New marching orders are in for B.C.’s cabinet. They sideline the environment, observers warn
B.C. Premier David Eby’s instructions for cabinet ministers put economic development front and centre, while...
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‘Heartbreaking’ loss of newborn orca spurs renewed call for federal emergency order
The federal government found southern resident killer whales face imminent threats to their survival. Conservation...
Nature Wrapped: wins for the environment across B.C. in 2024
Salmon habitat was restored in the Fraser Valley, old-growth forests were protected on Vancouver Island...
Mapping glyphosate use in B.C. forests
B.C. government policies have prioritized timber values over trees that act as natural fire guards....
Glyphosate use in B.C. forestry, explained
Aspen is a natural fire guard — and a frequent target of industrial herbicides. In...
Aspen is a natural fire guard. Why has B.C. spent decades killing it off with glyphosate?
The BC NDP government promised to phase out its use in forestry, but decades of...
Worried about bird flu? Here’s what you need to know
The H5N1 avian flu virus has killed tens of thousands of wild birds and devastated...
Canada’s environment minister didn’t make it to the UN nature summit. He blames the opposition
Steven Guilbeault says opposition parties effectively blocked his participation by refusing to send delegates themselves...
Canada’s global nature pledges stymied by politicking at home: Guilbeault
As Canada joins other countries at COP16 to hash out ambitious plans to save nature,...
