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B.C’s police watchdog says three RCMP officers could face charges in connection to the death of a man in Campbell River. 38-year-old Jared Lowndes was fatally shot by police on July 8, 2021. At the time, RCMP said a confrontation occurred between the Wet’suwet’en man and the officers at a Tim Horton’s parking lot.

University of British Columbia researchers have partnered with the Wet’suwet’en First Nation to create a biofoam, a new, biodegradable packaging material. Neetu Garcha explains how it’s made, the hope it will one day replace Styrofoam, and how the idea came to life.

In response to a UN Committee’s (CERD) letter, two B.C. First Nations are demanding the suspension of some pipeline projects. The Wet’suwet’en and Secwepemc Nations said they want the Coast GasLink and Trans Mountain Pipeline projects to be suspended immediately. The Nations also demanded the RCMP (CIRG) withdraw from their lands.

While the CN rail blockade in Tyendiniga, Ont., may be far away from Saskatchewan, it has some worried about a potential impact on the province’s economy. Meanwhile, in Regina, a group rallied in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs for the second straight week.

As protests continue in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en chiefs opposing the Coastal GasLink pipeline, the actions of RCMP who enforced an injunction against opponents in northern B.C. are drawing fresh scrutiny. Paul Johnson has more.

Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer said on Friday that he wants authorities to enforce court orders and injunctions that have been levied against protesters who have set up rail blockades in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs who oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline’s construction. He said he does not want to see escalation and stressed...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that this week has been “really difficult” for Canadians amid ongoing rail blockades by people protesting in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs who oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline’s construction. He said they would continue to work to resolve the blockades and disruptions to transportation systems through dialogue in...

Protesters took to rail lines behind Pioneer Village Station in Vaughan Ont. on Saturday in the latest Wet’suwet’en demonstrations being held across Canada in solidarity with the First Nation members who oppose the building of the Coastal Gaslink pipeline.

Protestors blocked rail lines in Vaughan on Saturday in solidarity with members of the Wet’suwet’en Nation. Brittany Rosen reports.

Protesters in Toronto marched several kilometers to Queen’s Park to protests the treatment of Wet’suwet’en Nation members standing against a pipeline in northern B.C. Kamil Karamali reports.

Hundreds of demonstrators marched from Christie Pitts to Queen’s Park, shutting down Bloor Street in the process, in solidarity with the other Wet’suwet’en protests taking place across the country. Kamil Karamali has more.

The Thousands Islands Bridge is in Gananoque, just east of Kingston, Ont. 

As the rail blockade in Ontario enters its eleventh day, there is concern it could have an impact on food prices in Atlantic Canada. Alicia Draus brings us that story.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday, following a caucus meeting, that he believes the government should compensate workers impacted by the ongoing Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades that have disrupted rail and truck traffic across the country.

Sara Mainville, a partner at the law firm Olthuis, Kleer, Townshend LLP, told Global News on Wednesday that the federal government cannot and “should not” direct the RCMP to arrest activists blockading rail lines in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation, explaining that the police force operates independently of the government.

Ken Coates from the MacDonald Laurier Institute explains why the ongoing protests in support of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs have expanded beyond opposition to the GasLink pipeline.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Hamilton Police media relations officer Jerome Stewart said they responded Monday night to reports of protesters blocking rail lines and served them with an injunction. He added the demonstrators are being encouraged to leave the area peacefully. Protesters have been blocking rail lines in different parts of the country of...

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair reiterated the government’s stance on Tuesday that the ongoing rail blockades, being held in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs, was “unacceptable” and must come down. He added that while some have been removed, other protesters remain at blockades and though legal recourse through the court and enforcement may be...

Protesters blocking railway lines in Hamilton, Ont., in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en are being warned by Hamilton Police to vacate the area peacefully, after they were served an injunction by CN Rail. Hamilton Police remained by the blockades near Aldershot GO station on Tuesday, where protesters remained.

Hundreds of people marched in downtown Ottawa just across street from Parliament Hill on Monday morning. The “Eyes on Parliament: Rally for the Wet’suet’en” was organized by different groups including Indigenous Solidarity Ottawa, an Ottawa-based grassroots collective that “supports indigenous people struggles for justice and decolonization” according to their website. The rally comes just hours...