March 29, 2024

Human rights groups slam Missing Women Inquiry ahead of deadline

The inquiry into B.C. missing and marginalized women, and why serial killer Robert Pickton wasn't caught sooner, didn't have to be this way. That, according to three human rights groups, days before the quiry is expected to deliver its findings. The B.C. Civil Liberties Association, Pivot Legal Society and West Coast LEAF have put together a report … [Read more...]

Federal, provincial NDP slam Kits base closure

The leaders of the federal and BC NDP have renewed their call for the Harper government to reverse the closure of the Kitsilano Coast Guard station. Thomas Mulcair joined Adrian Dix in the sunshine at the Kits base late this morning. "I in my 35 years of public administration and politics, have never seen a decision quite like this one where a … [Read more...]

Workers sue home of The Grand Slam Breakfast

A 10-million dollar class action lawsuit has now been certified, with more than 70 migrant workers taking the company that operates Denny's Restaurants to Court. The workers allege they paid thousands of dollars in recruiting fees in their home counties, like the Philippines, and were promised work at the restauants. Lawyer Charles Gordon, "They … [Read more...]

First Nations slam RCMP over death, beating

VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders are slamming the RCMP and the justice system after two recent incidents involving aboriginals in B.C., including an in-custody death and the alleged police beating of a teenaged girl.A 19-year-old man died in the Prince George Regional Remand Centre earlier this week after being transferred there shortly after his … [Read more...]