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B.C. First Nations make deal with Western Forest Products to defer old-growth logging

B.C. First Nations make deal with Western Forest Products to defer old-growth logging

VICTORIA — Cedar, fir and hemlock trees as old as 800 years have temporary protection after an agreement was reached between four Vancouver Island First Nations and a forestry company.
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Imperial Metals surrenders mining rights in B.C.'s Silverdaisy watershed

Imperial Metals surrenders mining rights in B.C.'s Silverdaisy watershed

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier John Horgan says an ecologically sensitive watershed not far from the U.S. border is one step closer to protection thanks to an agreement extinguishing mining claims in the area.
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Gastown homicide trial could be shortened, judge told

Gastown homicide trial could be shortened, judge told

Vancouver lawyers continue to work on admissions of fact in the case of a man charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault in the stabbing death of one man and the wounding of another
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More than 200 Afghan refugees land at YVR

More than 200 Afghan refugees land at YVR

Most of the Afghan refugees worked closely with Canada in Afghanistan
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Vancouver Island community without water after barge damages underwater line

Vancouver Island community without water after barge damages underwater line

UCLUELET, B.C. — A First Nation on Vancouver Island has declared a state of emergency and banned the use of water for everything except flushing toilets after a barge severed a water supply line.
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B.C. government doubles relief grants for bars, nightclubs that were ordered to close in December

B.C. government doubles relief grants for bars, nightclubs that were ordered to close in December

Businesses that followed provincial COVID-19 restrictions are now eligible for grants of up to $20,000
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Michael Dunahee disappearance focus of new podcast series; discusses suspects, couple of them named

Michael Dunahee disappearance focus of new podcast series; discusses suspects, couple of them named

Michael Dunahee, four years old at the time, disappeared from a Victoria playground on March 24, 1991.
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New TV business competition invites Indigenous entrepreneurs into the 'Bears' Lair'

New TV business competition invites Indigenous entrepreneurs into the 'Bears' Lair'

VANCOUVER — A new reality show is inviting Indigenous entrepreneurs to pitch their businesses to a group of sharp-toothed investors.
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Squamish Constellation Festival is tuning up for a comeback

Squamish Constellation Festival is tuning up for a comeback

The musical event to return in summer 2022 after two years of pandemic cancellations.
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Learning Indigenous languages by using them outside the classroom in daily life

Learning Indigenous languages by using them outside the classroom in daily life

Learning the language by living it, by being on the beach, by being in the big house, by being with elders and grandparents, and parents, and uncles and aunties
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