AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoIndigenous Rights & Law: Canada’s Supreme Court declined to hear a New Brunswick Aboriginal title appeal tied to private industrial forest land, with B.C. and Cowichan Nation lawyers welcoming the move as they press their own case. School Policing: A Vancouver third-party evaluation finds student views of police in schools shifted since the program’s 2023 reinstatement, echoing long-running concerns about harm to Black, Indigenous and disabled students. Indigenous Governance: The Tyee Podcast launches with a debut deep dive on B.C.’s DRIPA changes and what reconciliation could look like. Culture & Heritage: Anaimangalam Chola-era copper plates and thousands of Jain manuscripts are repatriated from the Netherlands and the U.K., framed as justice for colonial-era looting. Community & Mental Health: Waterloo’s Stronger Together dinner raised $80K+ for child and youth mental health, backing a new Ontario model to cut wait times. Arts & Music: Gracie Abrams announces her “Look at My Life Tour” with major North America dates including Toronto and Montreal. Environment: Grey whale deaths in B.C. keep climbing, with DFO investigating another fatality on Haida Gwaii. Local Life: Halton’s 2026–2030 child-care plan targets affordability and workforce retention as families still struggle to find spaces.
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