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New grants will help counter racism, promote inclusivity
Sept. 16, 2025 VICTORIA – People in B.C. will see stronger, more inclusive communities as local organizations can now apply for provincial grants that back projects fighting racism and promoting multicultural understanding. “Everyone deserves to feel safe, respected and valued in their community,” said Niki Sharma, Attorney General. “By investing in community-led projects, we’re giving […]
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Urban Alliance on Race Relations Supports Sept 13 “No to Hate, Yes to Immigrants” Counter-Rally
TORONTO, Sept. 11, 2025 — The Urban Alliance on Race Relations (UARR) stands in firm solidarity with community organizers, unions, educators, and families who will gather at Christie Pits Park on Saturday, September 13 (12–4:30pm) for the “No to Hate, Yes to Immigrants” counter-rally. Nearly a century after the infamous 1933 Christie Pits Riot, where […]
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Applications Open for Community Network Grant Program
September 11, 2025 The Province is calling for applications for projects that aim to address systemic hate, inequity and racism. A total of up to $400,000 in funding is available through the Office of Equity and Anti-Racism’s Community Network Grant program. “We’ve funded a number of excellent community-driven initiatives over the past two years that […]
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The racial profiling of Indigenous shoppers is unacceptable – The Globe and Mail
If you ask any visibly Indigenous person if they’ve been followed around a store or a mall by security guards for no reason, chances are they’ll tell you that it has happened to them. We call this “shopping while Indigenous,” and nothing can make you feel smaller, angrier, or lesser-than. Being singled out due to […]
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Indigenous woman levels racism allegations at store owner – Sootoday.com
August 29, 2025 ‘Go back to your f—-ing reserve!’: Anishinaabe woman claims she was met with a racist remark after approaching a woman who was peering into her vehicle last week An Anishinaabe woman in Sault Ste. Marie is going public with allegations of racism against a downtown store owner after a random encounter escalated […]
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New Expert Report Reveals Harms of Indigenous Consumer Racial Profiling in Canada; Report Submitted as Evidence in Canadian Tire Human Rights Complaint
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 14, 2025 – The Heiltsuk Nation is releasing an expert report today on Indigenous Consumer Racial Profiling (CRP), as part of filings for a BC Human Rights Tribunal complaint against Canadian Tire that will be heard in Vancouver, Oct. 27th – 31st. Authored by two of Canada’s leading human rights experts, Dr. Lorne […]
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Consumer racial profiling a neglected human rights issue, report says – CityNews
August 14, 2025 BELLA BELLA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Heiltsuk Tribal Council Chief Marilyn Slett says no one in her community is immune to the small acts of racial profiling that can embed themselves in everyday life for an Indigenous person in Canada. “It’s my parents going to a restaurant, and it’s not a busy time […]
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How ‘pervasive’ is racism in health care? This B.C. researcher gathers the stories of Black, Indigenous people – CBC
Aug 14, 2025 Prince George, B.C., Calgary, Toronto, Thunder Bay, Ont., part of PhD candidate Ashley Wilkinson’s work Ashley Wilkinson has found racism is an ongoing challenge in health-care settings in Canada, which is why the PhD candidate at the University of Northern British Columbia is getting the first-hand accounts of Black and Indigenous people who say they’ve […]
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Corporations must advance anti-racist practices according to new report on racial profiling – APTN News
Aug 14, 2025 A report commissioned by the Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. on racial profiling involving Indigenous consumers is calling for more research into the practice, including the collection of more data on the issue. The report is part of filings for a BC Human Rights Tribunal complaint that will be heard in Vancouver over five days […]
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Indigenous OPP officer says WSIB denied her culturally sensitive care – BradfordToday
August 5, 2025 Const. Amanda Hill says it took board about a year to accommodate her request, claims she was ‘dealing with discrimination and racism’ An Indigenous Orillia OPP officer who is off work with post-traumatic stress disorder says the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) ignored her request for culturally sensitive healthcare for a […]
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