Four people have been found dead in a Prince Rupert, B-C, home, leading to police launching a homicide investigation.
Prince Rupert R-C-M-P say in a media release that officers responded to a call to the 100 block of Silversides Drive on Tuesday evening.
Police say they do not believe there is a risk to the public, nor is there an outstanding suspect in the case.
The investigation is ongoing, and police say no individual names of the deceased will be released at this time.
A new paper lays out far-ranging "policy intentions," including diversifying the ownership of forest tenures, or harvesting rights, and establishing a framework for compensation in the event those rights are lost.
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Ryerson University law professor Pamela Palmater says the United Nations' convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide applies to Canada's actions.
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