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Special Reports

Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

City of Nanaimo plants memorial tree for Lisa Marie Young

It been 22 years since Lisa Marie Young went missing after a night out with friends – a longer…

Bamfield Road

Fatal weekend on Bamfield road as heavy rain causes washout from Sarita River

The West Coast’s first major storm of the season became fatal over the weekend when the Sarita…

Opioid crisis

Drug crisis draws political divisions as election approaches

Is British Columbia on the right track in its handling of the opioid crisis? Or has the province…

Rebuilding threatened salmon

State of Salmon report shows decline of most species in B.C. and northward

Over 70 per cent of salmon are below their long-term average, according to the recently…

Tla-o-qui-aht family members come together to heal on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Residential schools

Tla-o-qui-aht honours residential school warriors with paddle, quuʔas names

Christie Residential School warrior Rose Tom says she felt like a queen on Sept. 30, Canada’s…

Discrimination in health care

Canadian Medical Association makes public apology to Indigenous people

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) issued a public apology to First Nations, Inuit and Métis…

Nuchatlaht Case

Nuchatlaht launch appeal in continued fight for Aboriginal title

The Nuchatlaht have filed with the B.C. Court of Appeal, launching the next phase of its legal…

Wickaninnish (Cliff Atleo Sr.) and Klakwagiila (Jerry Jack Jr.) share resource management information handed down the generations to the ha'wiih of today
Old Growth Stewardship

Integrating ancient resource management wisdom with modern forestry practices – First Annual Indigenous Forestry Conference draws hundreds

The Best Western Barclay Convention centre was packed with Indigenous leaders and foresters who…

Offshore marine protected area

Coastal First Nations and DFO protect 133, 017 square kilometres of deep sea territory

A unique ocean area four times the size of Vancouver Island has gained official protection from…

Aquaculture

Fish farms get five more years, as feds commit to transition industry from net pens

B.C.’s fish farms now have five years to get open net-pens out of the water – a federal…

Stranded Orca Calf

Whale experts say chances are good for young orca to reunite with family pod

It has been more than a month since the last confirmed sighting of the orphaned orca…

Chantel Moore

Family walks to honour Chantel Moore on harrowing four-year anniversary of her shooting death by N.B. police officer

Chantel Moore’s mother Martha Martin flew across the country from New Brunswick to be home in…

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