April 18, 2024

Children’s rights advocate talks teen suicide among aboriginals

B.C.’s children’s rights watchdog has some insight on suicide among First Nations teens. This, after news of heavy drinking, self-harm and a suicide pact surfaced in Vancouver’s Grandview-Woodlands neighbourhood. Mary-Ellen Turpel-Lafond says these kids often deal with the effects still felt in their families about their treatment … [Read more...]

Jury pool overhauled to include aboriginals

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Civil Liberties Association approves of changes made by the province to improve the ethnic mix within B.C.'s jury pool.Executive director David Eby (EE'-bee) is ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]