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Residential schools

‘Every Child Matters’ now protected by trademark

On Sept. 30, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the streets are flooded with a sea of…

Old Growth Stewardship

Tree spiking reported as Fairy Creek protected for another year and a half

Deferrals continue to promise temporary protection of old growth in the Fairy Creek watershed,…

Children in care

Usma among six named for 2024 B.C. Reconciliation Awards

On Jan. 23 Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin hosted the 2024 B.C. Reconciliation Awards, a…

Opioid crisis

Province announces 26 new treatment beds, including six in Nanaimo

The Ministry of Health has announced 26 new substance-use treatment beds, additional capacity…

Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

‘I know he knows something’: Last person seen with Lisa Marie Young located living in Turkey

As the new year brings hope that some clues could surface in 2025 about the disappearance of…

Kennedy Hill highway construction

Ministry extends completion date of Highway 4 road repairs near Kennedy Hill

The original October 18 completion date has come and gone, and the Ministry of Transportation…

Bamfield Road

Tragic flooding shows Bamfield road must be monitored differently, says elected chief

A pair of tragedies on a flooded Bamfield road during a recent heavy rainfall is bringing up…

Rebuilding threatened salmon

State of Salmon report shows decline of most species in B.C. and northward

Over 70 per cent of salmon are below their long-term average, according to the recently…

Discrimination in health care

Canadian Medical Association makes public apology to Indigenous people

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) issued a public apology to First Nations, Inuit and Métis…

Nuchatlaht Case

Nuchatlaht launch appeal in continued fight for Aboriginal title

The Nuchatlaht have filed with the B.C. Court of Appeal, launching the next phase of its legal…

Offshore marine protected area

Coastal First Nations and DFO protect 133, 017 square kilometres of deep sea territory

A unique ocean area four times the size of Vancouver Island has gained official protection from…

Aquaculture

Fish farms get five more years, as feds commit to transition industry from net pens

B.C.’s fish farms now have five years to get open net-pens out of the water – a federal…

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