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Vancouver Coastal Health raises concerns over logging operation on Sunshine Coast

Vancouver Coastal Health raises concerns over logging operation on Sunshine Coast

A photo showing an area where ELF claims trees have been cut too close to a stream in the Chapman watershed.
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Max the cat shot with BB gun

Max the cat shot with BB gun

A recent visit to the vet showed that Jan Rankin’s cat Max has been shot by a BB gun as pellets were discovered in his body after an X-ray.
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Federal government announces $1.5 million toward reconfiguring Squamish Spit

Federal government announces $1.5 million toward reconfiguring Squamish Spit

Kiteboarding off the Squamish spit. Photo Bob Kronbauer The federal government is contributing $1.5 million towards improving salmon habitat around the Squamish Spit, it was announced Tuesday.
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Canadians gather in churches, theatres, halls for Royal Wedding viewing parties

Canadians gather in churches, theatres, halls for Royal Wedding viewing parties

Donna Otto hasn't decided on wearing a fascinator or a new hat on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding day, but she knows where she'll be at 4 a.m. on Saturday when the royal couple say their 'I dos.
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UPDATE: Coyote that viciously attacked Burnaby toddler still out there: mom

UPDATE: Coyote that viciously attacked Burnaby toddler still out there: mom

A coyote was destroyed after attacking a three-year-old boy in the Sperling-Broadway neighbourhood of Burnaby Tuesday.
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B.C. to match up to $20M in Red Cross donations during flood season

B.C. to match up to $20M in Red Cross donations during flood season

Alan Schmidt, a Cherry Creek resident, points to damage on his property a week ago. (via Brendan Kergin) In the wake of severe flooding across the province, including areas like Grand Forks, Merritt, and Cherry Creek, the B.C.
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Vancouver approves ban on plastic straws, foam cups and containers

Vancouver approves ban on plastic straws, foam cups and containers

Photo Pexels Vancouver has become the first city in Canada to ban plastic straws, foam cups and containers.
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Webcam provides glimpse of endangered northern spotted owl chick

Webcam provides glimpse of endangered northern spotted owl chick

Photo Northern Spotted Owl Breeding Program A northern spotted owl chick just celebrated its one month birthday on May 15 and you can watch it live through this webcam: The chick, which hatched at the Northern Spotted Owl Breeding Program (NSOBP) in
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Kids still being locked up, held down in B.C. schools: advocacy group

Kids still being locked up, held down in B.C. schools: advocacy group

Photo Shutterstock An advocacy group says children in British Columbia are still being held down and confined in locked rooms, despite calls to change how educators address student behaviour.
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Humpback whale injured in Howe Sound, says marine education society

Humpback whale injured in Howe Sound, says marine education society

Photo submitted Conservationists are warning boaters to be whale aware after a humpback was photographed with a severe injury on Howe Sound on Monday.
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