Environment

Dean Keitsch of Delta was sentenced on Jan. 31 for illegal prawn fishing near Sechelt in 2020.

In addition to a 25% boost in the BC Family Benefit Bonus, British Columbians will see a 10% increase in the Climate Action Tax Credit and a one-time $100 rebate on their hydro bill.

Staff at the District of Saanich have become the first in Canada to propose an aggressive solution to close the fiscal gap and balance the district's budget: sue the world's largest oil and gas companies. 

Greenpeace says it has revealed a 'concerted' industry effort to lobby Canadian government on its climate change and environmental policies, especially around 'often questionable' projects.

Several groups in B.C. are working on monitoring for 6PPD-quinone in waterways throughout the Lower Mainland

Creators say the app is meant to be a fun way to encourage Canadians to think about their impact on climate change on a more regular basis

Crown Mountain is a proposed metallurgical coal mine near Sparwood

There was still a visible sheen on the water around the Admirals Road bridge Monday, but it was coming from 'a deceivingly small amount' of oil

Paper Excellence's Crofton, B.C., mill has been slapped with a $25,500 penalty for releasing more than one million litres of toxic waste into the Salish Sea

Canada's forestry sector emits more than 90 million tonnes of carbon pollution every year, but the federal government is not counting it, new research has found