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Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak Sends Message of Support to Survivors and Families of MMIWG2S+ in Vancouver
CAMPBELL RIVER, BC, Nov. 29, 2024 – Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak strongly condemns the deplorable acts of vandalism targeting a memorial dedicated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S+) along Vancouver Island’s Inland Highway. The memorial, a monument consisting of 48 wooden red dresses, crafted from materials donated by the local […]
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Close To Home’ campaign urges for gender-based violence to be declared an epidemic in BC
November 25, 2024 Vancouver, B.C, November 25th, 2024 – To underscore the alarming prevalence of gender-based violence in our communities, YWCA Metro Vancouver has launched a powerful new campaign titled “Close to Home” to mark 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. This campaign uses bus shelter ads to visually represent the number of reported […]
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Can private security guards make arrests? Here’s what you need to know – Vancouver Sun
Nov 22, 2024 Canadian law allows for any Canadian to make a citizen’s arrest — though the government recommends people call police instead of taking action themself. On Nov. 12, security guards violently restrained a 16-year-old Cree girl at Guildford Town Centre in Surrey, after her family said she was falsely accused of shoplifting. Videos […]
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BC First Nations Justice Council Receives Funding from Public Safety Canada for Innovative Pre-Charge Diversion Program in Lheidli T’enneh Territory (Prince George, BC)
November 14, 2024 Lheidli T’enneh Territory, Prince George, BC: The BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) is pleased to announce that a new pre-charge diversion pilot program in Prince George is in the initial stages of development with financial support through Public Safety Canada’s Northern and Indigenous Crime Prevention Fund (NICPF). The NICPF supports the […]
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Indigenous teen restrained, racially profiled at mall, says family – CityNews
November 14, 2024 The father of an Indigenous teenager is speaking out after his daughter was restrained by security guards in what he says is a clear case of racial profiling. Sino General says his 16-year-old daughter was with two friends at Guildford Town Centre in Surrey Tuesday evening when security guards singled her out, […]
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Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of British Columbia
From: Department of Justice Canada November 12, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario – Department of Justice Canada The Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments under the judicial application process established in 2016. This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and the diversity of the Canadian population, and will continue […]
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Gender justice groups urge BC government to repeal harmful name change ban
November 7, 2024 Vancouver, unceded Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) homelands– Gender justice groups from across the province are calling on the BC Government to repeal Bill 26 the Name Amendment Act (No 2) 2024. The bill changed the Name Act, restricting access to legal name changes for many British Columbians. The new […]
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RCMP national security unit monitored ‘threats’ linked to Wet’suwet’en anti-pipeline activism, records show – CBC
Nov 07, 2024 Reports raise questions about scope of surveillance around ‘critical infrastructure,’ sociologists say An RCMP national security unit monitored First Nations-led anti-pipeline activism for “potential threats” to the energy, transportation and banking sectors between 2021 and 2022, internal police documents show. Records obtained by CBC Indigenous reveal Ottawa-based federal policing groups tracked and analyzed […]
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Inquest into death of Indigenous woman in Prince George, B.C., recommends 24/7 monitoring – CBC
Nov 05, 2024 Lindsey Izony, 35, died due to methamphetamine toxicity in RCMP holding cells after being arrested in park A coroner’s inquest into the death of an Indigenous woman in Prince George RCMP holding cells has recommended that officers staff a detention guard 24/7 to see if people in custody are in medical distress. […]
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Teegee to work with NDP on involuntary care; eyes inquiry on Indigenous in-custody deaths – My Prince George Now
Nov. 1st, 2024 BC Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Terry Teegee is ready to get back to the negotiating table with the NDP once the legislature resumes. While Teegee is calling on Premier David Eby to continue reconciliation with First Nations, another talking point will be involuntary care. During the campaign, Eby noted the […]
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