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“The earth is not dying, it is being killed.
And the people who are killing it have names and addresses.”
-- Utah Phillips
(And many of them now post every day)
And the people who are killing it have names and addresses.”
-- Utah Phillips
(And many of them now post every day)
December 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“The earth is not dying, it is being killed.
And the people who are killing it have names and addresses.”
-- Utah Phillips
(And many of them now post every day)
And the people who are killing it have names and addresses.”
-- Utah Phillips
(And many of them now post every day)
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BC passed #DRIPA in 2019, spelling out how the Province must implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This ruling quashes the Province's attempts to evade legal accountability and confirms that DRIPA must be more than an empty political promise. #IndigenousRights #bcpoli
B.C.'s Indigenous rights law is legally enforceable, rules court
In a split ruling, the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) is an 'interpretive lens' through which B.C. laws must be viewed and measured
www.biv.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
BC passed #DRIPA in 2019, spelling out how the Province must implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This ruling quashes the Province's attempts to evade legal accountability and confirms that DRIPA must be more than an empty political promise. #IndigenousRights #bcpoli
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Today on APTN National News: 62 First Nation, Inuit and Métis artifacts have arrived in Montreal after being released from the Vatican’s collection.
APTN National News: December 8, 2025
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December 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Today on APTN National News: 62 First Nation, Inuit and Métis artifacts have arrived in Montreal after being released from the Vatican’s collection.
Feeling grateful… “I have something they don’t have, ENOUGH.”
In a scene in the Netflix series "The Beast in Me," the member of a crooked, very wealthy family who is challenged about his lowly status and asked whether he is envious of what its members have, answers: "I have something they don't have, ENOUGH."
The Top 10 Richest People In The World | December 2025
December 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Feeling grateful… “I have something they don’t have, ENOUGH.”
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A new Sierra Club BC report reveals gaps between B.C.’s forestry promises, including old-growth deferrals, and reality. thenarwhal.ca/bc-forests-l... #bcpoli
How logging has sent B.C. forests into freefall | The Narwhal
A Sierra Club BC report reveals a gap between B.C.’s forestry promises, including old-growth deferrals, and reality
thenarwhal.ca
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A new Sierra Club BC report reveals gaps between B.C.’s forestry promises, including old-growth deferrals, and reality. thenarwhal.ca/bc-forests-l... #bcpoli
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Did you know…communities across Canada rely on wetlands to purify water? Please email Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Tell them you want to see natural infrastructure counted in the budget. www.pm.gc.ca/en/connect/c...
November 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Did you know…communities across Canada rely on wetlands to purify water? Please email Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Tell them you want to see natural infrastructure counted in the budget. www.pm.gc.ca/en/connect/c...
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#Budget2025 is so weak on climate it could expose the federal government to further legal risk. The new "Climate Competitiveness" Strategy offers handouts to polluting industry and walks back climate action.
Our full reaction: www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli
Our full reaction: www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli
November 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
#Budget2025 is so weak on climate it could expose the federal government to further legal risk. The new "Climate Competitiveness" Strategy offers handouts to polluting industry and walks back climate action.
Our full reaction: www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli
Our full reaction: www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli
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Canada's 2025 budget:
✅ invests in housing and infrastructure and promises to strengthen some climate regulations
😡 creates new LNG subsidies and doubles down on oil-and-gas handouts
🤡 completely ghosts nature funding.
Not the clear vision an "investment budget" demands.
✅ invests in housing and infrastructure and promises to strengthen some climate regulations
😡 creates new LNG subsidies and doubles down on oil-and-gas handouts
🤡 completely ghosts nature funding.
Not the clear vision an "investment budget" demands.
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Canada's 2025 budget:
✅ invests in housing and infrastructure and promises to strengthen some climate regulations
😡 creates new LNG subsidies and doubles down on oil-and-gas handouts
🤡 completely ghosts nature funding.
Not the clear vision an "investment budget" demands.
✅ invests in housing and infrastructure and promises to strengthen some climate regulations
😡 creates new LNG subsidies and doubles down on oil-and-gas handouts
🤡 completely ghosts nature funding.
Not the clear vision an "investment budget" demands.
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Thank you to Premier Eby and Coastal First Nations for taking a stand to protect the north BC coast against calls to repeal the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act 👏 The north coast is one of the richest and most productive ecosystems on earth – lifting the ban "makes absolutely no sense" #bcpoli #cdnpoli
B.C. premier, First Nations call on feds to continue oil tanker ban along northern coast | CBC News
B.C. Premier David Eby stood with members of numerous First Nations from B.C.’s northern coast on Wednesday to support and sign a declaration that asks Ottawa to continue a moratorium on oil tankers i...
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Mississaugas of the Credit challenge federal education funding at human rights tribunal www.aptnnews.ca?p=278918
Complaint says feds underfund First Nations education on-reserve
The Human Rights Tribunal must decide if the matching provincial funding creates equitable education services for First Nations students
www.aptnnews.ca
October 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Mississaugas of the Credit challenge federal education funding at human rights tribunal www.aptnnews.ca?p=278918
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Mississaugas of the Credit challenge federal education funding at human rights tribunal www.aptnnews.ca?p=278918 #cdnpoli #indigenous
Complaint says feds underfund First Nations education on-reserve
The Human Rights Tribunal must decide if the matching provincial funding creates equitable education services for First Nations students
www.aptnnews.ca
October 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Mississaugas of the Credit challenge federal education funding at human rights tribunal www.aptnnews.ca?p=278918 #cdnpoli #indigenous
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The countdown is on — trial in La Rose v. His Majesty the King begins October 26, 2026 ⚖️🌎 Read our new blog post to learn more about our new partnership with @wcelaw.bsky.social and why this case is significant for Canada: www.ourchildrenstrust.org/blog/uniting...
Uniting for Climate Rights: West Coast Environmental Law Joins Canadian Youth-Led Climate Lawsuit — Our Children's Trust
Across Canada, the signs of a worsening climate crisis are impossible to ignore—wildfires blanketing skies in smoke, floods swallowing communities, and rising costs leaving families struggling to rebu...
www.ourchildrenstrust.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The countdown is on — trial in La Rose v. His Majesty the King begins October 26, 2026 ⚖️🌎 Read our new blog post to learn more about our new partnership with @wcelaw.bsky.social and why this case is significant for Canada: www.ourchildrenstrust.org/blog/uniting...
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[COMMENTARY]
Mongabay Founder & CEO @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social argues that journalism supplies the conditions necessary for effective environmental action — credible, timely, public information that converts private harm into collective accountability & enables governments & communities to act.
Mongabay Founder & CEO @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social argues that journalism supplies the conditions necessary for effective environmental action — credible, timely, public information that converts private harm into collective accountability & enables governments & communities to act.
Supporting journalism: The catalytic role of independently verified information (commentary)
When a logging concession in Gabon threatened a community’s ancestral forest, their appeals to officials went nowhere—until the story was reported. Once the facts reached the public record, the…
news.mongabay.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
[COMMENTARY]
Mongabay Founder & CEO @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social argues that journalism supplies the conditions necessary for effective environmental action — credible, timely, public information that converts private harm into collective accountability & enables governments & communities to act.
Mongabay Founder & CEO @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social argues that journalism supplies the conditions necessary for effective environmental action — credible, timely, public information that converts private harm into collective accountability & enables governments & communities to act.
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💥BREAKING💥 Four young Canadians just launched a lawsuit against the Canada Pension Plan investment manager, #CPP Investments, for alleged mismanagement of climate risks.
Read more about the case brought by @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @gpllp.bsky.social
👉 https://bit.ly/4okNn1i
Read more about the case brought by @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @gpllp.bsky.social
👉 https://bit.ly/4okNn1i
October 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
💥BREAKING💥 Four young Canadians just launched a lawsuit against the Canada Pension Plan investment manager, #CPP Investments, for alleged mismanagement of climate risks.
Read more about the case brought by @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @gpllp.bsky.social
👉 https://bit.ly/4okNn1i
Read more about the case brought by @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @gpllp.bsky.social
👉 https://bit.ly/4okNn1i
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New report reveals the truth behind LNG’s hype. The real winners are foreign multinationals, not British Columbians. Offshored profits, few jobs, higher energy costs and ignored environmental damages — that’s what doubling down on fossil gas exports promises. Read here: dsfdn.org/RunningOnFum...
October 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
New report reveals the truth behind LNG’s hype. The real winners are foreign multinationals, not British Columbians. Offshored profits, few jobs, higher energy costs and ignored environmental damages — that’s what doubling down on fossil gas exports promises. Read here: dsfdn.org/RunningOnFum...
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The Republicans will hold SNAP as a hostage against the Democrats.
They have work requirements already (and that applies to 16 -59 yrs okd). Now, they are doing withholding SNAP to make people hungry while healthcare costs could skyrocket!
#ProudBlue
Video crecit: thesilentmiddlechild/IG/Tiktok
They have work requirements already (and that applies to 16 -59 yrs okd). Now, they are doing withholding SNAP to make people hungry while healthcare costs could skyrocket!
#ProudBlue
Video crecit: thesilentmiddlechild/IG/Tiktok
October 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Republicans will hold SNAP as a hostage against the Democrats.
They have work requirements already (and that applies to 16 -59 yrs okd). Now, they are doing withholding SNAP to make people hungry while healthcare costs could skyrocket!
#ProudBlue
Video crecit: thesilentmiddlechild/IG/Tiktok
They have work requirements already (and that applies to 16 -59 yrs okd). Now, they are doing withholding SNAP to make people hungry while healthcare costs could skyrocket!
#ProudBlue
Video crecit: thesilentmiddlechild/IG/Tiktok
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Act now to protect Chinook and save Southern Resident killer whales. Send a letter to Fisheries and Oceans Canada by October 31 urging them to establish a whale-safe window for both endangered #salmon and #endangered killer whales. #orcas #TakeAction www.raincoast.org/2025/10/wind...
A window for survival: Act now to protect Chinook and save Southern Residents | Raincoast
A ‘’whale safe” window can help this endangered population.
www.raincoast.org
October 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Act now to protect Chinook and save Southern Resident killer whales. Send a letter to Fisheries and Oceans Canada by October 31 urging them to establish a whale-safe window for both endangered #salmon and #endangered killer whales. #orcas #TakeAction www.raincoast.org/2025/10/wind...
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Yet one more reason to protect forests, #ForPeopleForPlanet.
October 27, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Yet one more reason to protect forests, #ForPeopleForPlanet.
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The Squamish Nation opposed Bill 15's approach and assault on First Nations' rights. Bill 15 should be challenged in court for breaking the Province’s laws to consult and cooperate with FNs in developing legislation in alignment with UNDRIP.
NEW - The BC Government has passed Bill 15 by a vote of 47-46 with speaker Raj Chouhan being forced to break a tie. The bill is opposed by FN leaders, municipalities across the province and major business organize nation. #bcpoli
May 29, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The Squamish Nation opposed Bill 15's approach and assault on First Nations' rights. Bill 15 should be challenged in court for breaking the Province’s laws to consult and cooperate with FNs in developing legislation in alignment with UNDRIP.
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The cost of disaster recovery in Canada will increase $1 billion per year over the next decade, according to the latest PBO report. Very strange that climate change isn’t mentioned despite its critical role accelerating these damages.
www.nsnews.com/politics/dis...
www.nsnews.com/politics/dis...
October 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The cost of disaster recovery in Canada will increase $1 billion per year over the next decade, according to the latest PBO report. Very strange that climate change isn’t mentioned despite its critical role accelerating these damages.
www.nsnews.com/politics/dis...
www.nsnews.com/politics/dis...
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Island Health issued an overdose advisory for the Greater Victoria and Sooke areas on Friday afternoon.
Island Health issues overdose advisory for Greater Victoria, Sooke
Island Health issued an overdose advisory for the Greater Victoria and Sooke areas on Friday afternoon.
cheknews.ca
October 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Island Health issued an overdose advisory for the Greater Victoria and Sooke areas on Friday afternoon.
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The Snuneymuxw First Nation is renewing its call for information about a fatal hit-and-run that killed a beloved member nearly a year ago.
New sign put up and reward increased for info about fatal hit-and-run in Cedar
The Snuneymuxw First Nation is renewing its call for information about a fatal hit-and-run that killed a beloved member nearly a year ago.
cheknews.ca
October 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The Snuneymuxw First Nation is renewing its call for information about a fatal hit-and-run that killed a beloved member nearly a year ago.
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45 yrs of US history, in 25 words:
The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
October 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
45 yrs of US history, in 25 words:
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Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died.
Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died.
cheknews.ca
October 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died.
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Fascism has arrived in America: The seven tactics of an authoritarian. 😳👇
September 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Fascism has arrived in America: The seven tactics of an authoritarian. 😳👇