Environment

Scientists to ply North Pacific to study salmon and their environment

The B.C. government has rolled out the early stages of a water security strategy meant to protect the province's freshwater resources from drought, flooding and long-term shortages

BC Hydro experienced 19 of its top 25 all-time summer daily peak records in 2021

By 2100, nearly half of the world’s shared fish stocks are expected to shift to neighbouring countries or international waters, says a new UBC study

Exclusion zone between Skagit, Manning parks to be closed to mining

Under a high-emission scenario, only one of the previous 21 Winter Olympic host cities will be able to offer a safe and reliable games by the 2080s

Severe weather led to $2.1 billion in insured damages in 2021, making it the sixth costliest year in Canada’s history, says the Insurance Bureau of Canada. But that number leaves out government spending and many who have fallen through the cracks

It was a record year for orca and humpback whale sightings – and their newborns – in the Salish Sea in 2021.

Senior governments have duty to protect aboriginal fishing rights: court

A Burnaby facility that turns waste into energy will soon be powering an entire Vancouver neighbourhood.