By Jake Cardinal, Alberta Native News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
(ANNews) – A class-action lawsuit has been filed in B.C. seeking reparations for the province’s birth alert practice that disproportionally affected hundreds of Indigenous and other racialized peoples.
Continue reading Indigenous lawsuit seeks damages from B.C. for disproportionate birth alertsThe Campbell River RCMP are experiencing a marked increase in the number of emergency calls this January.
In a press release issued last night, media relations officer Cst Maury Tyre, “2020 was the busiest year in terms of calls for service at the Campbell River RCMP for at least 10 years. This makes January 2021’s file count thus far concerning when we compare to our 2020 numbers.”
Continue reading Campbell River: Marked increase in RCMP emergency calls this monthBy Moira Wyton, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Experts and advocates are hoping the next B.C. government will focus on expanding preventative mental health-care services and overhauling the aging and “outdated” Mental Health Act to protect individual dignity in care.
Continue reading Election 2020: Fixing the Mental Health System
