The provincial government finally spoke out today about a scathing report on personal care homes that included two deaths and allegations of abuse.

Health Minister John Haggie says he has directed the health authority to work with the province to develop an action plan to improve conditions at personal care homes, but he’s not aware of any police investigations. NTV’s Ben Cleary reports.

A new report from Vancouver's Downtown Business Improvement Association says visits to the city's downtown district dropped 7.8 per cent in 2024 compared to a year earlier.

A group fighting for stronger protection for victims of intimate partner violence says a recent government announcement falls short. As NTV’s Beth Penney tells us, the group says action on important issues has been lagging. 

High school students from this province are preparing for a trip to Europe where they’ll play in a hockey tournament representing their province and country, but they’ll also take in some education. NTV’s Marykate O’Neill is in Your Community. 

As the province celebrates the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, current and former women of the legislature share what can be done to get more women involved in politics. NTV’s Bailey Howard reports.

Only months ago, the prospect of drawing hundreds of Great Lakes researchers to a conference in Milwaukee didn’t worry Jérôme Marty.

As executive director of the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR), he had seen enthusiasm for such gatherings rebound postpandemic. Expecting 800 attendees, he and his colleagues booked venues and prepaid vendors in 2023.

The NunatuKavut Community Council is applauding a Public Utilities Board decision denying Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro permission to construct a new diesel generating station in southern Labrador.

NunatuKavut says the PUB decision recognizes the need to consult with them on such projects.

The NCC says the PUB decision addresses many of the concerns they had with the project from the outset.

They’re calling on the Crown corporation to make sure that a safe power supply can be provided to the communities of Charlottetown and Pinsent’s Arm. The council says those communities have been without reliable power for over five years.

The NCC says it will work with Hydro on the development of a project-specific agreement which protects their lands and waters, and ensures energy security.

Camilla Hempleman-Adams has made international headlines with her claims of being the first solo woman to trek across Baffin Island — but Inuit question that.

A group of 11 current and former elected officials in B.C. issued a letter Friday, calling on Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to withdraw his endorsement of Aaron Gunn, the candidate for the North Island-Powell River riding. They’re also demanding that he withdraw his candidacy.

“Gunn’s statements denying the impacts of residential schools and the generational trauma and genocide experienced by First Nations peoples in Canada are unacceptable,” a news release from the group says.

“These views and statements are particularly concerning and harmful in a riding with large numbers of First Nations constituents.”
The letter is signed by the Mayor of the City of Courtenay, several city councilors, former directors of regional districts and Kevin Peacey, band manager of the Klahoose First Nation.

They say Gunn’s statements on the social media platform X about residential schools being “asked for by Indigenous bands” and that “there was no genocide” are despicable.

“These comments are incompatible with a Canada where Reconciliation is a priority and commitment. They also are completely contrary to the unanimous motion in The House of Commons recognizing residential schools as genocide,” the group says.

“Further, they create an unsafe environment for the constituents Gunn would be representing.”

On social media, calls for Gunn’s removal are also growing.

5 significant First Nations leaders have now called on the Conservative Party to drop candidate Aaron Gunn. With candidate nominations closing on April 7 (local time). I expect more First Nation voices to speak up by Monday. #cdnpoli #bcpoli https://t.co/DwuzuWnIip

— Jas Johal (@JasJohalBC) April 4, 2025

In recent days, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs as well as the First Nations Leadership Council have denounced Gunn’s comments.

The group of leaders claim in their letter the disturbing comments are in addition to harmful comments made by Gunn about LGBTQ rights, as well as threats to Canadian sovereignty through his support for Vladmir Putin and Elon Musk. Gunn backtracked on his support for the Russian leader and yesterday, defended himself in a post on social media.

“I’d like to clear up what has been said today. I have always been firm in recognizing the truly horrific events that transpired in residential schools, and any attempt to suggest otherwise is simply false,” the post states.

He restated Poilievre’s speech to the Assembly of First Nations in 2024 and said he looks “forward to working with great candidates such as former Haisla Chief Ellis Ross in repealing the Liberals radical anti-resource laws to quickly green-light good projects so First Nations and all Canadians can bring home more powerful paycheques.”

APTN News has reached out to Gunn through his campaign office in B.C. but have so far not heard back.

On Thursday, a spokesperson with the Conservative campaign told APTN that Gunn has been “clear in recognizing the truly horrific events that transpired in residential schools, and any attempt to suggest otherwise is simply false.”

In 2021, Gunn was rejected as a candidate for the Liberal Party in B.C. for his tweets.

“For those wondering what the “official” explanation was for why my candidacy was rejected (as communicated to me by the BC Liberal Party itself) it was that I committed the “unforgiveable sin” of refusing to call Canada a genocidal state on 3 separate occasions over twitter,” Gunn tweeted in (year).

The First Nations Leadership Council is also calling for Gunn’s removal, last month calling on Canada “to enact a law that would ban people from publicly denying the experience of residential school survivors.”

The FNLC said it is “deeply concerned by the rise of Residential School denialism in the province, particularly the egregious misuse of public office by elected officials using their platforms to sow public doubt and promote misinformation and anti-Indigenous racism.”

Before Parliament was prorogued, there was a private members bill introduced by the NDP that would make residential school denialism part of the criminal code.

The Conservatives have had to remove four candidates in recent days for a variety of reasons. Most recently, the candidate in Etobicoke North, Don Patel was removed for making comments on social media about people who needed to be deported to India so the Indian prime minister could “take care of them.”

It was a similar issue with Liberal candidate Paul Chiang after he suggested to reporters that a Conservative candidate should be handed over to the Chinese government for a bounty.

Three other candidates in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia were removed on Tuesday.

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The city this past week started another year of actively monitoring the slope, using radar scanners, groundwater data, and other methods.

When security staff at Vancouver’s Gourmet Warehouse store caught a shoplifter in November and asked him to replace the stolen items, the incident didn’t stop there, said owner Caren McSherry.

Instead, she said the man took out a “big stick” and swiped it along the shelf, sending about $2,000 worth of Le Creuset roasting pans to smash on the floor.

“What do you do? You can’t call insurance. You just have to suck it up,” said McSherry. “But when this happens over and over and over and over and over again, it’s sad.”

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