Category Archives: News
UBCIC Stands with Wet'suwet'en After Wednesday Arrests, Re-Issues Calls to Have C-IRG Unit Suspended
Members of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs are standing with the Wet'suwet'en First Nation after learning of yet another police raid on their territory. That comes after RCMP arrested five land defender...
Mar 31, 2023
Emergency Support Service funding on the way for three Northwest projects
More than $2.2 million will be distributed through the Community Emergency Preparedness fund accross the province. That provincial funding will support local capacity to provide emergency support serv...
Mar 30, 2023
Catholic Church rejects Doctrine of Discovery
8 months after Pope Francis' visit to Canada, the Catholic Church has released a statement on the Doctrine of Discovery. Created as a way to justify the colonizing of Indigenous lands and people, the ...
Mar 30, 2023
RCMP Execute Warrants After Reports of a Coastal GasLink Worker Being Swarmed by Masked Individuals, Arrest 5 for Obstruction
Five Indigenous land defenders were arrested along the Morice Forest Service Road yesterday as RCMP executed a pair of warrants. Those warrants were granted following complaints of a group of masked i...
Mar 30, 2023
Skeena Valley Seniors Society rallies against demolition of mental health centre
While lobbying for local seniors, the Skeena Valley Seniors Society will rally against the demolition of the Seven Sisters Mental Health facility this week. A replacement building is already in constr...
Mar 29, 2023 New Seven Sisters building as of Feb. 13, 2023. Photo Courtesy of Northern Health.
Possible AMT changes and grocery rebate included in proposed tax legislation
New changes to tax legislation could result in a tax cut for thousands of Canadians. Announced in Budget 2023, the government aims to make changes to the Alternative Minimum Tax. If passed, that chang...
Mar 29, 2023
Funding increase for foster families effective April 1
Child and Family Development Minister Mitzi Dean has announced a monthly pay rais for foster families. Those with kids 11 and under will see a monthly pay increase by $450 per child and $531 per child...
Mar 29, 2023
Budget 2023 will see attempts at technology legislation
The federal budget for 2023 is seeing Canada attempt new legislation surrounding technology. According to the report, the government will work to introduce a right to repair. That legislation if passe...
Mar 29, 2023
Convenience retailers raise concerns of contraband tobacco
Following Minister of Safety Mike Farnworths announcement last week, BC's convenience retailers are once again raising concerns of illegal tobacco sales. Last Tuesday, Minister Farnworth announced $25...
Mar 29, 2023
Budget 2023 shows indigenous investments and a decrease in poverty
Canada's Budget 2023 estimates a federal budgetary deficit of $40.1 billion. Released today, the report shows a 56 percent decrease in poverty, and wage gap decrease of 12 percent. In the budget, $29 ...
Mar 29, 2023