Eby says DRIPA law could be amended after First Nations win appeal in mining case

sootoday - SURREY — British Columbia Premier David Eby said his government will review a court decision that appears to show "confusion" over his government's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and will amend the legislation if necessary.

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Key ministers to address today's Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa

Alessia Passafiume / nationalobserver - A handful of key federal cabinet ministers will address the Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa today, including Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne.

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Why was ‘incredible’ giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.’s big-tree protection law?

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island.

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Carney vows to meet Coastal First Nations after chiefs vote against pipeline to B.C.

sootoday - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to meet with Coastal First Nations after chiefs voted unanimously Tuesday to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban off the northern British Columbia coast and withdraw an agreement signed with

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Carney says First Nations clean water legislation will come next spring

sootoday - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will introduce clean drinking water legislation in the spring, delaying a bill that had been promised to come this fall.

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Landfill search begins for remains of Ashlee Shingoose in Winnipeg

Temur Durrani / theglobeandmail - Ms. Shingoose is one of four Indigenous women murdered by a serial killer, only victim authorities were unable to identify until earlier this year

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Braid: With tanker ban on the table, it's B.C. Premier Eby's turn to gripe about Ottawa

Don Braid, Calgary Herald / calgaryherald - Eby sounds almost like an Alberta premier during the Trudeau regime, when Ottawa systematically piled up laws that stifled the province’s economy

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TD Bank settles human rights complaint by B.C. Muslim-Indigenous man

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A human rights complaint has been settled between TD Bank and a Muslim-Indigenous man who claimed he was racially profiled while trying to open a bank account.

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Canadians honour Indigenous veterans with ceremonies across the country

Prisha Dev / globalnews - Canadians marked Indigenous Veterans Day with ceremonies countrywide, honouring First Nations, Inuit and Métis service members and calling for continued reconciliation.

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Manitoba program working to support First Nations veterans

Marney Blunt / globalnews - Indigenous Veterans Day, taking place Nov. 8, honours the service and sacrifices Indigenous veterans have made to Canada.

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B.C. asks Ottawa to retain north coast tanker ban, blocking Alberta’s pipeline ambitions

Justine Hunter / theglobeandmail - Coastal First Nations leaders support Eby in pipeline curtailing efforts as Smith seeks end to Oil Tanker Moratorium Act

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