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Rainfall, drought and wildfires by the numbers in British Columbia

VANCOUVER — British Columbia should be well into its rainy season, but instead persistent hot and dry weather has created drought conditions. Here are some of the numbers connected with the drought: --- Recorded rainfall between July and Oct.
Alberta First Nations file human rights complaint over supports for disabled adults

Alberta First Nations file human rights complaint over supports for disabled adults

CALGARY — Representatives from three First Nations in southern Alberta have filed a complaint against the federal government for alleged discrimination against adults with developmental disabilities.
Director Jeff Barnaby, who helped Indigenous filmmakers dream bigger, dies at 46

Director Jeff Barnaby, who helped Indigenous filmmakers dream bigger, dies at 46

Within an Indigenous filmmaking community that's still growing into its newfound power, Mi'kmaq director Jeff Barnaby is already being called a visionary whose influence has yet to be fully understood in Canada or elsewhere.
Feds don't know how many employees speak an Indigenous language at work

Feds don't know how many employees speak an Indigenous language at work

OTTAWA — The federal government says it doesn't know how many of its employees are expected to speak an Indigenous language as part of their job, as it faces calls to expand compensation to those who do.
Quebec rights body probes case of Inuk teen allegedly put in isolation, denied care

Quebec rights body probes case of Inuk teen allegedly put in isolation, denied care

MONTREAL — An Inuk teenager at a Montreal-area rehabilitation centre who sought help for "excruciating" pain was instead allegedly put in isolation for several hours before he required emergency surgery, an Indigenous rights advocate said Thursday.
Racist remarks: Hurt, betrayal among LA's Indigenous people

Racist remarks: Hurt, betrayal among LA's Indigenous people

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bricia Lopez has welcomed people of all walks to dine at her family's popular restaurant on the Indigenous-influenced food of her native Mexican state of Oaxaca — among them Nury Martinez, the first Latina elected president of the
B.C. First Nations seek action on sturgeon deaths, after court blamed declines on dam

B.C. First Nations seek action on sturgeon deaths, after court blamed declines on dam

VANCOUVER — Three British Columbia First Nations want the provincial and federal governments to live up to a nine-month-old court decision that said there is "overwhelming" evidence a dam on the Nechako River is killing endangered sturgeon.

How the Indian Act's 'blackout period' denied Indigenous Peoples their legal rights

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Inquest to hear Indigenous men who died in police custody had chances of survival

Inquest to hear Indigenous men who died in police custody had chances of survival

A coroner's joint inquest into the deaths of two Indigenous men in Thunder Bay, Ont., police custody is expected to hear evidence that both had chances of survival if they had been taken to hospital.
'Rosie' director Gail Maurice on the difficult road to making a queer Indigenous film

'Rosie' director Gail Maurice on the difficult road to making a queer Indigenous film

TORONTO — Métis filmmaker Gail Maurice fought for years to get her debut film "Rosie" onto the big screen while staying true to telling an inspiring story of Indigeneity and queer identity.