The province will end its controversial birth alerts program by April 1, Manitoba Families Minister Heather Stefanson announced Friday. Birth alerts are warnings from social services agencies to hospitals, intended to flag the history of a mother who is considered “high risk.” The alerts may lead to a baby being apprehended by Child and Family Services in the hospital. “Moms are hesitant to…
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The Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and the B.C. government have announced they will be in talks over the next seven days to de-escalate a standoff over the Coastal GasLink pipeline project in northern B.C. Work on the pipeline between British Columbia’s northeast and Kitimat on the coast was halted after hereditary chiefs issued an eviction notice to…
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A coalition that includes Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association and the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs is accusing the RCMP of “improper and unlawful actions” in enforcing a checkpoint and exclusion zone near the Coastal GasLink work site. The groups are calling on the chair of the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP — which…
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The Federal Court of Appeal is set to release its decision on the latest challenge of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on Tuesday. Four First Nations from British Columbia filed court challenges after the federal government approved the project a second time last June. A court hearing in December was specifically focused on the government’s…
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A coalition that includes Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, and the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs is accusing the RCMP of “improper and unlawful actions” in enforcing a checkpoint and exclusion zone near the Coastal GasLink work site. The groups are calling on the chairperson of the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the…
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Tara Saunders, the Qalipu First Nation’s acting director of community development, says the project is important to give victims and their families a voice. (Troy Turner/CBC) It’s a space for cultural and ceremonial gatherings. It’s a site for contemplation and healing. And the Qalipu First Nation says it’s an important step in honouring the lives…
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