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Straight Talk

Indian Act's 143 years of sex-based discrimination finally ends, thanks in part to B.C. women

Sharon McIvor (right) played a pivotal role in Indigenous women gaining equality with men under the Indian Act.

Commentary

Shae-Lynn Noskye: When the bootstraps are broken, how do you pull yourself up?

We need to challenge the ignorant idea that people deserve to live with nothing based on the notion that they made “poor life choices” .

Straight Talk

Fraser Valley RCMP seek help locating missing 18-year-old female from Chilliwack

Police and caregivers are concerned about a female teenager who has gone missing from the Fraser Valley.

Arts Notes

Cheyenne Rain LeGrande wins B.C. prize for BMO 1st Art! emerging artist competition

The Emily Carr University of Art + Design grad receives prize for her Nehiyaw Isko ᑭᒥᐊᐧᐣ video installation.

Straight Talk

Updated: 25-year-old woman last seen in New Westminster on July 22 has been located

New Westminster police are concerned about a 25-year-old woman who hasn’t been seen for over a week.

Arts Notes

Updated: Chief Dan George sculpture worth $8,000 missing from Abbotsford school has been recovered

A search is underway for a statue of a famous local Indigenous chief.

News Features

Native Education College rekindles Indigenous adults' interest in schooling and self-improvement

At Native Education College, Justin Sidon realized that school can be far more meaningful when teachers respect the true history of his people.

News Features

Vancouver Community College will train Gladue report writers to advance justice for First Nations

A VCC certificate program in Gladue reports—designed for law students, lawyers, advocates, judges, Indigenous court workers, and others with an interest in this topic—is scheduled for an early-2020 launch.

Straight Talk

Indigenous-managed lands have the greatest biodiversity, says UBC-led study

Adopting Indigenous practices could help improve traditional conservation efforts.

Straight Talk

Manitoba RCMP withdraw from York Landing as search for two teen B.C. murder suspects continues

After the focus of a Canada-wide manhunt shifted from one small community in Manitoba to another, RCMP has unfortunately come up empty-handed.

Straight Talk

Updated: 27-year-old female from New Westminster has been located

She is known to frequent Surrey SkyTrain stations as well as Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

Politics

NDP nominates Métis lawyer Breen Ouellette to run in Vancouver Centre

The NDP has taken a left turn in its quest to unseat long-time Liberal MP Hedy Fry in Vancouver Centre.