Human Interest

• Princess Anne to help commission new navy vessel in B.C. ceremony

  The first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel for Canada's Pacific fleet will officially be commissioned in a ceremony featuring Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles.

  Politics

  May 3
  
• Orcas that hunt sperm whales may be new population, study suggests

  Researchers from the University of British Columbia said they've identified a potentially new population of open-ocean orcas, which hunt the biggest predators on the planet.

  Environment

  Mar 15
  
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• Saskatchewan judge OKs pronoun law challenge

  A court challenge can proceed over the Saskatchewan government's law requiring parental consent for children under 16 who want to change their names or pronouns at school.

  Canada

  Feb 16
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• Tortoise found wandering in Richmond named Frank the Tank finds new B.C. home

  Adoption requests came from as far away as New Zealand, but Frank the Tank, a 17-kg tortoise found wandering in a Richmond bok choy field last month, will be staying in B.C.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2023
• Wiley wolf-dog on the run on Vancouver Island

  Residents in southeastern Vancouver Island are being asked to keep an eye out for a large wolf-dog mix-breed that has been wandering around for nearly two months but skilfuly avoiding all attempts to trap it.

  Environment

  Nov 13, 2023
• Tortoise called Frank the Tank found wandering in Richmond, B.C. needs new home

  With a name like Frank the Tank, you might think nothing could stop the 16-kilogram sulcata tortoise, but wandering alone on farmland near Richmond, B.C., certainly slowed him down.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2023
• Trilingual ‘O Canada’ to be sung at Blue Jays game

  Sgt. Chantal Larocque hopes that singing "O Canada" in English, French and Algonquin at Rogers Centre before a Toronto Blue Jays game will open everyone's eyes to the possibilities of creating a more inclusive game experience.

  Sports

  Sep 30, 2023
• Bears force 160 people to pull out of B.C. wildfire crew camp

  About 160 firefighters battling a blaze in B.C.'s Interior have pulled out of their camp after they were subjected to what the BC Wildfire Service calls "persistent bear activity."

  Aug 31, 2023
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• B.C. firefighters save kitten trapped under Surrey floor for days

  Firefighters had to cut through an exterior wall of a home in Surrey, B.C., to rescue a kitten trapped under the floor for four days.

  Jun 16, 2023
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• Cedar Creek Gardens is home to the only miniature Scottish Highland bull calf in Canada

  The four-legged animal has been garnering attention from across the world, with his owner Taylor Crassweller doing interviews with companies from France, New York and Sweden.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2023