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Afro-Indigenous community calls out Sephora Canada for lack of diversity
Indigenous representation is rising on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram and in ad…
‘Don’t overthink it’: A guide to getting your 2nd dose in B.C.
If you’re among the 280,000 British Columbians who received AstraZeneca as their first vaccine dose,…
B.C. Indigenous children’s advocate says: ‘Love them enough to fight for them’
Indigenous children’s advocate Cindy Blackstock has been named the recipient of an award for her…
Walmart getting rid of cashiers at B.C. store as part of test
Walmart is replacing cashiers at its Terrace store in northwest B.C., with self-serve checkouts this…
Wilson-Raybould has a message for Ottawa: Stop off-loading responsibility for reconciliation
CONTEST ADVISORY Jody Wilson-Raybould endured a salvo of emotions as news broke confirming the unmarked…
Rez Daddy takes on ‘pandemic blues’ as part of South Okanagan Similkameen Pride
In these times of heaviness and grief, Madeline Terbasket, who is also known by their…
Surgery is more dangerous for Indigenous people and it needn’t be
Indigenous patients in Canada are 30 per cent more likely to die after surgery than…
BC’s opioid substitution system isn’t a system at all, say frontliners
Laura Shaver’s phone rings at all hours. It rings when she and her partner are…
Embrace culture in times of loss and grief, says Syilx mental health worker
CONTENT ADVISORY Kim Montgomery and Charlotte Whitehead of the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) are embracing…
Can luxury brands drive B.C. old-growth logging out of business?
While a pitched battle is underway to save old-growth trees on the West Coast, a…
How to talk to children about residential schools
In the aftermath of the shocking news of 215 children’s bodies being discovered in a…
Film discovery unearths near-forgotten Kootenay connection to marine disaster
Historians say they found a Kootenay connection in the chance discovery of some long-lost film…
Governance, business success relies on connectivity in Indigenous communities: Chief Clarence Louie
Clarence Louie has seen his share of changes since first becoming chief of the Osoyoos…
Life sentence for gangland shooting murder in Kamloops
The man convicted of killing a Kamloops man and wounding a woman inside their Brocklehurst…
Kamloops residential school mass grave stark reminder of lack of progress on TRC Calls to Action
The finding of the remains of 215 children in an unmarked mass grave on the…
Syilx facilitator launches workshop series for non-Indigenous allies
A Syilx woman has founded a new organization dedicated to helping settlers engage with Indigenous…
Tiny House Warriors’ trial begins in Kamloops
The trial of three members of an outspoken First Nations protest group opposed to the…
7-year sentence for man who attacked Kamloops liquor store clerk with knife
A 34-year-old Kamloops man who slashed a liquor store clerk with a knife, cutting his…
Kootenay artists asked to cover forest statues’ naked butts
A Kootenay artists’ group won’t put pants on some statues they installed on a forest…
‘It’s very close to home’: Okanagan men run 52 km to raise funds for mental health
Okanagan residents Andrew Garant and Cody Teichroeb ran a 52-kilometre ultramarathon along the rail trail…
Grant targets response to marginalized in Kamloops when natural disasters strike
The City of Kamloops will be using a $25,000 provincial grant to plan how to…
Fairy Creek crackdown on Vancouver Island leads to more arrests, protests
RCMP unexpectedly arrested a number of old-growth activists with the Fairy Creek blockades inside the…
Students learning Syilx teachings at this South Okanagan high school
The Experiential, Project-based, Indigenous and Community (EPIC) program designed to strengthen connections with Indigenous students…
Kamloops court hears attack in liquor store forever altered clerk’s life
A 34-year-old Kamloops man who slashed a liquor store clerk with a knife, cutting his…