Special Reports

Old Growth Stewardship

‘An opportunity to start correcting course’: Estuary to Old Growth declaration seeks support from First Nations

“The best salmon-making machine is an ancient rainforest,” according to those behind an…

The Ahousaht case

'Canada must bring policy in line with the law': Salmon allocation revision faces scrutiny

A policy that guides how much salmon can be caught by various groups is due for revisions, and…

Opioid crisis

Toxic drug poisoning alert issued for entire province

The BC Centre for Disease Control has issued a warning about the increase in drug poisonings…

Residential schools

Hateful graffiti found on Port Alberni’s Orange Bridge for second time in a week

Port Alberni RCMP are investigating after the ‘Every Child Matters’ barrier at the Orange Bridge…

Discrimination in health care

Bernice’s story highlights B.C.’s new liver transplant guidelines for Indigenous patients

Widower Kimball Davidson says his wife Bernice is an unsung hero.

“Her weapon was…

Rebuilding threatened salmon

Cowichan and Fraser top B.C.’s Endangered Rivers List

The Cowichan River and the Heart of Fraser are tied for first place in this year’s…

Aquaculture

Salmon potlatch commits to protect migrating stocks as time ticks down for fish farms

With time running out for salmon farming as we know it on the B.C. coast, a potlatch in Port…

Nuchatlaht Case

Nuchatlaht appeal could lead to another trial

The possibility of another trial loomed over the final day of Nuchatlaht’s appearance in the B.C…

Mount Underwood forest fire

Bamfield road reopens, daily closures expected in coming weeks

Residents of communities on southwest Vancouver Island are no longer cut off from Port Alberni,…

Language

Nuu-chah-nulth language keeper Jeneva Touchie named Ucluelet’s Citizen of the Year

Nuu-chah-nulth language keeper Jeneva Touchie (Čakʷaasiqḥw̓iłim) is Ucluelet’s 2025 Citizen of…

Whalers' Washing House

‘For some of us, it’s natural’: Yuquot celebration marks return of whalers shrine

A grey whale came to the shore of Yuquot on Aug. 2, exposing its fins above the surf as the…

Chantel Moore

Chantel Moore’s mother talks about change in policing, 5 years after her daughter’s shooting death

Chantel Moore’s daughter Gracie is 11 this year. 

“She’s growing. She often talks…

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