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BC Premier David Eby (left) and Indigenous Relations Minister Spencer Chandra Herbert (right) exchange gifts with representatives of the Kitselas First Nation on completing a treaty, at the BC legislature, April 15, 2026.
Western Standard Guest Columnist
Western Standard Guest Columnist
Western Standard Guest Columnist
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Three new indigenous agreements include a 10-year renewal clause and UNDRIP language that lawyers warn strips the legal certainty previous treaties guaranteed — leaving property owners exposed to futu ...
Tesla EV
Western Standard Guest Columnist
Western Standard Guest Columnist
Western Standard Guest Columnist
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Canada’s ‘new’ EV policy explained. How emissions targets could still force EV mandates and boost China.
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Alberta Christian Leadership Summit
Leah Mushet
Leah Mushet
Leah Mushet
1 min read
Premier Danielle Smith, as well as other politicians, will be taking part in the Alberta Christian Leadership Summit, engaging in an open dialogue with Christian thought leaders in Alberta.
Welcome refugees and students
Western Standard News Services
Western Standard News Services
Western Standard News Services
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A former BC indigenous chief has said that she "wishes" Dr. Frances Widdowson would be beaten and raped so she would understand “what our people went through” with regards to the legacy of indigenous residential schools.
Independent MLA Tara Armstrong told the B.C. legislature Thursday that “more rape will not benefit reconciliation” after quoting former Esk’etemc chief Charlene Belleau, who wished academic critic Fra ...
Alex Zoltan
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