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‘When did this story actually begin?’: Connie Walker’s quest to centre missing Indigenous women

Highlights from the award-winning investigative journalist's keynote speech at Vancouver Island University.

Julie Chadwick December 2, 2021

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The Discourse December 2, 2021

Weaving stories: A conversation with Coast Salish artist Qwiyahwult-hw, Stuart Pagaduan

Jacqueline Ronson November 26, 2021

Announcing ‘Forests for the Future’

Jacqueline Ronson November 24, 2021

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A group of protesters are being arrested by RCMP officers on a logging road in the Fairy Creek watershed area.

Press freedoms in Canada are under attack again

Shalu Mehta November 23, 2021

The fence at Wesley Street, photographed in February 2021 by resident and advocate Myra Thomson.

What a judge’s ruling on homeless camps could mean for unhoused citizens of Nanaimo

Lys Morton November 18, 2021

The Departure Bay walkway has been decades in the making. Will it ever get built?

Julie Chadwick November 10, 2021

Jacob Steiner, head of operations at Vancouver-based Steiner Properties stands in front of the old A&B Sound building which he's helping to revamp.

Reporter’s Notebook: A sneak peek at what’s in store for the old Nanaimo A&B Sound

Julie Chadwick October 28, 2021

A picture of Leilani Farha with an urban background.

Reporter’s Notebook: Nanaimo’s ‘human rights crisis’

Julie Chadwick October 21, 2021

Elder ‘U’nihi-ya (Catherine) Jim sits in her truck as she speaks to journalist Julie Chadwick about the Elder literacy program.

At this Indigenous Elders’ literacy circle, survivors find healing

Julie Chadwick October 21, 2021