Chronicling 30 years of island preservation movements on the Salish Sea
A Q&A with award-winning author Sheila Harrington on her new book chronicling 30 years of conservation movements on British Columbia’s Gulf Islands.
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Nursing shortage crisis in northern remote First Nations is systemic racism: Chief
A chief of a northern Manitoba First Nation is condemning a decade-long nursing staffing shortage in northern and remote communities as “systemic racism.”
Ford government's 'red tape' cuts target environment
Critics argue that “red tape cuts” are a pretext to weaken environmental protections and benefit developers and major industrial emitters.
Environmental watchdog wants probe into shipping pollution enforcement
Investigators with an international environmental watchdog have recommended a probe into whether Canada is violating its own laws by not stopping toxic wastewater from being dumped into the ocean along its Pacific coast.
Calgarians put water crisis aside as Stampede begins
Calgary residents are getting a happy diversion from their water woes, as its annual Stampede summer festival begins today with a downtown parade.
Fracking companies in BC used record amounts of fresh water last year
Oil and gas companies in B.C. used record amounts of fresh water in their operations in 2023, according to new data published by the BC Energy Regulator.
Exclusive: National Indigenous Tourism to cut funding for provincial groups
The president of the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) says his organization is facing major cuts that risk setting the industry back a decade.
Bridging the gap between renters and retrofits: report
The experiences of renters in B.C. and disadvantages they experience are detailed in a report released this week by Ecotrust Canada. The report draws from interviews with renters, housing providers, tenant organizations, and poverty reduction organizations to provide policy recommendations to address the systematic exclusion of renters from energy efficiency programs.
Most Canadians think Trudeau will stay on to the next election: poll
A majority of Canadians think Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will stay on to lead his party in the next election even as his approval ratings are still extremely low, a new poll suggests.
Manitoba First Nation reports 150 anomalies found at former residential school site
A First Nation community in northern Manitoba says ground-penetrating radar has found 150 anomalies at the site of a former residential school, including 59 unmarked graves at a nearby cemetery.
Chefs mourn for B.C.'s peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout
Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat B.C. peach, there are "endless possibilities" for a fruit that signifies summer.
Feds have some 'splaining to do on TMX, MPs say
Federal ministers will have to answer this fall for billions of taxpayer dollars poured into and propping up the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
B.C. government blasted for 'ultimate hypocrisy' over PFAS and sewage sludge
The B.C. government’s lawsuit over the health impact of so-called “forever chemicals” is now shining a questionable light on the province’s effort to also overturn one of Canada’s only bans on toxic sewage sludge applied to fields and forests.
Most extreme wildfires rising due to climate change
The climate crisis is driving an exponential rise in the most extreme wildfires in key regions around the world, research has revealed.