National Newsticker Lichen, logging, land rights: Complex forces play out in fate of ancient B.C. forest September 18, 2025 430 views By Brenna Owen A shaggy, cool-green lichen hangs from the trunk of a tree in a forest on northeastern Vancouver…
National Newsticker Wildfire evacuation orders lifted in Cariboo region in B.C. Interior September 17, 2025 374 views Several evacuation orders prompted by wildfires in British Columbia’s Interior have been rescinded, although residents in a portion of the…
National Newsticker LeBlanc, MacKinnon take over for Freeland as she leaves Carney’s cabinet September 17, 2025 550 views By Kyle Duggan and Dylan Robertson Chrystia Freeland abruptly left Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet on Tuesday to take on…
National Newsticker Colchester council refers event funding to tourism committee September 17, 2025 454 views By Sam McBain, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Advocate The Municipality of Colchester County unanimously voted to refer a request…
National Newsticker Nisga’a Nation can help convince other nations for LNG export site off coast: Eby September 17, 2025 297 views By Wolfgang Depner British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is “counting” on the Nisga’a First Nation to help…
National Newsticker Richmond, B.C, mayor won’t seek re-election after 25 years in the role September 17, 2025 524 views By Nono Shen The mayor of Richmond, B.C., says he has decided not to seek re-election next year, wrapping up…
National Newsticker Freeland resigns from cabinet as she takes on new role as special envoy to Ukraine September 17, 2025 485 views By Kyle Duggan and Dylan Robertson Chrystia Freeland is quitting Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet and taking on a new…
National Newsticker First nation leads effort to monitor orca-threatening ship noise September 17, 2025 534 views By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Underwater noise is a serious threat to endangered Southern Resident…
National Newsticker One woman’s gift aims to protect forest land forever September 17, 2025 384 views By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer In the foothills of Quebec’s Appalachian Mountains, a woman with…
National Newsticker First Nation sues feds, saying they were ripped off in land claim settlement September 17, 2025 456 views By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer An Indigenous band in BC wants a 2002 land claim…
National Newsticker First Nations partner with the University of British Columbia to design homes that reflect their cultures, save energy — and resist wildfire, too September 17, 2025 404 views By Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood Since wildfires tore through his Yunesit’in community in 2017, Russell Myers Ross has been pursuing a…
National Newsticker Northern Ontario’s EMS crisis, where even the ambulance is dangerous September 17, 2025 375 views By Jon Thompson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ricochet Roy Cutfeet’s pager flickered an address into the dark. It was the…
National Newsticker Secwépemc play seeks to answer the question: ‘What do we do to heal our communities?’ September 17, 2025 359 views By Macarena Mantilla, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Wren Editor’s note: As a member of Discourse Community Publishing, The Wren…
National Newsticker Portage la Prairie businesses ‘Paint the Town Orange’ for reconciliation September 17, 2025 390 views By Renee Lilley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Portage Graphic Leader For the second consecutive year, storefronts across Portage la Prairie…
National Newsticker Robert Redford remembered for his deep legacy in environmental activism and Native American advocacy September 17, 2025 439 views Native communities, will remember his greatest legacy as the founder of Sundance Film Festival, where he launched the Sundance Native…
National Newsticker AFN chiefs warn federal budget cuts will hurt First Nations September 16, 2025 461 views By Alessia Passafiume First Nations chiefs are warning Ottawa that any cuts to federal funding for their communities will only…
National Newsticker B.C., federal governments support huge LNG facility, opposed by some FirstNations September 16, 2025 307 views -CP-The British Columbia and federal governments have announced their support for a massive LNG export facility floating in waters off…
National Newsticker 4.2 magnitude earthquake rattled Haida Gwaii, no tsunami expected September 16, 2025 513 views A magnitude 4.2 earthquake has occurred 75 kilometres west of the Village of Daajing Giids on Haida Gwaii. British Columbia…
National Newsticker Sale of portion of NWT rare earths project to American firm raises ‘serious questions,’ says YKDFN September 16, 2025 573 views By Eric Bowling, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWT News/North A recent sale of nearly half of an Australian firm’s holdings…
National Newsticker Federal transportation investigators to visit site of fatal Manitoba plane crash September 16, 2025 441 views By Brittany Hobson Investigators are heading to the site of a plane crash that killed four people in remote northeastern…
