Special Reports
Radar scanning works through rough terrain around former residential school grounds
One week of ground-scanning work has been undertaken to identify possible burial sites on…
Nuchatlaht trial awaits final arguments in the fall
The trial over the Nuchatlaht’s claim of Aboriginal title to the northern part of Nootka Island…
Grieg Seafood completes land-based hatchery expansion in Gold River
The first transfer of juvenile Atlantic salmon has been made to Grieg Seafood BC Ltd.’s Gold…
RCMP remove activist encampment from Ditidaht territory
Less than one week after Ditidaht Ha’wiih and elected officials served an eviction notice to an…
Dozens walk for Lisa Marie Young on 20th year of disappearance
It’s been 20 years since Tla-o-qui-aht woman Lisa Marie Young went missing from Nanaimo, and…
Aunt fights institutional barriers to get proper care for niece
Island Health says it works to involve patients in decisions regarding their care, but a…
Province announces new funds for language and culture revitalization
In a lead up to National Indigenous Peoples Day, the province is supporting First Nations…
Inquest calls for improvements in police de-escalation, first aid and ‘less lethal tools’
A five-member jury from a coroner’s inquest into the death of Chantel Moore is calling the…
NTC launches widespread study into COVID-19 vaccine
The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council has hired Dr. Roger Boyer, an Anishinabek man from Mississauga…
Nations transition into a growing share of crab fishery
One year after a favourable court ruling, changes are underway to give Nuu-chah-nulth fishers a…
‘It’s alive now and we can talk to it’: Pole’s name references first woman
As its eyes look east toward the rising sun this autumn, the carver behind a totem pole recently…
Care home residents face loneliness as pandemic approaches 10th month
It has been nearly ten months since the province declared a state of emergency in response to…