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Watch: First Indigenous Miss Canada Globe talks powwow

Watch: First Indigenous Miss Canada Globe talks powwow

Hailey Hamelin-Wilson was the first Indigenous woman to be crowned Miss Canada Globe in 2021. She went on to compete in Miss Globe, showcasing powwow dancing as her special skill.
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Art Charlie's orange shirt 'speaks for the survivors and the ones we lost'

Art Charlie's orange shirt 'speaks for the survivors and the ones we lost'

While Art Charlie never attended residential school, growing up in Ahousaht and Port Alberni, he knew plenty of people who did and were never the same afterwards.
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'I won't stop': Sister of missing Indigenous woman uses TikTok to spread awareness

'I won't stop': Sister of missing Indigenous woman uses TikTok to spread awareness

"I want change. And that's why I'm here. So if that means I have to share my truth and pain… then that's what I'll do."
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UBC firing of student advisor for sex app use OK, court rules

UBC firing of student advisor for sex app use OK, court rules

Timothy Conklin appealed a 2018 B.C. Human Rights Tribunal decision that found he was not discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation in the dismissal.
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Man dead, alleged impaired driver in custody after B.C. crash

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police say one driver is dead and two of his family members were sent to hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Abbotsford, B.C., Thursday night.
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Some B.C. regions at Drought Level 4 as water scarcity affects the province

Some B.C. regions at Drought Level 4 as water scarcity affects the province

VICTORIA — Little to no rainfall over the past five weeks in several areas of British Columbia has prompted a warning from the Ministry of Forests about drought.
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B.C.'s urban forests are failing poor and racialized communities, says study

B.C.'s urban forests are failing poor and racialized communities, says study

A report looking at 12 Canadian cities, including Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, Abbotsford and Vancouver, found urban trees and their cooling effects are largely concentrated in rich, white neighbourhoods.
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Events in many communities in B.C. to mark Truth and Reconciliation Day

Events in many communities in B.C. to mark Truth and Reconciliation Day

VANCOUVER — Events are planned across British Columbia to mark the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Friday. The Survivor's Flag was raised at the B.C.
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Make a Will Week is coming up. Here's why B.C. notaries have seen an uptick

Make a Will Week is coming up. Here's why B.C. notaries have seen an uptick

Have you prepared a will?
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Ex-Nanaimo education assistant sentenced to six years for sexual offences

Ex-Nanaimo education assistant sentenced to six years for sexual offences

Victims were three developmentally delayed teenagers, including two students in his care
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