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Military exercises in BC generate noise pollution, impacting marine life. Kieran Cox advocates for proactive measures against noise pollution ...

A teenager from Lil’wat Nation will star in APTN’s Warrior Up!, a documentary series following Indigenous teens inspiring change in their communities. Host, Joel Ouelette, met with Talon Pascal for ...

“Protection of our resources is very important,” says the 30-year veteran of coast planning. “Our coastlines are very important. But sustainable development and the economy are just as important.

Video Shows How Wuikinuxv Nation Hatchery in Rivers Inlet Helps Ensure Survival of Massive Chinook Salmon Some of the largest salmon in the world come from the Wannock River on the Great Bear Coast by ...

Twice a day, five times a week, 10 months of the year, Sointula mariner Danni Tribe moves one of BC’s most precious cargoes. As captain of the Spirit of Yalis, the 20-metre vessel that takes more than ...

BC's halibut stocks remain healthy due to meticulous management by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the IPHC since 1923.

The Crofton mill, whose paper operations were recently curtailed, will now be receiving a $50 million upgrade that will put 100 employees back to work.

The Ahousaht have a ‘voluntary stewardship fee’ for their territories, similar to a BC Parks’ day-use pass, to raise funds for conservation. “We want to continue our ancestral responsibility to ...

A new report released is shedding light on the long and gruesome history of BC fish farms and their hand in the deaths of marine wildlife.

A massive wildfire near Port Alberni began a week ago and recently surpassed 254 hectares in size.