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Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs, Lake Babine Nation get provincial funding for land, title rights

FILE – Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs have agreed to sign a memorandum on rights and title with B.C. and Ottawa, but elected chiefs are demanding it be called off over lack of consultation. (Thom Barker photo)

Government says it’s a new, flexible model for future agreements between Canada, B.C. and First Nations.

by The Canadian Press

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Pall Bearers carrying the coffin of the Duke of Edinburgh, followed by the Prince of Wales, left and Princess Anne, right, into St George’s Chapel for his funeral, at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Saturday April 17, 2021. (Danny Lawson/Pool via AP)

Trudeau announces $200K donation to Duke of Edinburgh award as Prince Philip laid to rest

by The Canadian Press

updated 2h ago

B.C. homeowners are being urged to take steps to prepare for the possibility of a flood by moving equipment and other assets to higher ground. (J.R. Rardon)

‘Entire province faces risk’: B.C. citizens urged to prepare for above-average spring flooding

by Sarah Grochowski

updated 2h ago

Legal challenge seeks to overturn Quebec ban on cannabis T-shirts, other products

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Unofficial holidays: Here’s what people are celebrating for the week of April 18 to 24

by Jenna Hauck

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Local carpenter Tyler Bohn embarked on a quest to create the East Sooke Treehouse, after seeing people build similar structures on a Discovery Channel show. (East Sooke Treehouse Facebook photo)

PHOTOS: B.C. carpenter builds fort inspired by TV’s ‘Treehouse Masters’

updated 2h ago

Top doctor warns B.C.’s daily cases could reach 3,000 as COVID hospitalizations surge

VIDEO: ‘Extremely, extremely rare’ blood clots ‘may be linked’ to AstraZeneca, Health Canada says

A person receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic run by Vancouver Coastal Health, in Richmond, B.C., Saturday, April 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS

B.C. sees 873 more COVID-19 cases Tuesday, decline continues

Conservative leader Erin O’Toole holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 6, 2020. Top Tory leaders of past and present will speak with supporters today about what a conservative economic recovery from COVID-19 could look like. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

O’Toole to vote against Conservative MP’s private bill on ‘sex-selective abortion’

Doug Ford backtracks on new police COVID-19 powers amid intense backlash

New anti-pandemic powers allow police in Ontario to stop any motorist or pedestrian and ask where they live and why they’re not home

by The Canadian Press

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AstraZeneca vaccine is becoming available at B.C. pharmacies outside the Lower Mainland, as of Friday, April 9. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Augstein

Canadian doctors say lowering age cutoff for AstraZeneca vaccine makes sense as cases surge

Dr. Susy Hota, medical director of infection prevention and control at Toronto’s University Health Network, said she would also support dropping the age limit

by Sarah Grochowski

updated 16 mins ago

Researchers say the United States is at risk of an armed anti-police insurgency
- 28 mins ago
Canada’s naked MP speaks out: leaked photo sends message ‘anything goes’ in politics
- updated 40 mins ago
Flouting COVID-19 health orders off the clock could lead to workplace discipline: lawyers
- updated 51 mins ago
Court of Appeal grants partial stay in ruling on B.C. auto injuries
- updated 3h ago
Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
- 3h ago

VIDEO: Inaugural Skidegate Food Gathering Fest reels in 365 donated salmon

by Karissa Gall, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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