A young Indigenous man, identified as 28-year-old Julian Jones, was shot dead by Tofino RCMP in a residence on Saturday night. B.C.’s police watchdog is investigating the incident.B.C. RCMP said in a written statement that two officers from Tofino RCMP attended a residence on the Opitsaht First Nation on Saturday night as they searched for…
Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous athletes to play in the National Hockey League, has died at age 86 after being hospitalized with COVID-19.Former Chicago Blackhawks player and Indigenous pro hockey pioneer Fred Sasakamoose has died after being hospitalized for symptoms of COVID-19. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous athletes…
A human rights complaint has been filed against Bank of Montreal and the Vancouver Police Board after Indigenous man Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter, 12-year-old Tori-Anne, were suspected of fraud and handcuffed while trying to open an account at a Vancouver branch of the bank last year.Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter Tori-Anne say they are trying…
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller has overruled a senior departmental official over the framing of an investigation into Neskantaga First Nation’s 25-year-long water crisis, CBC News has learned.Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller discusses why he walked back what his Ontario regional director general told Neskantaga about a promised third party investigation into the business practices of contractors,…
First Nations along B.C.’s West Coast have a long history of responding to emergencies in the Pacific.The Coastal Nations Coast Guard Auxiliary has officially launched in B.C. with 50 members from five First Nations. (Photo by Jordan Wilson)First Nations along B.C.’s West Coast have a long history of responding to emergencies in the Pacific. Now,…
B.C.’s Supreme Court has approved the settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed by Indigenous foster children who were defrauded of government aid.Former Kelowna, B.C., social worker Robert Riley Saunders has not responded to charges against him and his current location is unknown. (Facebook)B.C.’s Supreme Court has approved the settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed by…
The federal government is ready to use its financial leverage over the health system to fight anti-Indigenous racism in health care, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says.Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller pauses as he responds to a question during a news conference in June in Ottawa. On Friday, Miller and other federal officials will meet…
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