Island Insider

Canada or the provinces could kibosh Ksi Lisims LNG, or other American owned resource projects, in response to tariffs, but there would be consequences, especially with Trump’s zero-sum approach to international relations and trade, experts say.

B.C. Premier David Eby is looking to speed up approvals for mining, energy and LNG projects, but critics and First Nations say doubling down on fossil fuels and fast-tracking mining projects is at odds with the province's climate commitments and duty to consult first nations on resource projects.

Many shoppers indignant at Trump's tariff threat are vowing to shop Canadian, regardless of any increased hit to their wallet.

The tiny Kwiakah First Nation, with 19 members, has launched a “return home” by transforming a former open-net salmon farm into a floating, solar-powered scientific hub anchored in their traditional territory along B.C.’s wild central coast.

Environmental groups are taking federal ministers to court in a push for them to recommend an emergency order to save endangered killer whales.

The federal government expects the cost of providing disaster relief funding to balloon to a billion dollars or more each year as the climate crisis advances, according to a new risk management report.

First Nations leaders say they must be part of “Team Canada” — and decision makers on resource projects — to combat looming U.S. tariffs as they head into a key annual summit with the B.C. government.

If activist Zain Haq is deported to Pakistan on Saturday, Canada would become the first country in the world to deport a non-violent climate protester, says federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.

A new large-scale reservoir project in Chapman Creek watershed is getting millions in federal funds as climate change causes a string of severe summer droughts and stringent water bans on the southern B.C. coast.

The federal Conservative leader's speech to a packed B.C. audience didn't address how he’d tackle incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s promise to impose a potentially devastating 25-per-cent tariff on Canadian goods.

The new Community Transformations Project has pinpointed the Canadian communities and workforces most vulnerable to disruption with the global transition to a net zero economy.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) staff were unimpressed with the proposed framework to address the surging problem of noise pollution, internal communications obtained by Canada’s National Observer suggest.

Salt levels in streams as a result of winter road clearing can be ten times higher than regulated limits at sensitive stages of coho salmon development, UBC researchers find.

The BC NDP Government and Green Party have hashed out new confidence and supply agreement focused on common ground rather than points of contention to bolster the NDP’s slim margin in the legislature after the recent election.

Deep Water Recovery is facing another warning and threat of fines for its controversial Vancouver Island ship breaking operation on the shores of Baynes Sound.