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It has been five years since a Kamloops First Nation shared preliminary findings of an investigation into potential burial sites on the grounds of the former residential school.

Navpreet and Stalin Gill told Global News in April that they began to notice their now three-year-old son, Gurmoh, having mobility issues around age one.

The review was prompted by concerns raised by the public and members of the B.C. legislature about the progress and cost of recovery, the report notes.

Relations between the British Columbia government and First Nations plunged this year as Premier David Eby grappled with how or whether to amend DRIPA, which he once championed.

Events are planned across British Columbia Tuesday to mark 10 years since the province declared a public health emergency related to the overdose crisis.

'We want to see a clear path forward,' Scott McInnis, Conservative MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke and the critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, told Global News.

In a tight race that came down to four rounds of voting, Kerry-Lynne Findlay received 4,696.51 points, or 51 per cent of the vote, to win.

David Eby was asked about the possibility of a provincial by-election to give the winner, Kerry-Lynne Findlay, the chance to hold a seat in the legislature.

A spokesperson for the premier's office said the meeting is to focus on issues like trade and the economy, but other leaders expect to discuss the issue of separatism in Alberta.

Leger's latest B.C. Pulse Check shows the BC Conservatives lead with 45 per cent of decided voters, followed by the BC NDP at 41 per cent and the BC Greens at 8 per cent.

Alberta's privacy watchdog has called on the province to follow the example of B.C., which is the only province that includes political parties in its private sector privacy law.

Police in Halifax say a white nationalist group known as the Second Sons was behind a short-lived demonstration in the suburb of Bedford South on the weekend.

The issue has renewed concerns about capacity pressures at Kelowna General Hospital, where hallway beds have become increasingly common.

Last December, the NDP caucus issued a statement saying the Vancouver-Strathcona MLA was ill and undergoing testing, but it is not known what for.

In an open letter to B.C. MLAs, the First Nations Leadership Council said the provincial government would work to 'muster support' for the bill despite their opposition to it.

The government of Alberta is expected to table legislation this week that would make the switch to Daylight Saving Time permanent for the province.

The Nations say that the K'omoks treaty claims approximately 80 per cent of WWK territory, and the Kitselas treaty would affect more than 90 per cent of NAT and LKB.

The province introduced the K'ómoks Treaty Act, 2026, after negotiations began in 1994 with the federal government and the province.

Alberta plans to scrap seasonal clock changes and adopt permanent daylight time starting Nov. 1, a move that could prompt other provinces to follow suit.

A political analyst says British Columbia Premier David Eby faces a "moment of real peril" as legislators return to Victoria this week.