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Humpbacks, including Poptart, return to Salish Sea with new calves

Humpbacks, including Poptart, return to Salish Sea with new calves

Poptart, a seven-year-old female that is back from the birthing grounds in Hawaii with her first calf, is attracting particular attention
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John Ducker: Planning, timing key to smoothly entering busy highway

John Ducker: Planning, timing key to smoothly entering busy highway

Proper acceleration, taking into account the posted speed, the traffic and weather conditions are key to smoothly driving onto a highway.
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Byelections on Saturday in two B.C. ridings regarded as NDP strongholds

Byelections on Saturday in two B.C. ridings regarded as NDP strongholds

Langford-Juan de Fuca on Vancouver Island and urban riding of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
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B.C. Ferries warns of cancellations in the busy summer season

B.C. Ferries warns of cancellations in the busy summer season

Back-up crew numbers to cover unexpected absences are especially thin at Swartz Bay and Nanaimo, says the company
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Air India bombing fading from Canadians' memories, poll shows

Air India bombing fading from Canadians' memories, poll shows

Three in five young people, under age 35, say they have never heard of the bombing.
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B.C. fishing lodge practically empty, losing business from wildfire closure

B.C. fishing lodge practically empty, losing business from wildfire closure

"This was something we didn't see. Nobody could have predicted it,” says the owner of McKay Bay Lodge on Vancouver Island.
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NHL teams won't wear theme-night jerseys after players' Pride refusals caused distractions

NHL teams won't wear theme-night jerseys after players' Pride refusals caused distractions

NHL teams won’t wear special jerseys for pregame warmups during themed nights next season, the result of a handful of players refusing to use rainbow-colored Pride jerseys this past season and causing unwelcome distractions.
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Arrest of man charged with Burnaby girl's murder a chaotic scene, trial hears

Arrest of man charged with Burnaby girl's murder a chaotic scene, trial hears

A police dog service vehicle collided with a civilian vehicle at the scene of Ibrahim Ali’s arrest in September 2018, according to testimony from the Burnaby RCMP officer who took Ali into custody.
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David Eby calls banners over B.C. highway 'hateful' and 'reprehensible'

David Eby calls banners over B.C. highway 'hateful' and 'reprehensible'

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia Premier David Eby says "hateful" banners aimed at transgender people that have hung for months over one of the province's highways are "reprehensible" and he wishes the protesters involved would "go home.
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2021 heat dome prompts $50B lawsuit against fossil fuel companies

2021 heat dome prompts $50B lawsuit against fossil fuel companies

Oregon’s largest county is suing several fossil fuel companies for more than $50 billion due to damages from the 2021 North American heat dome and future costs of climate change.
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