BC

The Tsilhqot'in Nation and Southern Dakelh Nation Alliance in BC have ban all limited-entry hunting for moose in their respective territories.

First Nations are asking the federal government to implement treaty loan forgiveness as promised in the February 2018 budget.

Teacher and Snuneymuxw elder, Mandy Jones, teaches Hul'qumi'num language classes at the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District in BC. She combines language instruction and cultural teachings.

At the Toronto International Film Festival, Edge of the Knife, a feature film made entirely in the Haida language, will be shown. It stars a Haida cast who speak in dialects of the Haida language.

At least 40 percent of teachers have experienced physical, emotional, or verbal violence, according to a survey by the Canadian Federation of Teachers. Education assistants often face the most violence from students.

During the 2014 whooping cough outbreak on Haida Gwaii, 123 probable and confirmed cases of whooping cough were reported. If rates go above normal, the health officer can choose to declare an outbreak, but the northern health officer had retired and had not yet been replaced whe

The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal issued a ruling denying approval for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Leaders from the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations believe this ruling offers a new chance for the Canadian government to fulfil its promises of reconciliation.

The Federal Court of Appeal will rule on August 30 on a case that combines nearly two dozen lawsuits that call for the National Energy Board's review of Kinder Morgan Canada Limited's project to be overturned.

A private firefighting crew left the area of Burns Lake without ever unloading their trucks. Stating that the water source was not adequate for their equipment, the firefighting crew left. In spite of evacuation orders, over 100 locals are fighting the fires on their own.

Humans have started more than 400 wildfires in BC this season through campfire, cigarettes, and car accidents. Many of these could have been avoided. In addition, an unusual amount of lightning activity has contributed to the number of wildfires.