Local Journalism Initiative
‘Treat the land right’: BC farmers search for solutions as another year of drought looms
The lines on Eugen Wittwer’s face are like the rings of a tree — they…
Butt-shaped dye stains on new chairs lead to failed claim against BC furniture store
Fabric stains left behind by someone’s behind led to an unsuccessful lawsuit against a BC…
‘Fire is medicine’: WFN company utilizes prescribed burns to mitigate wildfire risks
As wildfires worsen across the province, cikilaxwm (prescribed fire) is gaining more traction as a…
What’s up with BC’s two-stream medical residency system?
An advocacy group trying to increase the number of highly skilled resident doctors who can…
From berries to sage, Anona Kampe teaches syilx Okanagan plant knowledge
Only take what you need, and use what you take. And whatever you don’t use,…
Schooling the fine art of Indigenous food sovereignty on BC coast
Joshua Charleson throws back the lid of an enormous cooler to reveal a cache of…
Five ways to fix emergency healthcare in BC
Medical students at the University of British Columbia have come up with five recommendations to…
Meet the team facilitating a Good Night Out on this Vancouver strip
It’s quarter to midnight and the Good Night Out team are arriving bundled up and…
Five projects you need to know about as BC’s oil and gas sector heats up
Last year was the hottest in recorded history and British Columbia’s worst-ever wildfire season, with…
Long after the woolly dog’s extinction, BC’s Coast Salish carry on the canine’s legacy
Debra qasen Sparrow recalls talking and learning about Coast Salish woolly dogs with her grandfather,…
Outlaw BC compassion club argues it merited Health Canada’s support
Vancouver-based compassion club that was buying unregulated drugs, testing and then distributing them to people…
BC’s old-growth forests are still being logged and burned to make electricity
Two new reports find B.C.’s old-growth forests are still on the chopping block despite claims…
Long COVID patients say WorkSafeBC is making life worse
Maryanne Andrew has been getting sicker and sicker since she caught COVID-19 in January 2022…
First Nations life expectancy has plummeted in BC. How to change that
Due to the toxic drug crisis and later the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy for First…
Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front saved lives by distributing tested drugs
Research first published informally by Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front has now been published in…