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Two plead guilty in Canada for killing man acquitted in Air India bombing

Ripudaman Singh Malik, acquitted in 2005 of attack that killed 329 people, was shot dead in British Columbia in 2022.

Al Jazeera · Oct 22, 2024

Tuesday briefing: Canada puts India ‘on notice’ as row over alleged killing of Sikh activists escalates

In today’s newsletter: Justin Trudeau says there are ‘credible allegations’ that Modi’s government was involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia. What does say about India’s global standing?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2024

Expelled Indian high commissioner denies involvement in murder of Sikh leader in Canada

India’s high commissioner to Canada has denied any involvement in the murder of a Canadian Sikh leader who was killed in British Columbia last year even though the Canadian government has named him as a person of interest in the assassination

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2024

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B.C. election tells the tale of two British Columbias divided along ideological fault lines

The British Columbia election has turned out to be a nail-biter. Throughout the four-week campaign, the polls predicted a very close race between the incumbent NDP led by David Eby and a newly rejuvenated Conservative Party under the leadership of John Rustad. Those polls turned out to be accurate as…

The Conversation · Oct 20, 2024

Drive-by shootings, arson and murder: is the Indian government trying to silence Canada’s Sikh activists?

Officials point to a string of cases they suspect are part of a cross-border effort sanctioned by Delhi to silence separatists

The Guardian - US · Oct 19, 2024

The B.C. election could decide the future of the province’s species at risk laws

With British Columbians going to the polls this week, a whole host of key issues are on the agenda. Among these issues stands the future of species at risk legislation in B.C. — and perhaps with it Canada as a whole.

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2024

B.C. election: Debate over the rights of gender-diverse youth continues as their school safety declines

The treatment of sexual minority and gender-diverse youth in Canadian schools continues to be a contentious issue among parents and political parties, particularly in provinces like Alberta and British Columbia.

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2024

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B.C. election: Party proposals on climate action point in opposite directions

With affordability, housing and health care at the top of voters’ minds in British Columbia, they haven’t heard much about climate change with less than a week to go until the provincial election.

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2024

Bear hair and fish weirs: Meet the Indigenous people combining modern science with ancestral principles to protect the land

The Heiltsuk of British Columbia are using a mix of traditional principles and modern implementation to protect salmon and bears in their territory.

LiveScience · Oct 14, 2024

‘We want clean water back’: British Columbia town fights hydro plant

Hudson’s Hope residents receive offer from power corporation BC Hydro after three-year nightmare

The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2024

‘It’s path-breaking’: British Columbia’s blueprint for decolonisation

First Nations are negotiating with government on sharing crucial decisions over forestry, mining and construction

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2024

Tesla Day Trader Loses Entire $306M Fortune, Sues Canadian Bank For 'Misleading' Financial Advice

Christopher DeVocht from British Columbia alleges that RBC didn't acknowledge his limited financial acumen and advised him to donate millions to charities and trade using a margin account via a new holding company to avoid taxes.

International Business Times UK · Oct 7, 2024

How the British Columbia election is being haunted by the ghosts of 1952

As British Columbia prepares for an election on Oct. 19, the province is facing a seemingly unfamiliar situation. The provincial party system — which until recently featured the Liberals and the NDP as the two dominant players — has seen the demise of the Liberals a year after they rebranded…

The Conversation · Oct 2, 2024

What’s ahead for municipal policing in Canada after B.C. court decision ousts the RCMP in Surrey

The RCMP’s efforts to maintain authority in British Columbia have failed following a power struggle with the newly formed Surrey Police Service.

The Conversation · Oct 1, 2024

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Latin Times · Sep 26, 2024

Politician in Viral Blackface Photo Lashes Out at 'Antisemitic Leftists' for Trying to Embarrass Him

British Columbia city councillor Ian Ward says he is the target of online trolls as a photo of his "embarrassing" Halloween costume circulates.

The Conversation · Sep 25, 2024

B.C.’s plan for involuntary addiction treatment is a step back in our response to the overdose crisis

British Columbia Premier David Eby recently announced that his government plans to open highly secure facilities where people struggling with mental health, serious brain injuries and severe addictions will receive involuntary care.

The Guardian - US · Sep 23, 2024

‘We can feel our ancestors’: one First Nation’s fight to save Canada’s old forests

The Wet’suwet’en Nation never signed treaties with the Canadian or provincial governments, yet their land was leased to timber companies

The Guardian - US · Sep 13, 2024

British Columbia shaken by messy election campaign putting progressive policies at risk

Tumultuous campaign threatens to undo climate policies and Indigenous rights when voters go to polls in October

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Cycling Weekly · Sep 12, 2024

Water stops every 100km and not a petrol station in sight: Riding Canada tested my self-reliance to the max

Isobel Duxfield takes us on a tour of Canada's wilderness

The Conversation · Sep 8, 2024

Do not investigate: The hobbling of the B.C. forestry policing service sets a troubling precedent

The British Columbia forestry policing services (officially known as the Compliance and Enforcement Branch (CEB) is the province’s primary environmental policing service. Like other Canadian provinces’ environmental policing services, the officers in B.C. are tasked with investigating wildfire causes, forestry offences and other violations of laws designed to protect water…

Digital Camera World · Aug 30, 2024

"I was drawn to the idea of making a quick-fire photo project that had to be done in less than 24 hours… a small 32-page zine about the town"

Benedict Brain explores Hope in British Columbia and discovers that deadlines can bring creative opportunities

The Walrus · Aug 27, 2024

Conservatives Poised to Dominate in British Columbia

As the provincial election nears, polls reveal a stunning political realignment

LiveScience · Aug 27, 2024

Earth from space: Massive landslide dams Canadian river, trapping endangered fish on the wrong side

A recent landslide along the banks of a river in British Columbia completely dammed the waterway, leading to evacuation warnings and potentially dooming an endangered fish population trapped on the wrong side of the debris.

The Conversation · Aug 8, 2024

Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief is ‘prisoner of conscience’ after failure of Delgamuukw ruling 25 years ago

Dsta’hyl, a hereditary chief of the Wet’suwet’en Nation of northern British Columbia, recently became the first person in Canada to be named a “prisoner of conscience” by Amnesty International. The organization defines prisoner of conscience as “any person imprisoned or otherwise physically restricted (for example, through house arrest), solely because…

Al Jazeera · Jul 24, 2024

Canadian wildfires prompt more evacuation orders, air-quality warnings

Hundreds of wildfires are burning in Canada’s western provinces of British Columbia and Alberta.

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