AFP: Fighting anti-Asian hate crimes
The racist incidents are not simply a short-term crisis — the pandemic is bringing long-standing societal prejudices to the surface, experts say
Author Archives: David P. Ball
Globe & Mail: How Indigenous researchers are reclaiming archeology and anthropology
A new generation of Indigenous researchers are intent on changing the face of their disciplines in Canada — digging up new ways of researching and even thinking about fields long seen as colonial
GUARDIAN: Meng Wanzhou lawyers say documents will prove Canada plotted with FBI
Published in The Guardian | July 27, 2020 | Via Agence France-Presse
LE MONDE: California wildfire smoke blankets parts of Canada
Published in Le Monde | Sept. 18, 2020 | Also via AFP in Journal de Montreal (QC), Barrons (US), Hindustan Times (IN), Milenio (MX), Ouest-France (most-read francophone newspaper globally), France 24, Sciences et […]
Star exclusive series: B.C.’s Invisible Children, Métis Nation families torn apart
Our kids die in the child welfare system.’ The Métis Nation warns it’s losing kids at an alarming rate Part I of series | March 2018 | Star Vancouver VANCOUVER […]
MINDSET AWARD FINALIST: ‘Stigma’ Is Killing First Responders
Shortlisted finalist and honourable mention, Mindset Award for reporting on workplace mental health | Published in The Tyee | May 20, 2016 On April 20, 2015, Jason Driscoll of […]
TORONTO STAR COVER EXCLUSIVE: Wilson-Raybould breaks silence
A defiant Jody Wilson-Raybould has no regrets about her actions as attorney general
WEBSTER AWARD FINALIST 2019: B.C.-Indigenous pipeline clash
An armed tactical police raid and clash at an Indigenous anti-pipeline barricade revealed public, and even government, confusion about the distinction between the hereditary leaders and First Nations’ elected chiefs and councils. It’s a key nuance that requires better understanding, experts argue.
POLITICS EXCLUSIVE: B.C. let its bridge rep review own invoices
Critics call for scrutiny after revelations a senior accounting firm partner headed up a review of 2009 expenses he’d overseen in a previous role.
CAJ & WEBSTER AWARD WINNER: The Cross-Border Coal War
As North American producers massively ramp up plans to export coal to Asia, B.C. figures large in their plans — and in opposition efforts of citizens worried about climate change.
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