By John Woodside, National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
As Parliament gears up for a new legislative session, a new poll from Abacus Data shows Ottawa lagging behind what a majority of Canadians want when it comes to climate action and implementing a just transition for fossil fuel workers.
Continue reading Poll finds most Canadians want a just transition — and not a dollar more for TMXBy Mark Nielsen, Prince George Citizen Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A trial began Thursday for two Prince George RCMP members facing criminal charges from an arrest caught on a security camera that suggested excessive force was used.
Constables Wayne Connell and Kyle Sharpe each face a count of assault causing bodily harm from the takedown in an alleyway off the 2200 block of Oak St. during the early morning of Feb. 18, 2016.
Continue reading Two Prince George RCMP on trial for excessive forceBy Athena Bonneau, The Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Chief Clarence Louie (y̓ilmixʷm ki law na) of the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) wants people to know that “rez culture” is not his culture — and he’s written a book about it.
Continue reading Rez culture isn’t our culture, says Chief Clarence Louie (y̓ilmixʷm ki law na)By John Woodside, National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Ahead of a major UN climate conference, the World Health Organization is making a desperate plea to world leaders to phase out fossil fuels to help save millions of lives around the globe.
In a special report, the world’s leading health organization is echoing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest study, which UN Secretary-General António Guterres said must sound a “death knell” for fossil fuels “before they destroy our planet.”
“Extreme heat, floods, droughts, increasingly frequent wildfires and hurricanes; the events of 2021 have broken many records,” wrote Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO, in the report’s foreword.
Continue reading WHO urges world leaders to phase out fossil fuelsBy Kelsie Kilawna, The Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canadians getting ready to cozy up with family over the Thanksgiving weekend should question exactly what they’re celebrating, says Secwépemc hereditary matriarch Miranda Dick.
Continue reading Food for the frontlines — honouring Indigenous ingenuity during a colonial holiday
