VANCOUVER — B.C. Grouse Mountain's beloved grizzly bears have woken up from their long nap this week after about 144 days of hibernation. Grouse Mountain took to its Facebook page to share the excitement, saying that Grinder and Coola, which were rescued as orphaned cubs and arrived at the Grouse
Climate change is breaking down typical nighttime lulls in wildfire activity, a new study by researchers in Canada suggests, eroding opportunities for crews to contain the intensifying blazes. The study co-authored by researchers in British Columbia and Alberta suggests the number of fire-friendly hours has surged across North America in
DELTA — Nestled in a series of unassuming industrial buildings in Delta, B.C., among companies specializing in plumbing supplies, ladders and fitness equipment, sits North America's first electrochemical lithium refining facility. It's an unlikely location for Canada to challenge China's hegemonic control of the refining of lithium, a critical mineral
UCLUELET — A First Nation in British Columbia has partnered with an environmental group to try to mitigate the harms of a massive landslide — known locally as "Big Bertha" — on salmon-bearing streams in the area. The Redd Fish Restoration Society says in a statement that it is partnering
VANDERHOOF — A man who encountered a grizzly while walking on his own property in central B.C. escaped with a leg injury after scrambling under a barbed-wire fence. The provincial Conservation Officer Service says they responded to the attack on the rural property in Vanderhoof, then determined there is no
A First Nation in British Columbia is one step closer to a fully ratified treaty after the province tabled implementation legislation on Tuesday, about 30 years after negotiations began. The treaty would confirm K’omoks First Nation ownership of about 3,442 hectares of land scattered around Vancouver Island with an additional
VICTORIA — An international group that sets the compensation formula for maritime oil spills doesn’t factor in the devastating cultural losses to First Nations, says an Indigenous leader whose Coastal B.C. nation has experienced a disastrous fuel spill. Marilyn Slett, the elected chief of the Heiltsuk Nation on British Columbia's
