VICTORIA- Officials don’t yet know how many containers burned aboard a cargo ship in a still-smouldering blaze off the coast of Victoria, a spokesman for the Canadian Coast Guard said Sunday. The flames initially spread to 10 containers after another 40 fell overboard in choppy waters on Friday,  but JJ ...

Ceremony at Clarke Lake field, BC, Canada project renamed Tu Deh-Kah Geothermal (source: Ryan Dickie/ Tu Deh-Kah Geothermal) By Shari Narine Local Journalism Initiative Reporter FORT NELSON FIRST NATION-The economic and environmental impacts of a geothermal energy project in Fort Nelson First Nation’s territory in northeastern British Columbia has Chief ...

By Victoria Ahearn THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO-For distinguished documentary maker Alanis Obomsawin, getting a career retrospective at the Toronto International Film Festival isn’t just about reflecting. True to her prolific career of 53 films over 54 years, the 89-year-old member of the Abenaki Nation says going through her archives has ...

By Scott McLean  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In an effort to increase their long term sustainability and cut greenhouse gas emissions, the Fort McKay Metis Nation will be unveiling their completed solar farm before the end of summer. Spread across two locations, the solar farm, which is designed to save ...

At a time when climate science  demands a rapid transition off fossil fuels, Ottawa approved more than $1.3 billion for oil and gas companies through the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. Photo by Kartikay Sharma / Unsplas By John Woodside  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At a time when climate science demands ...

The Indigenous-made Nikihk soap and cleaning products are now on sale at around 1,500 Sobeys locations. By Sam Laskaris  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Officials with the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) came up with a distinctive idea in their quest to combat what was a national shortage of sanitizing solutions ...

By Marc Lalonde Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The tenuous Indigenous tourism industry will now be able to help guide tourists to genuine, culturally appropriate Indigenous tourism destinations with a designated mark, called The Original Original, just in time for summer. The campaign aims to educate travellers, modernize their perception of ...

 By Bob Weber  Canadian Press FORT NELSON, B.C. -Ottawa has committed more than $40 million to fund the development of geothermal power from a diminishing natural gas field in northern British Columbia. “It will serve as a model for other geothermal facilities across the country, particularly in the North and ...