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B.C. environmentalists, First Nations delighted by fish farm plan

B.C. environmentalists, First Nations delighted by fish farm plan

Watershed Watch Salmon Society is pleased with today’s federal announcement to ban open-net salmon farming in B.C. coastal waters beyond June 2029, but is concerned with the renewal of the farms’ licences for five years.
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B.C. man who was injured in 'combative' arrest has died: Police watchdog

B.C. man who was injured in 'combative' arrest has died: Police watchdog

B.C.'s police watchdog looking to speak with 5 specific witnesses
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B.C.'s beef about equalization mostly about electioneering: analyst

B.C.'s beef about equalization mostly about electioneering: analyst

B.C. political scientist says complaints about equalization is part of electioneering
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Firefighters battle 30-hectare B.C. wildfire near Lillooet

Firefighters battle 30-hectare B.C. wildfire near Lillooet

Tiffen Creek wildfire ‘highly visible’ from the highway and from Lillooet and Pavilion
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Ombudsperson says B.C. public service ignored own hiring policies

Ombudsperson says B.C. public service ignored own hiring policies

Probe finds 64 instances of jobs wrongfully going to government appointees over 10-year period
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B.C. First Nation poised to shake off Indian Act after 3 decades of talks

B.C. First Nation poised to shake off Indian Act after 3 decades of talks

Kitselas First Nation near Terrace, B.C. signs draft treaty with federal government
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BCTF vs. Neufeld: Teacher identities protected by tribunal decision

BCTF vs. Neufeld: Teacher identities protected by tribunal decision

BC Human Rights Tribunal to protect teachers' identities, but not Neufeld's witnesses
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Nanaimo man arrested for child luring and sex assault in Alberta

Nanaimo man arrested for child luring and sex assault in Alberta

29-year-old has court appearance in Calgary on June 24
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Two Abbotsford hog-farm protesters win appeal; sentences reduced

Two Abbotsford hog-farm protesters win appeal; sentences reduced

Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer of Kelowna now receive conditional sentences
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Work continues to restore damaged Berg Lake Trail at Mount Robson

Work continues to restore damaged Berg Lake Trail at Mount Robson

Extreme flooding in 2022 forced the closure of three popular hiking trails
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