Local Journalism Initiative
Health Canada says expired COVID tests in BC are still good
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests that expired this spring can still be used to accurately detect…
A ‘gut-wrenching’ snapshot of First Nations Health in BC
Editor’s note: This story contains discussion about the wide-ranging health impacts resulting from settler colonialist…
Opposition to northern BC pipeline intensifies as construction begins
Tribal protectors representing members of four Nisg_a’a villages set up a blockade early Monday morning…
AS THE WORLD BURNS: The art and science of responding to BC wildfires
When dark thunderclouds build behind Dzilh Yez (Hudson Bay Mountain) in Smithers, B.C., local weather…
BC First Nation and feds hatch plan to save sockeye
More than 50 years after the Gitanyow first raised concerns over the diminishing Kitwanga sockeye…
Inquest jury urges review detention policies after man died in Kamloops RCMP custody
CONTENT ADVISORY Regina Basil always did everything she could to protect her younger brother, Randy…
‘Our medicinal lake’: Okanagan Nation members gather at Spotted Lake
During a gathering at kllilx’w (Spotted Lake) in late July, syilx Okanagan Nation members were…
Documentary sparks conversation about Indigenous-led wildfire resilience in BC
A new documentary film, The Test, explores how the community of Logan Lake’s wildfire preparations…
Native courtworker position in Kamloops left vacant; future of role uncertain
Indigenous people involved in the criminal justice system who require legal guidance from a Native…
‘We won’t stop’: Search for missing BC man reignited after 37 years
In the early hours of Nov. 8, 1987, Stanley Morris Peters Jr. went missing. Then…
Keeping kids safe during BC’s summer heat
Emergency health providers are reminding families to keep kids safe during the hot summer months.…
The changing the face of long-term care in BC
Groups of seniors and their loved ones are banding together to improve the quality of…
syilx Okanagan people and their kin cross Canada-U.S. border on horseback
As a demonstration of their sovereignty and unity, syilx Okanagan people and their kin crossed…
First Nation’s geothermal project shows how fossil fuels can power next seven generations
Elders and community members always knew something was bubbling under their feet on this remote…
How AI is helping BC researchers find high-risk cancers
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have created an artificial intelligence that can identify…