B.C.

A muddy path in the foreground with a digger in the background

A Nanaimo trail project reveals how B.C. fails to protect rare ecosystems

By Amber Bracken

March 3, 2026 9 min. read

Trail construction in Nanaimo, B.C., dug up a rare slimleaf onion patch, exposing the lack...

LNG Canada's flare at dusk over the water in Kitimat, B.C.

Financial considerations likely behind LNG Canada flare fix delay: experts

By Lauren Watson

Feb. 24, 2026 7 min. read

The company says an issue with one of its flares will take three years to...

Indigenous leaders head a procession of politicians leaving the BC legislature's chamber following the unanimous passage of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

B.C. moves at ‘warp speed’ to change landmark Indigenous Rights law

By Shannon Waters

Feb. 24, 2026 8 min. read

B.C. plans to amend the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act by June....

Hundreds of bright pink salmon eggs float in a hatchery tub.

Across a colonial border, First Nations share salmon eggs to bypass dams

By Aaron Hemens (Local Journalism Initiative Reporter)

Feb. 20, 2026 5 min. read

This year marks a decade of the partnership between the Confederated Tribes of the Colville...

A view of the front lawn of the BC legislature with a large Canadian Flag hanging above the front steps

As B.C. stokes its economic engine, Eby says reconciliation law is in the way

By Shannon Waters

Feb. 18, 2026 7 min. read

The government says changes are needed to avoid ‘uncertainty’ from court rulings. Critics argue the...

Toyin Kayo-Ajayi at his farm, feeding goats in a tent, looking over his shoulder at the camera. He wears a yellow jacket and holds a white bucket.

As grocery prices climb, one farmer bets on growing African staples in B.C.

By Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Jimmy Jeong

Feb. 17, 2026 8 min. read

People said he was crazy to start a farm based in African foods. ‘It’s good...

British Columbia Premier David Eby wears a safety vest and hard hat and holds a shovel.

B.C.’s critical minerals push to reshape the province — fast and without consent?

By Santana Dreaver

Feb. 17, 2026 6 min. read

Premier David Eby wants to fast-track projects and amend Indigenous Rights legislation, raising questions about...

An illustration of a helicopter flying across a young forest spraying herbicides

The BC NDP promised to phase out glyphosate. Forestry companies are still spraying

By Ainslie Cruickshank

Feb. 13, 2026 7 min. read

Herbicide use by the forestry sector has declined, but a group advocating for a ban...

A collapsing dock over the ocean, with a small building at the end bearing a sign that says "Today"

Life on ‘Na̱mg̱is territory, at the edge of the ocean

By Matt Simmons (Local Journalism Initiative Reporter)

Feb. 10, 2026(Updated Feb. 13, 2026) 5 min. read

‘Na̱mg̱is Chief Ho’miskanis, Don Svanvik, is on the phone when I walk off the little...

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