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‘Our home on native land’: Jully Black calls for small change to O Canada lyrics

Change acknowledged existence of Indigenous people prior to colonization

Feb 21, 2023 11:00 AM Read more >

VIDEO: Dramatic vehicle fire caught on camera in Victoria

Injuries and extent of damage unclear

Feb 21, 2023 11:00 AM Read more >

Island high school student designs Canada’s official Pink Shirt Day shirt

Ucluelet Secondary School artist Koyah Morgan says her design was inspired by Indigenous culture

Feb 21, 2023 10:00 AM Read more >

‘Nowhere to go’: Help Ukraine Vancouver Island sees 300% rise in people seeking aid

Folks fleeing war-torn country now come with nothing

Feb 21, 2023 10:00 AM Read more >

More help on the way for B.C. communities ravaged by flooding and landslides: feds

Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair made the promise in a statement to Black Press Media

Feb 21, 2023 8:30 AM Read more >

Ukraine appeals to Canada’s rail manufacturers to repair war-damaged lifeline

Country’s rail system is vital to the war effort, attacks have rendered 20 per cent of it unusable

Feb 21, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >

Mardi Gras brings joy - but also worry over violent crime in New Orleans

Tuesday morning revelers were undeterred by violence that marred a glitzy weekend parade

Feb 21, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >

‘Wonderful awakening’ as totem pole is returned to Nuxalk Nation after a century

‘We would like the world to see that this is happening’: Chief Deric Snow

Feb 21, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >

Seven skunk deaths prompt poison warning in Greater Vancouver area

Toxicology reports pending, large quantities of rat poison suspected in Richmond, B.C. deaths

Feb 21, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >

‘Helped me rejuvenate my soul:’ Inmates in Yellowknife learn trapping, outdoor skills

Program intended to empower inmates and reconnect them with their culture

Feb 21, 2023 7:20 AM Read more >