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Province reveals allegations of racist, blood-alcohol guessing game in B.C. ER rooms

Province reveals allegations of racist, blood-alcohol guessing game in B.C. ER rooms

B.C.'s health minister revealed the existence of a “game” played to guess the blood-alcohol level of largely Indigenous patients
B.C. rental supplements to continue until August

B.C. rental supplements to continue until August

Ban on evictions for reasons other than unpaid rent to be lifted in late June
B.C. hands foreign-arrival COVID screening to Ottawa

B.C. hands foreign-arrival COVID screening to Ottawa

72,400 foreign arrivals to B.C. screened April 10 to June 15
B.C. ER staff allegedly played game guessing blood-alcohol levels of First Nations patients

B.C. ER staff allegedly played game guessing blood-alcohol levels of First Nations patients

Province investigating allegations, health minister says
No-stopping zone in place on B.C. section of Trans-Canada to protect bears

No-stopping zone in place on B.C. section of Trans-Canada to protect bears

FIELD, B.C. — Parks Canada has put in a 10-kilometre, no-stopping zone to protect several bears — including a rare white grizzly — that are feeding along the Trans-Canada Highway.
Indigenous Day: Police chief says VPD values its relationship with Indigenous people

Indigenous Day: Police chief says VPD values its relationship with Indigenous people

An interview focused on the VPD’s relationship with Indigenous peoples in advance of National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21
MLA Bowinn Ma weighs in on 'defunding the police' during racism forum

MLA Bowinn Ma weighs in on 'defunding the police' during racism forum

“Systemic racism has existed within the institutions of Canada since colonialism, and that's 150-plus years worth of systemic racism that we need to address."
Trudeau: Ottawa using 'a range of tactics' to bring back Canadians detained in China

Trudeau: Ottawa using 'a range of tactics' to bring back Canadians detained in China

At his daily morning press conference, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stopped short of criticizing Beijing over its formal charging of two Canadian citizens with espionage, noting Ottawa is engaging in “plenty of action behind the scene in fi
Bands support anti-racism petition, pull out of Canada Day event in Surrey, B.C.

Bands support anti-racism petition, pull out of Canada Day event in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — Three musical groups slated to headline a virtual Canada Day celebration in Surrey, B.C., have pulled out of the event to protest what they say is that city's lack of commitment to dismantle systemic racism.
Indigenous Day (Part 2): Police chief says VPD values its relationship with Indigenous people

Indigenous Day (Part 2): Police chief says VPD values its relationship with Indigenous people

Glacier Media hears from Indigenous leader, police chief and government minister in three-part series in advance of National Indigenous Peoples Day