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West Vancouver man who fed bears in his backyard fined $5,000

West Vancouver man who fed bears in his backyard fined $5,000

The man fed bears, including cubs, leftover food and crackers four times
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B.C. providing $42M to support province's film, digital arts sectors

B.C. providing $42M to support province's film, digital arts sectors

Move touted as largest-ever single investment in the creative sector
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Updated: B.C. First Nation’s lawsuit claims inland terminal project destroying ancient village site

Updated: B.C. First Nation’s lawsuit claims inland terminal project destroying ancient village site

Bonaparte First Nation’s BC Supreme Court action aims to derail construction of Ashcroft Terminal’s 300-acre railway project near Kamloops
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Ladysmith marina future in question as water lease set to shift to First Nation

Ladysmith marina future in question as water lease set to shift to First Nation

The society that runs the Ladysmith Community Marina has been told it needs to vacate the site and remove its infrastructure by the end of December
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Okanagan Humane Society helps save more than 50 sickly cats at Osoyoos property

Okanagan Humane Society helps save more than 50 sickly cats at Osoyoos property

"After about four months of working in this colony, we ended up with fixing 24 adult cats and about 28 kittens," says board president Romany Runnalls
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B.C.’s energy mega-projects enter the home stretch

B.C.’s energy mega-projects enter the home stretch

Construction work on major energy builds continues due to series of delays
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Campbell River couple camps on legislature lawn after baby apprehended

Campbell River couple camps on legislature lawn after baby apprehended

Philip and Sonja Hathaway said they were first contacted by the ministry after appearing in news stories about their decision to live in a small boat they had built from recycling containers, water bottles and wood
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Land back: syilx people reclaim sacred salmon fishing site

Land back: syilx people reclaim sacred salmon fishing site

‘Land is always more important than money. Always has been and always will be,’ says OIB Chief Clarence Louie
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B.C. old-growth protesters celebrate as contempt prosecution has 'collapsed'

B.C. old-growth protesters celebrate as contempt prosecution has 'collapsed'

NANAIMO, B.C. — The B.C. Prosecution Service has withdrawn contempt charges against 11 old-growth logging protesters accused of breaching a court injunction during blockades at Fairy Creek on Vancouver Island.
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B.C. mom whose son was killed urges people to call police, not film violence

B.C. mom whose son was killed urges people to call police, not film violence

VANCOUVER — The mother of a teenager stabbed to death on a transit bus in Surrey, B.C., says she hopes her son's death will bring change.
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