B.C. Ferries and the Snuneymuxw First Nation say they’ve entered into a historic formal agreement recognizing the nation’s treaty rights, that will guide the ferry company’s business decisions in Snuneymuxw territory in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island.  “It’s a first of its kind [agreement] between B.C. Ferries and a First Nation,” said …

The projected cost of the contentious Coastal GasLink pipeline spanning northern British Columbia has jumped 70 per cent to $11.2 billion in the wake of a freshly inked deal between operator TC Energy Corp. and the group building a liquified natural gas terminal on the West Coast. Amid rising global …

Police have identified the two men who were shot and killed in Langley, B.C., during a series of attacks early Monday that also left two people injured and the suspect dead.  A statement Thursday identified the deceased victims as Paul David Wynn, 60, and Steven Furness, 43. Wynn was shot …

On the inside of Carlos Bastarrachea’s right forearm is a tattoo of an airplane circling a globe with the date Dec. 6, 2020, the date when he and his wife Emilia Ballester arrived to start their new life in Toronto. She has the same one, meant to look like a passport stamp. “We …

Tears filled the Calgary city council chamber on Thursday afternoon as a council committee held a public hearing into safety standards at unlicensed day homes. The city is proposing requirements for operators of unlicensed day homes to increase safety and accountability at these businesses. Following the new rules, operators would …

Jalen Harris scored 31 points in over 29 minutes of play, which included the Elam Ending game winner to lead the Scarborough Shooting Stars past the Fraser Valley Bandits, 101-86, on Thursday. In a pivotal Canadian Elite Basketball League matchup, the Shooting Stars (11-8) now hold the tiebreaker following their final regular season home game and …

A senior Mountie testified Thursday he believes political inference was behind RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s determination to have police release details on the guns used in the Nova Scotia mass shooting. Chief Supt. Chris Leather made the comment at the public inquiry into the rampage that took 22 lives on …

Melvin “Mel” Hoppenheim, renowned Montreal filmmaker, cinematographer, philanthropist and entrepreneur, has died. “He was a Canadian movie industry pioneer and a visionary with a remarkable list of accomplishments, including the construction of MELS Studios,” said MELS Studios on its Facebook page. The Quebec Film and Television Council also called him a pioneer on its …

ਕਿਊਬਕ ਸਿਟੀ, 28 ਜੁਲਾਈ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਦੀ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੇ ਬੁੱਧਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿ ਦੇਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਿਰਜਾ ਘਰਾਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਚਲਾਏ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਆਦਿਵਾਸੀ ਸਕੂਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੂਲਵਾਸੀਆਂ ‘ਤੇ ਹੋਏ ਅੱਤਿਆਚਾਰਾਂ ਸਬੰਧੀ ਪੋਪ ਫਰਾਂਸਿਸ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਮੰਗੀ ਗਈ ਮੁਆਫ਼ੀ ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ। ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਅਤੀਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਏ ਬੁਰੇ ਵਿਹਾਰ ਲਈ ਮੌਜੂਦਾ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੌਰਾਨ …

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