Activists protest inclusion of Israeli-backed films in Queer Film Festival
Festival says action highlights power of film to ‘inspire discussion and dialogue.’
Author Archives: David P. Ball
New West celebrates third annual Pride
New Westminster celebrated its third annual Pride Aug 18, attracting the level of diversity organizers say they were hoping for.
Dakota Battle for Return of $500,000 of Cigarettes Seized in Manitoba Smoke Shop Raids
The Manitoba government has seized nearly $500,000 in legal cigarettes from a Dakota smoke shop that has been raided five times by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), alleges one of the chiefs behind the shop.
Residential School Day Scholars Launch Canada-Wide Lawsuit Against Abuse, ‘Genocide’
A historic class action lawsuit by people who attended Indian Residential Schools as “day scholars” has begun to spread across Canada.
Pop Rocks Turns Robson Square into Sea of ‘Otherworldly’ Blobs
Hoping to stop people in their tracks, three designers have transformed the heart of Vancouver.
‘The Gloves Are Off’: Residential School Day Students Launch Lawsuit
Scholars left out of 2006 settlement’s ‘common experience’ compensation seek redress.
War on Terror threat to democracy in Canada: American Civil Liberties Union
A top lawyer at the world’s largest civil liberties organization warns that Canada’s increasing participation in the so-called “War on Terror” has jeopardized democracy.
Can You Be Nice in Today’s Cutthroat House of Commons?
Elizabeth May, other MPs say they want less acrimony, more cooperation. Realistic?
In Vancouver, Memorial for Killed Anti-Mining Protesters
Group sends letters to companies to ‘end unjust mining’ and honour victims.
‘Undermining our voices’: Indigenous communities oppose resource extraction industry
For today’s Continental Day of Action Against Canadian Mega Resource Extraction, the Left Coast Post speaks with three Indigenous land defenders in B.C.
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