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Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council (NTC) has declared a state of emergency for all 14 First Nations on Vancouver Island it represents due to the mental health and opioid crisis. At a news conference in Port Alberni, B.C., Thursday, NTC president Judith Sayers, a member of Hupacasath First Nation, called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to come to the…
The Canadian government on Friday announced a loan of $2.14 billion to satellite operator Telesat to help the company build its broadband satellite constellation, in what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described as Canada’s largest ever space program. Quebec’s government, meanwhile, announced a loan of $400 million to the company, which has contracted aerospace technology firm…
Kamloops RCMP are working with the B.C. Coroners Service to identify a man found in the Thompson River Wednesday evening. Corporal Crystal Evelyn says a man’s body was recovered from the shoreline near McArthur Island Park shortly after police were called to the area around 5:45 p.m. “Somebody saw something in the water that they suspected…
Conservationists are sounding the alarm over dwindling old-growth forests on an island off British Columbia’s South Coast — and a new report backs up their concerns. B.C.’s Forest Practices Board says without improvements to how forests on Quadra Island are managed, the remaining old growth there may not survive. The board’s investigation started after the…
Fire departments on P.E.I. will have some new equipment to help fight fires in remote areas thanks to a donation from a charity based in Toronto. GlobalMedic has supplied 17 fire skids to departments across the province. The units are equipped with a 1,000-litre water holding tank, a pump and a hose. The pump pressurizes the water…
Many players who were looking forward to the start of the winter season with their sports teams are left hanging after Le Club Dome closed its doors, leaving behind many memories they created in Kirkland in Montreal’s West Island. For people like Brian Williams, its original owner, the sports facility has been a “pillar” for the…
Quirks and Quarks54:00Overheated – a Quirks & Quarks special about urban heat It’s getting hot in here, especially if you live in a big city, as most Canadians do. And with cities getting warmer than ever, experts say it’s time to make our cities cooler. “I think all of the answers exist right on our doorsteps, and…
For anyone who spent their childhood riding stinky, noisy school buses, it’s a revelation to climb aboard one of the electric models coming off the assembly line at Lion Electric in Saint-Jérôme, Que., northwest of Montreal. “The only thing you hear is the wheels on the road,” said founder and CEO Marc Bédard. Proponents believe kids who ride e-buses…
A beluga whale that was suspected of spying for Russia after being discovered in Norwegian waters five years ago has been found dead, according to the non-profit organization that had been monitoring the whale. The body of Hvaldimir — a combination of the Norwegian word for whale and the first name of Russian President Vladimir Putin — was spotted floating in the…
As new students begin to arrive at the University of Prince Edward Island for the school year, they’re being met with a more inclusive welcome. The university’s New Student Orientation (NSO) co-ordinators for 2024 are both international students, bringing with them a fresh perspective on the first few days of life at a post-secondary institute. …
