Kinder Morgan’s controversial Trans Mountain pipeline is pitting First Nations and climate science against industry and the federal and B.C. governments. rabble’s Alyse Kotyk is investigating how TMX will impact British Columbians in the lead-up to the May election. Read her first piece here. Across B.C.’s interior, Indigenous communities are deciding whether or not they will support Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline project through mutual benefits agreements (MBA). While most of the media attention has focused on the Coast Salish First Nations near the lower mainland’s metropolitan...…Kinder Morgan’s controversial Trans Mountain pipeline is pitting First Nations and climate science against industry and the federal and B.C. governments. rabble’s Alyse Kotyk is investigating how TMX will impact British Columbians in the lead-up to the May election. Read her first piece here. Across B.C.’s interior, Indigenous communities are deciding whether or not they will support Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline project through mutual benefits agreements (MBA). While most of the media attention has focused on the Coast Salish First Nations near the lower mainland’s metropolitan...WW…

Speaking in front of the First Nations Justice Council in Richmond Thursday, former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould accused former cabinet colleagues of “falling back” on commitments made on reconciliation with Indigenous communities. Speaking in front of the First Nations Justice Council in Richmond Thursday, former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould accused former cabinet colleagues of “falling back” on commitments made on reconciliation with Indigenous communities. Wilson-Raybould’s presentation was the keynote address for an intensive, two-day forum at the Westin...…Speaking in front of the First Nations Justice Council in Richmond Thursday, former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould accused former cabinet colleagues of “falling back” on commitments made on reconciliation with Indigenous communities. Speaking in front of the First Nations Justice Council in Richmond Thursday, former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould accused former cabinet colleagues of “falling back” on commitments made on reconciliation with Indigenous communities. Wilson-Raybould’s presentation was the keynote address for an intensive, two-day forum at the Westin...WW…

AdvertisementVANCOUVER --A suspect has been arrested in connection to a series of arsons at three Masonic halls in Metro Vancouver, police say.Vancouver police issued a statement shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday announcing a 42-year-old man was arrested in Burnaby. Arson charges are being recommended to Crown counsel, police say.The arrest comes after fire crews and police were called to three separate blazes at Masonic halls Tuesday morning. Two were in North Vancouver while the third was in Vancouver."This was a joint collaboration with Vancouver police and our partners at the North Vancouver...…AdvertisementVANCOUVER --A suspect has been arrested in connection to a series of arsons at three Masonic halls in Metro Vancouver, police say.Vancouver police issued a statement shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday announcing a 42-year-old man was arrested in Burnaby. Arson charges are being recommended to Crown counsel, police say.The arrest comes after fire crews and police were called to three separate blazes at Masonic halls Tuesday morning. Two were in North Vancouver while the third was in Vancouver."This was a joint collaboration with Vancouver police and our partners at the North Vancouver...WW…

AdvertisementVANCOUVER --Hate crime incidents across Vancouver have increased this year compared to 2019, with a dramatic spike in incidents targeting Asian communities specifically, a report presented to the city's police board Thursday says.According to the Vancouver Police Department's third key performance indicator report for the year, which looks at crime statistics for the first nine months of 2020, there's been a 116 per cent increase in hate crime incidents compared to the same time period in 2019. More specifically, anti-Asian hate crime incidents have seen an 878 per cent...…AdvertisementVANCOUVER --Hate crime incidents across Vancouver have increased this year compared to 2019, with a dramatic spike in incidents targeting Asian communities specifically, a report presented to the city's police board Thursday says.According to the Vancouver Police Department's third key performance indicator report for the year, which looks at crime statistics for the first nine months of 2020, there's been a 116 per cent increase in hate crime incidents compared to the same time period in 2019. More specifically, anti-Asian hate crime incidents have seen an 878 per cent...WW…

AdvertisementVANCOUVER --More than 5,700 people have signed a petition calling for a well-known Vancouver statue to be taken down."Gassy Jack," which is displayed prominently in Gastown, depicts Jack Deighton who in the late 1800s. But  "a terrible symbol of Vancouver, upholding and honour violence towards and oppression of Indigenous people."The petition says Deighton "took a 12-year-old Squamish girl to be his wife at the age of 40, impregnating her with his child at her young age." On Tuesday, the Gastown statue was splattered with red paint, which city crews quickly...…AdvertisementVANCOUVER --More than 5,700 people have signed a petition calling for a well-known Vancouver statue to be taken down."Gassy Jack," which is displayed prominently in Gastown, depicts Jack Deighton who in the late 1800s. But  "a terrible symbol of Vancouver, upholding and honour violence towards and oppression of Indigenous people."The petition says Deighton "took a 12-year-old Squamish girl to be his wife at the age of 40, impregnating her with his child at her young age." On Tuesday, the Gastown statue was splattered with red paint, which city crews quickly...WW…

AdvertisementVANCOUVER --A Vancouver agency spoke out on social media, saying it received racist messages from another local business.Warner McDaniel Agency, a boutique sales agency, posted a series of photos on Instagram showing text messages using racial slurs. The company says it received those messages from Vancouver Candle Co. "Racism is real and this is our story. Our business is woman-owned, and owned by a woman of colour. A proud black woman, born and raised in British Columbia," the company's post says."We chose to share our story not for sympathy. But to shed light on the...…AdvertisementVANCOUVER --A Vancouver agency spoke out on social media, saying it received racist messages from another local business.Warner McDaniel Agency, a boutique sales agency, posted a series of photos on Instagram showing text messages using racial slurs. The company says it received those messages from Vancouver Candle Co. "Racism is real and this is our story. Our business is woman-owned, and owned by a woman of colour. A proud black woman, born and raised in British Columbia," the company's post says."We chose to share our story not for sympathy. But to shed light on the...WW…