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A wildfire burning out of control on Green Mountain southwest of Nanaimo poses a potential threat to Vancouver Island marmots.

Every year, the municipality auctions properties of owners who haven't paid taxes for two years

The beaver or polar bear might be symbols of Canada, but there are 308 species of mammals, plants and invertebrates that are found only within our borders, and most are in danger of disappearing forever, conservationists say.

March marks 186th anniversary of British Empire’s slavery abolition

Nearly 13,000 travellers have been denied entry to Canada from the U.S. since border restrictions were put in place in March.

Red onions imported from the U.S. are likely behind an ongoing salmonella outbreak in B.C. and four other provinces, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).

Squamish Nation carver Darren Yelton has been commissioned to create a marker to honour Gihei Kuno, a carpenter who saved his fishing village in Japan by immigrating to Steveston

A man from Texas who grabbed a newborn seal pup from a floating log near the wharf in Port McNeill and kept it for several days has avoided criminal charges.

Culvert replacement aims to increase fish accessibility: Squamish River Watershed Society

With students expected back to school Sept. 8, there are some answers and many questions