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Canada’s tobacco lawsuit could net a fraction of original claim
A Canada-wide lawsuit holding Big Tobacco accountable for the individual and public harms caused by…
Climate disaster survivors share mementoes sifted from the rubble
Nine months after her hometown in British Columbia burned to the ground, Meghan Fandrich walked…
A tantalizing childhood cancer discovery in BC
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute has found a way that kids’ immune systems might be…
iN PHOTOS: The BC lab keeping you safe from food poisoning
The petri dish shimmers with colour, flashing a rich, emerald-green iridescence under the fluorescent lights…
Retired RCMP officer convicted of killing his wife in Penticton up for parole
The family of a woman brutally killed by a retired RCMP officer in Penticton is…
Meet Doug the beaver the watershed recovery engineer working near Kamloops
At the heart of Skeetchestn territory is the Deadman Watershed, a living landscape of roughly…
UN manifesto pitches preservation of critical microscopic creatures
Plankton, the key ingredient of the primordial ocean soup that allows all life to flourish,…
Goats, not glyphosate: Critics see alternatives to Coastal GasLink’s herbicide plans
Backpacks full of chemical herbicides or goats and wildflowers? As TC Energy prepares its plans…
Canada’s concern about illegal shark finning by fishing fleets in the North Pacific surging
A cruel, wasteful and illegal practice called shark finning is occurring — over and over…
UBC med students are offering free coaching on staying healthy
Medical students at the University of British Columbia are offering free, online preventive-health coaching sessions…
‘It’s scary’: Similkameen bands say once-pristine waterways tainted by mine waste
Facing questions from sm?lqmíx community members about mine contamination in a Similkameen Valley creek, a…
‘A slap in the face’: Concerns swirl about Copper Mountain Mine’s consultation process
The co-owners of the Copper Mountain Mine struggled to earn the trust and approval of…
In Similkameen homelands, mining operations threaten syilx Okanagan laws, identity
Madison Terbasket grew up learning about syilx title and rights from her culture’s worldview as…
It’s time to get tested for syphilis in BC (and it’s free)
Fraser Health has launched a public awareness campaign encouraging pregnant people and people with syphilis…
Want to make sex work safer? Decriminalize it, study says
When sex workers are able to form relationships with co-workers, they can boost their odds…
How worried should we be about bird flu, lyme disease and rabies in BC?
California declaring a public health emergency over bird flu, which hospitalized a British Columbia teenager…
Penticton council throws its support behind proposed walk-in clinic
Penticton city council threw its enthusiastic support behind the proposed new community walk-in clinic scheduled…
Family of victim in Penticton assault angry suspect out of jail
The stepfather of the man who was viciously assaulted outside a Penticton restaurant and sent…
Veteran South Okanagan MP looking forward to retirement after 10 years in Ottawa
Riding his beloved bicycle, spending more time with his grandchildren and “playing bad fiddle” are…
BC’s new clean-energy czar is a climate ‘wild card’
Adrian Dix is B.C.’s new climate and clean energy czar, but it’s not clear whether…
Life in the time of wildfire: Stories from those on the frontlines in BC
Editor’s note: This story discusses mental health and suicide. If you or someone you know…
‘I’m always optimistic’: Columbia River Treaty talks continue amid tense border rhetoric
With Donald Trump preparing to take office, concerns swirled at a recent public meeting about…
The pros and cons of BC’s rural health-care retention initiative
Lisa Foxworthy wants to put her community on the map. She wants the province to…
Clean Streets Penticton founder running for council seat in byelection
The Penticton man who came within 200 votes of becoming the city’s mayor in the…