Outdoors

Squamish's Dan Van Drunen has applied for the Fjallraven Polar, a 300-kilometre expedition through the Scandinavian Arctic — on dog sleds.

B.C. needs to double its production of electricity to meet forecast load demands from electric vehicles, according to a new study.

We’ve rounded up some of the strangest, grossest, and most Halloween-y species found in B.C.’s provincial parks and protected areas.

West Vancouverites can expect some sweeping changes in their bylaws as the municipality looks to cut the community’s greenhouse gas emissions in a bid to halt devastating climate change.

While local ski resorts are still about a month away from opening, significant snowfall in the Kootenays has led to a few early season avalanches.

A report released last month warns of the "serious problem" of water scarcity in B.C., with roughly 63 per cent of the provincial population living in water-stressed areas.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg says she is not aware of an invitation to speak in British Columbia's provincial legislature.

It’s fungi season. Fungi walks, fungi talks, fungi demonstrations, fungi festivals, fungi dinners — there are many opportunities at this time of year to learn about our neighbourhood mushrooms.

Now the trail systems north of Vancouver in the Sea to Sky region of B.C. are increasingly being used by cyclists riding with some extra juice.

Get to know Hydnellum peckii, a bizarre mushroom known colloquially as "bloody tooth fungus"