Crown lawyers says the original forensic report indicating Dale Culver died in part because of blunt force trauma to the head is no longer valid, and they no longer see a path to conviction in the case.
The RCMP’s Community-Industry Response Group in British Columbia dogged for years by formal complaints, lawsuits, alleged civil and Indigenous rights violations and an ongoing federal investigation officially has a new name and mandate.
An international human rights group is calling for an immediate halt to Coastal GasLink pipeline construction and the withdrawal of police and private security forces from Wet'suwet'en territory in northern B.C., citing what it considers ongoing human rights violations against activists resisting construction.
The long road to reconciliation has seen many ups and downs and is often tainted with misunderstanding and disagreement, but the raising of a sacred totem pole at the new Walnut Park Elementary School was a step toward some of the understanding and harmony that has been lacking.