Message of love, tolerance spread at anti-racism rally in Vancouver
Messages of love, tolerance and understanding were shared by thousands of people who gathered on Saturday, August 19, 2017, to protest racism and hate.
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Over 100 rally at Cornwallis statue to recall Virginia violence, denounce racism
More than 100 people gathered in a Halifax park this week to criticize the rise of the white supremacist movement in the United States and recall racism's role in Canadian history.
8,450 square kilometres burned as B.C. nears worst wildfire season
British Columbia is poised to face its worst wildfire season as flames scorch thousands of hectares of land and costs rise to deal with the devastation.
Small businesses affected by B.C. wildfires get emergency grants
Small businesses affected by devastating wildfires in British Columbia will be getting emergency grants from the provincial government as dry weather extends the fire risk.
Not a peep about Trans Mountain during meeting between PM, Vancouver mayor
Not a peep about Trans Mountain during meeting between between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson.
SHARE report finds there is poor corporate reporting on Indigenous issues
A group that advises activist shareholders hopes a new report will do for Indigenous issues what has already been done for environmental causes — put them on the boardroom table.
Saskatchewan reserve to get clean drinking water after more than five years
Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett announced $9.2 million to replace the water treatment system on the White Bear First Nation, southeast of Regina.
B.C. Premier John Horgan delivers mandate duties to cabinet ministers
British Columbia's new premier handed his cabinet ministers their to-do lists on Monday, July 24, 2017, and the tasks include a mix of both campaign promises and new plans.
Chief Perry Bellegarde opens AFN meeting with plea to end racism, violence
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations has opened the organization's annual meeting with an impassioned plea to end racism.
First Nations evade evacuation orders, fight fires as weather conditions improve
The chief of the Tl’etinqox First Nation said RCMP officers told them to leave or risk having their children taken away. Instead they erected a fire boundary and prepared to fight.
National justice centre to fight Star Trek fan's ASIMIL8 licence plate
The plate had been held within a licence frame that also bore the quotes: "We are the Borg,’’ and "Resistance is Futile.’’
Harrowing video captures terrifying drive from British Columbia wildfires
As Sally Aitken and her husband drove along Highway 20, they saw nothing overly dramatic: light smoke, burned trees. Then they suddenly found themselves in the middle of an intense blaze.
Calgary mayor speaks of economic optimism as Stampede parade kicks off
As the Calgary Stampede kicked off with a parade under a bright blue sky Friday, Mayor Naheed Nenshi said the mood is brightening in a city beleaguered by a prolonged downturn in oil prices.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's statement on Canada Day, Canada 150
A statement from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marking Canada Day and the country's 150th anniversary:
Downie takes to Parliament Hill to speak out for Canada's Indigenous Peoples
Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie made a rare public appearance Sunday, July 2, 2017, to bring attention to the ongoing plight of some of Canada's young indigenous people.