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‘No end in sight' for systematic killing of BC wolves to save caribou
June 15, 2025 - 9:00 AM
B.C. workers' agency says tree was identified as a danger before firefighter's death
August 14, 2024 - 7:18 PM

LANGLEY, B.C. - A report from British Columbia's worker safety agency says the potential dangers of a burning cedar tree were identified but not acted upon before it fell, killing a young wildland firefighter and injuring two others last summer.
First Nations, Ottawa, B.C., announce $335M for protection off Great Bear coast
June 26, 2024 - 8:51 AM

VANCOUVER - A new financing initiative for 17 First Nations in British Columbia is set to expand protection for marine ecosystems off the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest.
Fines for illegal hunting and fishing more than double in B.C.
June 17, 2024 - 5:37 PM

VICTORIA - Fines for illegal hunting and fishing in British Columbia are more than doubling as the province cracks down on offences against wildlife.
COVID was a good chance to study what the animals did while humans were locked down
March 18, 2024 - 2:12 PM

VANCOUVER - The COVID-19 lockdown for humans was not an opportunity for wildlife to run free, in fact a new study found herbivores tend to be more active around people, while carnivores remained hidden.
Coral reef that 'shouldn't exist' thrives off B.C.'s Pacific Ocean, biologist says
March 12, 2024 - 11:06 AM

VANCOUVER - It started with a tip from the local First Nation of a "bump on the sea floor" where the fish liked to be and led to the discovery of Canada's only known live coral reef.
When the sun goes down, a swarm of rats emerges in downtown Vancouver
February 08, 2024 - 1:00 AM

VANCOUVER - When the sun goes down, the rats of Vancouver's Burrard Skytrain Station emerge, in a scurrying blur of fur and whipping tails.
B.C. issues certificate for contentious Roberts Bank terminal expansion project
September 28, 2023 - 5:45 PM

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has issued an environmental assessment certificate for the contentious container port expansion project at Roberts Bank, saying the province "could not prohibit the project from going forward."
B.C. mule deer stressed by wildfire, but still much to learn about wildlife impacts
September 24, 2023 - 1:00 AM

Proof that deer experienced elevated stress in response to wildfires in British Columbia's southern Interior can be found in their poop, although researchers say there's still much to learn about what increasingly severe blazes mean for wildlife.
B.C. extends fire state of emergency, says drought could continue into next year
August 31, 2023 - 3:31 PM

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is extending its provincial state of emergency over devastating wildfires that are burning across the province while warning that drought conditions could last into 2024.
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iN DISCUSSION: Readers take aim at ICBC
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iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
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Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
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‘No end in sight' for systematic killing of BC wolves to save caribou

B.C. workers' agency says tree was identified as a danger before firefighter's death

First Nations, Ottawa, B.C., announce $335M for protection off Great Bear coast

Fines for illegal hunting and fishing more than double in B.C.

COVID was a good chance to study what the animals did while humans were locked down

Coral reef that 'shouldn't exist' thrives off B.C.'s Pacific Ocean, biologist says

When the sun goes down, a swarm of rats emerges in downtown Vancouver

B.C. issues certificate for contentious Roberts Bank terminal expansion project

B.C. mule deer stressed by wildfire, but still much to learn about wildlife impacts

B.C. extends fire state of emergency, says drought could continue into next year

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