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Oily sheen across Vancouver’s False Creek sparks Coast Guard investigation

Probe looking at possibility pollution came from land-based source during heavy rain

Dec 5, 2023 8:30 PM Read more >

UVic’s deep-sea ‘droids’ studying new depths in waters off west coast

New monitoring devices tracking impact of climate change, changes in ocean conditions

Dec 5, 2023 5:00 PM Read more >

Indigenous-led conservation in B.C.’s Great Bear Sea gets $60 million injection

Provincial funds will be used for sustainable development off B.C.’s central and north coast

Dec 5, 2023 4:30 PM Read more >

Childcare cost less in 2023, but it was harder to find: Statistics Canada

Report shows full-time centre-based child care decreased from $663 per month to $508

Dec 5, 2023 4:10 PM Read more >

Watchdog raises alarm over wild fish death spike near B.C. fish farms

Herring primary victims of surge revealed in DFO data

Dec 5, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

B.C. commits $1.4M to continue research into gambling addictions, policies

UBC’s researchers have been looking into the links between gambling, video gaming and loot boxes

Dec 5, 2023 3:01 PM Read more >

Flood watches up, driving cautions out as atmospheric river flows over B.C.

Some warnings remain as system passes coast, winter storm conditions persist in the southeast

Dec 5, 2023 3:00 PM Read more >

B.C. more than doubles number of foreign nurse registrations this year

578 internationally educated nurses became fully registered in the province in 2023

Dec 5, 2023 2:30 PM Read more >

More than half of B.C. Crown prosecutors suffering burnout: survey

Large caseloads, dimishing resources are compounding, says B.C. Crown Counsel Association president

Dec 5, 2023 1:35 PM Read more >

Scientists rejoice as new Biggs killer whale calf seen in Salish Sea

The new calf will join a curious, matriarchal pod

Dec 5, 2023 1:30 PM Read more >