‘I don’t think the public are buying it’: Fallout from the Musqueam agreements | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The fallout from three Aboriginal rights agreements, signed last month between the federal government and the Musqueam First Nation, continued on Tuesday. It was a hot topic in question period in the BC legislature. “Yesterday in this House, the Minister of Indigenous Relations stood up and he said he had no idea about any […]
Father of 1999 Taber school shooting victim on Tumbler Ridge: ‘A very helpless feeling’ | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] On an ordinary April day in 1999 in a small agricultural community in the heart of Alberta’s southern Bible Belt, a gunman entered W.R. Myers High School in Taber — killing one student before a gym teacher managed to tackle him down. The student who lost his life was Jason Lang. His friend Shane […]
More than 100 B.C. First Nations urge Eby to uphold DRIPA or risk backslide | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] More than 100 First Nations and First Nations organizations have signed a joint statement to B.C. Premier David Eby to uphold the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. The Act, DRIPA, was unanimously passed by all parties in the legislature in 2019, with the provincial government stating that “B.C. is the first […]
Former Calgary gymnast speaks out in hopes of changing toxic culture of sport | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] It is among the first organized activities that many young children will get to experience. Gymnastics is a popular choice, helping to cultivate early co-ordination and flexibility.t The bright-coloured mats, trampolines and alluring balance beams are enough to intrigue many energetic toddlers. But the fun just doesn’t start at a young age — the […]