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Mysterious type of orca is the big game hunter of the sea
There’s a mysterious killer whale that prowls deeper waters and specializes in hunting big game,…
Secwepemc hereditary family builds ceremony house for healing near Chase
After celebrating ‘No thanks, no giving’ together over the weekend, Miranda Dick and her family…
Fish and game club near Merritt fails to convince highest court to hear appeal
A court case over public access to a pair of B.C. lakes is dead in…
Shuswap First Nation’s plant ID book to highlight traditional relationship with land
The Shuswap Indian Band is adding a creative spin to remembering the land’s history by…
Artifacts found in latest search of Tk’emlúps land near former Kamloops residential school
Two more parcels of land have been searched via additional ground-penetrating radar surveys, the Tk’emlúps…
Similkameen artist carves pictographs into outdoor class to ‘indigenize’ school
Similkameen artist and teacher Míwlna (Les Louis) is carving pictographs into an outdoor classroom at…
‘When you laugh, all your sadness goes away’ comedy in Vernon tonight
Editor's note: This article contains content about residential “schools” that may be triggering. Kelsie Kilawna…
He went to the ER in Victoria for help and instead ended up battered
Tawnee Chipps knows pain and the hopelessness it can bring. For more than a year,…
iN VIDEO: Vancouver film festival documentary dives into endangered orcas’ race for survival
The riveting heartbreak of an endangered orca that carried her dead calf for 17 days…
Okanagan Indian Band set to unveil Canoe Bay sign, sharing syilx knowledge
A new sign with information about the cultural significance of Canoe Bay in the City…
Longtime MMIWG activist urges Canadians to end ‘vicious cycle of racism’
Gladys Radek, a longtime activist for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, is asking…
Survivor’s guilt in the wake of White Rock Lake wildfire near Vernon
Driving down Westside Road on syilx territory, just outside of Vernon, Jayna Pooley says she…
Indigenous Writers’ Circle supports next wave of emerging Indigenous writers
Audible, an online audio book and podcast service, has kicked off a new mentorship program…
Okanagan Chief asks public to be mindful as community recovers from wildfire
As the Okanagan Indian Band recovers from the White Rock Lake wildfire, Chief Byron Louis…
Man who lit grassfire in Kamloops handed 60-day jail sentence
A man who lit a fire along Columbia Street in August during tinder dry conditions…
Kamloops family working to end stigma connected to addiction
Bart Manson tucked a teddy bear under the arm of his son before paramedics took…
Feasting after the fire: Okanagan couple welcomes evacuees home with tacos and ribs
The smell of fry bread, the sound of sizzling oil and the rising temperature in…
iN PHOTOS: Swapping hockey sticks for hoses — a B.C. wildfire history lesson
When Dan Wilson, a councillor for the Okanagan Indian Band near Vernon, was evacuated his…
B.C. Indigenous youth launch podcast tackling COVID-19 myths
A new podcast by three Indigenous students tackles COVID-19 myths, explores current events and shares…
9 positive cases, 1 death due to COVID outbreak at Kamloops Seniors Village
One person has died and four more residents of Kamloops Seniors Village (KSV) in have…
Canada’s drug policy – not drugs – is killing people at record numbers, advocates say
It’s mind-boggling communities across Canada must still organize for an annual awareness day to draw…
B.C. wildfires a ‘wake-up call’ to return to Indigenous-led fire management
Traditional burns offer a way to protect the land, sustain Indigenous cultural practices and unite…
B.C. Indigenous communities managed sea otter populations for millennia, study finds
A new study has found that coastal Indigenous communities have managed their relationship with shellfish…
Where the federal leaders stand on the toxic drug crisis
When drug policy advocate Leslie McBain looks through the platforms of Canada’s major political parties,…