Local Journalism Initiative
Hundreds of academics call for RCMP’s ‘immediate retreat’ from Wet’suwet’en territory
Hundreds of academics have signed an open letter calling for government intervention in the wake…
B.C. MLA’s billboard near Smithers vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti
Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen called out propagators of hate crime after his highway billboard sign…
Canada’s job numbers heat up, but wages barely budge for wait staff
The Canadian job market is busier than before we made first contact with COVID-19 back…
Do clearcuts contribute to B.C.’s flooding?
Thousands of British Columbians remain displaced following a series of devastating floods and landslides that…
B.C. school removes bathroom doors to cope with ‘disturbing’ TikTok challenge
A TikTok bathroom challenge that encourages students to trash school bathrooms forced a Terrace secondary…
City of Kelowna has ‘no sense of urgency’ to deal with racism say Black artists
One morning in 2019, Trophy and Lady Dia say they woke up to find their…
Systemic racism in policing across B.C. demands reform: Human Rights commissioner
TRIGGER WARNING: This story contains information about violence by police against Indigenous Peoples and systemic…
‘We are not here to get killed’: Wet’suwet’en solidarity actions met with armed police response
From a bridge above train tracks in New Hazelton, B.C., supporters of the Gitxsan Nation…
B.C.’s biological ‘treasure troves’ sheltering rockfish, coral need protection: study
A treasure trove of biological hot spots sheltering ancient rockfish, delicate corals and sponges hidden…
Kamloops swift water rescue truck stolen while stalled in floodwaters
Kamloops Search and Rescue needs a new truck after one of the organization’s vehicles stalled…
Interfor transfers forest tenure to Simpcw First Nation
Interfor and the Simpcw First Nation have completed the first direct transfer of a forest…
Prolific offender gets house arrest, remains banned from Kamloops
A prolific offender who assaulted a man with a knife when he caught her breaking…
Forced mental health treatment spikes in B.C.
Almost 20,000 individuals were admitted to B.C. hospitals against their will for psychiatric treatment between…
With B.C. in emergency mode, people who use drugs need help now
Many more people could die from toxic drugs in the coming days and weeks unless…
Kamloops Search and Rescue helped save people in flooded Merritt
Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) members helped save about a dozen people from flood-stricken homes…