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Canadian and American fighter jets intercepted four Russian and Chinese bombers near Alaska on Wednesday afternoon. North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, detected and...

Last year saw the largest number and weight of salmon ever caught in the North Pacific. The North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission recently published data...

LifeLabs, which provides medical laboratory testing services across Canada, has been sold to an American company. The deal, announced Wednesday, will see Quest Diagnostics purchase...

WestJet pilots on domestic routes won’t be going on strike, after all. Pilots with WestJet Encore, which operates small planes at domestic airports including Nanaimo,...

With lost and abandoned fishing gear accounting for 70% of large plastics in the ocean, Canada is stepping up to tackle the problem. To mark...

BC’s forests minister is hopeful a recent North American Free Trade Agreement ruling will bring good news for BC lumber producers. The dispute over Canada’s...

Several Vancouver Islanders were formerly entered into the Order of Canada today in a ceremony in Ottawa. Dr. Granger Avery from Port McNeill was added...

Talks between air traffic control workers and NAV Canada have broken down, and workers are now concerned they will be replaced by contractors if...

Heavy-hitters from the federal NDP were on the Island Wednesday, pushing the federal government to help feed struggling Island families. Party leader Jagmeet Singh, along...

You can expect to see a lot fewer monarch butterflies returning to BC this spring, judging by bad news from Mexico. Environment Canada researcher Greg...

Efforts to restore five Island estuaries are getting international acclaim this week. On Wednesday the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, endorsed the...

A threatened Island seabird’s recent win in court is good news for endangered birds across Canada. Now, federal environment minister Stephen Guilbeault must reconsider his...

This year was one of the worst ever for Canadian families struggling to put food on their tables. The new Food Price Report from Canadian...

The aging Aurora surveillance planes at 19 Wing in Comox are being replaced by new Boeing-made aircraft, the government announced today. The federal government has...

There’s no relief coming after all for BC softwood lumber exporters, after the US International Trade Commission ruled today duties will stay in place. The...

With the number of international students in BC returning to pre-pandemic levels, Stats Canada released a report today about where they are coming from...

Canada’s independent environmental auditor says DFO remains in the dark when it comes to the data it needs to manage fisheries. A report to Parliament...

A recall for nearly 130,000 Helly Hansen sweaters has been issued because of flammability concerns. The recall notice, issued by Health Canada on Wednesday, warns...