Environment

An enormous national marine conservation reserve is being established on British Columbia's central coast, spanning an area larger than Prince Edward Island.

British Columbia researchers found more than 200 contaminants in water and chinook salmon tissue samples collected from five sites in the Lower Fraser River estuary including everything from cocaine and antidepressants to caffeine and flame retardant

Forest conservation projects hit a financial wall amid provincial mandates, rigid laws

A judge denied the Grand Forks, B.C., man's $145K claim after he rejected multiple city buyouts

Metro Vancouver staff say pipeline delays, lack of snow and 'Super El Niño' threaten fire hydrant pressure, though backup systems exist

The B.C. government has sanctioned a Chilliwack company after a botched fertilizer application contaminated public forest lands and killed more than a dozen cattle

Mayor Mike Little says new information has come to light that requires a new public hearing

B.C.'s Ministry of Environment and Parks issued the penalties after Barkerville Gold Mines failed to conduct 174 samples and leaked toxic metals into the Cariboo watershed

LNG Canada has been ordered to identify the root causes of "black smoke flaring" from its facility in Kitimat, B.C., and implement measures to prevent it by October.

Majority of respondents say they prefer senior levels of government, big emitters to pay for climate costs