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Feds move to phase out open net salmon farms in B.C.

Feds move to phase out open net salmon farms in B.C.

A decision on how the farms will be removed from the Pacific will be released next spring.
Everything you need to know about Canada's new online passport feature

Everything you need to know about Canada's new online passport feature

The government comments on why it takes so long, too.
29 million trees planted in 2021 under Canada's '2 billion trees' target

29 million trees planted in 2021 under Canada's '2 billion trees' target

Vancouver Island First Nations were among the first to plant trees under the federal plan to plant two billion trees by 2030. They are still waiting for longer-term commitments.
Here are COVID-19 travel requirements to know before you go

Here are COVID-19 travel requirements to know before you go

Booking a vacation? Along with the price and quality of airfare, hotels and attractions, something to consider is the amount of preparation needed in advance.
B.C. inflation overtakes national average, hitting 8.1% in May

B.C. inflation overtakes national average, hitting 8.1% in May

National inflation reaches highest rate since 1983
B.C. has less than one available worker for each vacant job: StatsCan

B.C. has less than one available worker for each vacant job: StatsCan

Number of B.C. job vacancies has increased by nearly 50,000 in one year
Incentives deal falls short, family-medicine residents say

Incentives deal falls short, family-medicine residents say

They say more attention needs to be paid to overhead costs, physician burnout and long-term strategy
First Nations' ancient fish bones may help us adapt to climate change

First Nations' ancient fish bones may help us adapt to climate change

“By drawing on the past to better our knowledge of what human fisheries were, [we can make] it relevant to modern-day climate change research,” UVic anthropology professor and co-author Iain McKechnie. 
'It is a good day': Indigenous TikTok dancer reflects on past year

'It is a good day': Indigenous TikTok dancer reflects on past year

For National Indigenous Peoples Day, a Burnaby man from Ktunaxa Nation performed his traditional dance across Metro Vancouver.
'The future of agriculture': B.C. farmers, ranchers move to curb carbon emissions

'The future of agriculture': B.C. farmers, ranchers move to curb carbon emissions

As a rancher, nursery owner and farmer step toward a climate crisis, each has found their own set of solutions to reduce emissions and usher in a new era of food security.
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