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VANCOUVER — Child poverty decreased in British Columbia in 2020 due to provincial and federal government benefits provided in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but any progress may be wiped out by the rising costs of living, an advocacy group says.

The announcement, set for Feb. 21, is expected to be live-streamed on the Tseshaht First Nation Facebook page.

Just over three years have passed since hereditary chiefs travelled to the RBCM to seek the return of the pole, a second one and other artifacts.

"There is potential for it to reopen in the future, parts of it, definitely," says B.C. tourism minister. The Royal B.C. Museum had announced in November 2021 that it was closing sections of its third floor “to start the process of decolonization in those galleries.”

Julie Delores McLeod, a 22-year-old Merritt woman, was found dead at a Nicola Lake rest stop in December 1993.

The orcas stayed in the Burrard Inlet for about 30 minutes before carrying on.

Honorary Doctor of Laws degree stripped by University of Regina after a review of Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's claims of Indigenous heritage/ancestry.

An Edmonton woman's remains were found inside a burnt vehicle in September 2021.

The BC Government Lawyers Association's 350 members voted 97.1 per cent for job action.

The funding will train and employ 76 new youth peer support workers at Foundry centres across B.C.