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Tania Dick is the director for cultural safety and humility and clinical practice for the B.C. Ministry of Health, but she says the last 18 years of her career have shown her how much work is needed to eliminate anti-Indigenous racism from the nursing profession. B.C. still faces uphill battle …

Col. Leif Dahl was arrested following an Aug. 25 incident on the Murray Canal in Quinte West where provincial police said they received a report about someone shooting at “protected wildlife” from aboard a boat. . Col. Leif Dahl was removed from command of CFB Trenton after he was charged …

B.C. Premier David Eby says that he will stand up for his province if an Alberta-only pension plan goes ahead. “If [Alberta Premier Danielle Smith] presses on in this direction, B.C. will absolutely be at the table to make sure that [the plan] doesn’t come at the expense of British …

As Toronto is considering a proposal to mandate that all rideshare drivers use electric vehicles — the city urgently needs to prioritize upgrading its charging infrastructure, specifically in high-rise, multi-unit buildings, where many drivers live, experts say. Charging infrastructure needed in residential high-rise buildings where many drivers live, advocates say. …

A Windsor, Ont., police officer has been charged with assault after an off-duty incident in Ottawa, Windsor police said Tuesday. According to a media statement, Sgt. Deler Bal was charged with two counts of assault and one count of assault causing bodily harm by the Ottawa Police Service on Sept. …

As housing costs skyrocket across Canada, some communities fear gentrification will price them out of the neighbourhoods they love, and leave them with nowhere to go.  Amid housing crisis, more communities across Canada are grappling with gentrification. With two adults and four kids squeezed into her two-bedroom apartment, Rosanna Araujo …

Penny Kerrigan was flown to Terrace, B.C., because of severe stomach pain. She was allegedly discharged with just regular Tylenol for the discomfort and without a diagnosis of her appendicitis, something she ascribes to anti-Indigenous bias. Penny Kerrigan says anti-Indigenous racism was behind her hasty discharge from hospital in Terrace. …

Saskatchewan’s most prominent First Nations leader should have been disqualified from running in the last election, say fellow chiefs, a rival candidate and others. CBC News has obtained theft conviction of Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron. Saskatchewan’s most prominent First Nations leader should have been disqualified from …

Multiple cabinet ministers say Anthony Rota’s days as House of Commons Speaker are numbered, Radio-Canada has learned.  Many Liberal MPs believe the Speaker’s departure is inevitable, sources say. Multiple Liberal cabinet ministers say they believe Anthony Rota’s days as House of Commons Speaker are numbered, Radio-Canada has learned. That Rota …

Rota’s mistake was not only hurtful and embarrassing, it was highly public — and it handed a propaganda victory to the Russian regime. That explains why Rota sounded so stricken when he addressed the House on Monday. And it also explains why Rota’s speakership is hanging by a thread.  Rota …