Plastics plant benzene removal leads First Nation to suggest some residents evacuate
A First Nation in southwestern Ontario has recommended some residents evacuate, citing the risk of elevated levels of a toxic chemical being removed from a neighboring Sarnia plastics plant. Aamjiwnaang First Nation issued the precautionary evacuation notice for select areas near the plant's fence line in advance of th...
First Nations leaders say Saskatchewan court workers sent home for orange shirts
First Nations leaders say the pride two Saskatchewan courthouse staff felt on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation turned to shame after they were told to change out of the orange clothing they wore to work. The Meadow Lake Tribal Council, which represents nine First Nations, is demanding Saskatchewan investig...
Earthquake shake Lower Mainland, northern B.C.
Another earthquake rattled Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. The magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported just after 2 a.m. local time. The quake was reported in British Columbia's South Coast early Friday morning, with the epicentre located 21 km west of Tsawwassen, and about 25 km southwest of Vancouver. According ...
B.C. father and daughter accuse Canadian Tire, security company of racism, profiling
An Indigenous father and daughter in British Columbia are accusing Canadian Tire and its third-party security company of racial profiling and racism after they say he was singled out at a store in Coquitlam and an employee responded with a racist comment. Dawn Wilson is speaking publicly about the human rights complain...
Sept 30 proclaimed National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Monday, Sept. 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, first introduced by the federal government in 2021. Canadians are asked to wear an orange shirt on this day, to honour the Indigenous children who never returned home, and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities on a heal...