaimo Daily News has apologized for printing a "racist" letter that stated First Nations have a history that is "notable only for...
Pipeline Panel Leaves Minister Unsatisfied

Pipeline Panel Leaves Minister Unsatisfied

Dene Moore, The Canadian Press  03.22.2013
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the provincial government wrapped up their cross-examination of company experts at the Northern Gateway review...
Hungry Otters A Problem In B.C.

Hungry Otters A Problem In B.C.

Cara McKenna, The Canadian Press  03.21.2013
VANCOUVER - How many otters is too many?In the early 1900's, these adorable-but-ferocious predators were hunted to near extinction for...
Ready To Fight

Ready To Fight

The Canadian Press  03.20.2013
OTTAWA - An alliance of First Nations leaders is preparing to fight proposed new pipelines in the courts and through unspecified direct...
Harper Tries To Cool First Nations' Concerns

Harper Tries To Cool First Nations' Concerns

Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press  03.19.2013
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has named an envoy to defuse the tension between First Nations and the energy and pipeline industry...
Tangled Web Of Rights In Pipeline Hearings

Tangled Web Of Rights In Pipeline Hearings

Dene Moore and Will Campbell, The Canadian Press  03.17.2013
A top Northern Gateway Pipelines official says the company is trying to balance the many competing interests in the project, and realizes...