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In 2022, sooty bark disease emerged in British Columbia's maples; today it threatens Canada's iconic bigleaf maple

Sooty bark disease, caused by a fungus, has been detected in British Columbia's maple trees. This fungal disease, which can lie dormant, has been triggered by extreme weather conditions. Ornamental maples were first affected, and now native bigleaf maples are also succumbing. Scientists are developing new tests and using citizen…

The Times of India

Extreme heat increases the risk of workplace injuries across Canada

Heat warnings have stretched across Canada this summer, from Atlantic Canada and southern British Columbia to the Prairies, central Canada and the Northwest Territories.

The Conversation

British Columbia Premier David Eby Feels 'Sorry for Americans,' Refuses to Budge on US Booze Ban as Trump's Tariffs Hit Canada: 'There's Not a Chance in Hell...'

British Columbia Premier David Eby said on Tuesday that he feels "sorry for Americans" as U.S.-Canada trade tensions escalated, while vowing American alcohol would remain off liquor-store shelves.

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Filmed Drunk Woman, Shared Intimate Images Without Consent: Canadian Influencer Ordered to Pay $20,000

A Canadian influencer must pay $20,000 for violating British Columbia's Intimate Image Protection Act by posting unauthorized videos. Learn about the tribunal's ruling and its privacy law implications.

International Business Times UK

Pilot killed fighting Colorado wildfire identified as Nicholas Dale

British Columbia pilot was only person aboard helicopter that crashed during aerial firefighting

The Guardian - US

Every winter, Canadian rivers produce giant spinning circles of ice. Scientists now know why

In the colder parts of Canada, winter occasionally produces a sight that seems more suited to a drawing than a river. A large disc of ice appears on the water, almost perfectly round, turning so slowly that its movement is easy to miss. These formations have been reported in places…

The Times of India

Diplomatic sound of silence: What the US indictment leaves unsaid about Delhi, Ottawa, and Nijjar

The Bishnoi gang’s indictment by a US court in California for the June 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, is covered in four crisp paragraphs of a 38-page chargesheet, which also contains extortion and drug-running activities by the gang.

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Fibreglass: How this emerging contaminant is polluting our coasts

Walk along British Columbia’s shorelines and you quickly notice the signs of human-made activities and marine industry: boats anchored and hauled out for repair in marinas, abandoned vessels, the smell of fresh paint, workers sanding hulls and stacks of fibreglass materials waiting to be used.

The Conversation

Older adults are at risk in heat waves, but it’s not just age: How public systems and policies are failing them

Five years ago, British Columbia’s heat dome became one of the deadliest weather disasters in Canadian history.

The Conversation

Canada province preparing lawsuit against OpenAI over school shooting

British Columbia said Tuesday it was preparing a lawsuit against OpenAI over the company's failure to report violent ChatGPT activity by the person who committed a mass school shooting in the western Canadian province. British Columbia said Tuesday it was preparing a separate case, in coordination with the families, and…

The Economic Times

New study finds clear-cut logging can dramatically increase flood risk

In the past 30 years, floods have affected more than 2.8 billion people worldwide and caused over 500,000 deaths. In Canada, flooding has caused significant damage and disruption to communities across the country. The 2021 floods in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley cost an estimated $14 billion in damages.

The Conversation

New pipeline in Canada to proceed after C$150bn pledged to ease BC and First Nations concerns

Port expansion and protections for whales part of BC and Alberta plan to expand country’s presence overseas

The Guardian - US

Carney says northern British Columbia tanker ban will stay as Canada pursues Alberta pipeline

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says a proposed pipeline to carry Alberta oil to the Pacific Coast would preserve a longstanding ban on oil tankers off northern British Columbia, as his government addresses environmental concerns and while seeking to ease separatist tensions in oil-rich Alberta

The Independent UK

As American Truck Simulator leaves the USA for the first time, here are the locations you'll be driving to in British Columbia

American Truck Simulator is getting its first official DLC outside of the United States. These are the first cities in Canada we'll be driving to.

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Euronews

White Pass & Yukon Route: One of the world’s most scenic rail journeys returns for summer

Built in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush, the iconic White Pass & Yukon Route offers journeys from Skagway in Alaska into British Columbia and Canada's Yukon Territory.

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Through Her Beautiful Driftwood Sculptures, This Artist Seeks To Highlight The Unity Of Human Beings With Nature (28 New Pics)

A piece of driftwood washed ashore is often seen as little more than a remnant of a tree's long journey through forests, rivers, and ocean currents. For Canadian sculptor Debra Bernier, however, these weathered fragments are not finished stories but beginnings. Working from her home on Vancouver Island, British Columbia,…

Euronews

Mexico secures ticket to knockout stages as Canada breeze past Qatar with ruthless 6-0 win

Mexico became the first team to secure a knockout rounds ticket after beating South Korea 1-0 to top Group A with six points on matchday two of the group stages.

The Conversation

Why don’t some people get vaccinated? It’s more complicated than you think

When vaccination rates drop — as is the case with adult influenza vaccinations in Canada and child measles vaccinations in British Columbia — the explanation is often that people are “hesitant.”

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Someone's Hiding Tire Spikes On Off-Road Trails. And The Type Is Literally Medieval

Some trail riders near Courtenay, British Columbia got a nasty surprise. Mountain bikers, dirt bikers, dogs; literally no one needs this.

AAP

NVRO Metals Highlights Investment Potential of the NVRO Metals Hub Following Independent 77.6 Million-Tonne Mineral Resource Estimate

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVRO Metals Limited (TSXV: NVRO) (“NVRO Metals” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide investors with additional context regarding the strategic significance of the recently announced independent NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”) for the NVRO Metals Hub in Australia’s Northern…

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NVRO Metals Announces Independent NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate of 77.6 Million-Tonne Polymetallic Resource at the NVRO Metals Hub

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVRO Metals Limited (TSXV: NVRO), (“NVRO Metals” or the “Company”), a clean technology company focused on the recovery of precious and critical metals from sulfidic feedstock including ores, concentrates, mine waste and tailings, is pleased to announce the results of a…

The Conversation

Seaweed farming offers benefits, but regulatory gaps pose ecological risks

From sea lettuce adorning tidal pools and bull kelp left in windrows at the high tide line to towering underwater forests of giant kelp providing refuge and food for countless species, British Columbia’s seaweeds are both ubiquitously prominent along shorelines as well as hidden from sight in the deep.

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Optimi Health Launches Standardized Microdose Psilocybin Products for Clinical Research

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Optimi Health Corp. (NASDAQ: OPTH) (CSE: OPTI) (FSE: 8BN0) (the "Company" or "Optimi"), a commercial-stage GMP pharmaceutical manufacturer of regulated psychedelic drug products, today announced it has completed production of two microdose psilocybin finished drug products, formulated at 1 mg and…

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NVRO Metals Signs Heads of Agreement with Transamine for Proposed Copper Cathode Offtake and Financing Package of up to US$25 Million

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVRO Metals Limited (TSXV: NVRO | OTCQB: ESGLF | FSE: YGK) (“NVRO Metals” or the “Company”), a clean technology company focused on the recovery of precious and critical metals from sulfidic ores, concentrates, mine waste and tailings, is pleased to announce…

The Times of India

Court releases video of Indian-origin men who brutally killed elderly Canadian couple, showed murder weapon ‘like a trophy’

Disturbing videos shown in a Canada court have revealed how two of the men convicted of murdering an elderly couple in British Columbia recorded their actions before and after the killings, including filming themselves on the victims' roof and posting footage with a murder weapon and music playing in the…

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