Métis Elder Angie Crerar said she’s “got news” for the Pope as she arrived at the Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome on Sunday.
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The world will be watching as 32 First Nations, Inuit and Métis representatives touch down in Rome for a week of private meetings with Pope Francis.
Connie McCann of the Victoria Regional Pickleball Association said there was “no consultation, no discussion” with their members before the decision was taken in mid-March.
There are more than 1,200 patients on the orthopaedic surgical waitlist in Kelowna alone, according to the B.C. Orthopaedic Association.
Two reports have found that enforcement of the Safe Streets Bylaw in Prince George, B.C. poses serious risks to the health and well-being of the city’s unhoused population.
Jamie Bezanson pleaded guilty to one charge of assault in relation to the disturbing March 13, 2020 incident involving a 92-year-old man with severe dementia.
When tensions in the region escalated, Svitlana Matviyenko decided — against the wishes of her parents and employers — not to evacuate Ukraine.
The expansion of the province’s testing capacity was announced Tuesday, as the province reported no new deaths from COVID-19 and the continued decline of hospitalizations.
Police said the sisters ran to a neighbour’s house after “coming face to face with the intruder,” who appeared to have gotten in through an unlocked door.
First responders found the dark blue Mazda 3 in flames on Tempe Crescent on Saturday, less than 24 hours after it was seen fleeing the parking lot where the victim was found.
Since BC Transit drivers in Whistler hit the picket line, Jack Crompton said there’s been a dangerous increase in drunk driving and people walking along the Sea to Sky Highway.
Four-month-old Wag, a Heartland Terrier, was rushed to an emergency veterinary hospital, where he tested positive for cannabis and an opiate.
April Lewis and her partner Martin knew they needed a negative rapid test result to come back to Canada, but had no idea how tricky it would be to find one.
Carrier Sekani Family Services is one of two recipients of the American National Indian Child Welfare Association’s 2022 Champions for Native Children Award.
According to police, the woman went to check out a noise in her driveway in the 900 block of Chester Street on March 3 and was pepper-sprayed by the suspects.