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UN Human Rights Commission cautions B.C. megaprojects risk infringing rights of Indigenous peoples

A United Nations commission has released a trio of letters it recently delivered to Canada that warn the country is likely failing to meet its commitments to the rights of Indigenous peoples.

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Trudeau defends transfer of Canada's first Indigenous justice minister as RCMP-Wet'suwet'en standoff continues

Both Justin Trudeau and Jody Wilson-Raybould are defending the former’s decision to transfer the later out of Canada’s ministry of justice.

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Vancouver MP Jody Wilson-Raybould loses justice portfolio in Justin Trudeau cabinet shuffle

In this portfolio, she legalized physician-assisted suicide and cannabis.

News Features

UBCIC president Stewart Phillip warns Premier John Horgan of "Battleground B.C."

The president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has warned of the province turning into a "battleground" if Premier John Horgan does not follow through on his promises to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Tech

Indigenous VR experience Biidaaban imagines Toronto after reconciliation

Creator Lisa Jackson's jaw-dropping project lets individuals wander around a to-scale, virtual Toronto reclaimed by the natural world.

Movie Notes

The Haida nation wins again as Edge of the Knife sweeps Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards

Haida-language feature Edge of the Knife took home four major awards, including best Canadian film.

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RCMP arrest 14 anti-pipeline activists at Gitdumt'en checkpoint on Wet'suwet'en territory

The Mounties moved in today on a blockade supported by hereditary chiefs in northern B.C.

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Vancouver among 30 cities with rallies planned in support of Unist'ot'en Camp and Wet'suwet'en people

"We are now preparing for a protracted struggle,” reads a Facebook page with links to details about the various protests.

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Showdown expected in northwestern B.C. between RCMP and Indigenous protesters over pipeline project

The demonstrators argue that the Wet'suwet'en people have never ceded their lands. And they maintain that their Aboriginal title was confirmed in the Supreme Court of Canada's Delgamuukw decision in 1997.

Arts Notes

Brian Jungen and Fred Herzog's work among new Vancouver Art Gallery acquisitions for 2018

The VAG's collection now boasts more than 12,000 artworks, with hopes to show more of the pieces when it moves into a planned new building at West Georgia and Cambie streets.

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Body found on Tsawwassen First Nations shore confirmed as missing 36-year-old man

The search for a First Nations man who went missing in August has ended in a tragic discovery.

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Body located in waters off Tsawwassen First Nation shoreline

Lower Mainland police are working to identify a body found in waters near Tsawwassen.