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Indigenous leaders say a recent case where a woman was punched while being arrested is a sign of lingering systemic racism in the Vancouver police.

The NDP said the point of amending the Land Act was to bring it into conformity with the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA).

A new supportive housing complex is fully up and running in Penticton and according to operators has already seen successes.

B.C. was in the midst of public consultations over changes to the act, which would have allowed it to craft shared decision-making agreements with First Nations over land use.

From movie and TV stars to musicians and other notable personalities, we said goodbye to a lot of familiar, beloved faces this year.

Environment Minister George Heyman said Tuesday B.C. is on track to meet its climate targets, citing "one of the leading plans in North America" to address climate change.

Fresh fall winds helped mark a flag-raising ceremony Monday at the British Columbia legislature honouring residential school survivors and remembering children who never came home.

On Thursday, 17 B.C. communities are holding gatherings in a bid to get the B.C. government to listen.

According to a number of organizations, none of the 14 recommendations have been fulfilled, while old-growth trees continue to be logged.

The NDP is expected to hold onto two British Columbia ridings in provincial byelections being held Saturday. If they do, observers are curious which parties will place second.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada says many Pacific salmon stocks are declining to "historic lows" due to the impacts of climate change, habitat loss and other threats.

Indigenous leaders say a $200-million B.C. government fund will help First Nations participate fully implementing the U. N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Two officers have been charged with manslaughter, while three others have been charged with attempting to obstruct justice in relation to the July 18, 2017 incident.

Six out of 10 universities confirm they're reviewing honorary degrees given to retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond.

A B.C. woman who lost two of her sons says donating a kidney to an Okanagan man in need has helped her heal. "It's really helped to save my heart," she said.

The Indigenous organization found out about Trudeau's Tofino vacation on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 'with shock and dismay,' they said in a press release.

On Tuesday, Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau asked the government whether its emergency response system is flawed or whether the province was hit harder than expected.

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube said Thursday that about 20,000 health-care workers were off because they had tested positive or been exposed to the virus.

Clutching an eagle feather, Kristina Bateman Papin held her mother’s remains in a small blue velvet box at a vigil Tuesday near Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

One in four Alberta Conservative MLAs accepted freebies in 2009, and MLA Carl Benito failed to pay his property taxes, a new government report shows.