APTN News Brief / March 24, 2021 / A petition asking Ottawa to intervene against Alberta's planned expansion of coal mining is tabled in the House of Commons. The RCMP Civilian Review and Complaints Commission issues a scathing report into the shooting death of 22-year-old Colten Boushie. Despite the launch of an independent review into records from the St. Anne’s Residential School, the NDP says the government continues to shut out survivors. The city of Montreal amends its charter to include an endorsement of UNDRIP. A Vancouver vigil highlights last fall's disappearance of 25 year old Chelsea Poorman.

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