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Vancouver Island scuba divers spot sixgill shark in rare shallow-water sighting

Vancouver Island scuba divers spot sixgill shark in rare shallow-water sighting

McTavish was first to spot the animal and used a flashlight and hand signals to alert the others to the shark.
It's official: The Pacific Buffet is never returning on BC Ferries

It's official: The Pacific Buffet is never returning on BC Ferries

Pour one out for the fancier food option that closed up in March 2020 and is never, ever coming back (like, ever).
Orca and deer spotted swimming together near U.S.-Canada Border

Orca and deer spotted swimming together near U.S.-Canada Border

The deer might have been spooked, but the whale was unfazed.
Managers but no CEO to attend June 17 BC Ferries session in Sechelt

Managers but no CEO to attend June 17 BC Ferries session in Sechelt

Slated to attend BC Ferries' June 17 community drop-in session in Sechelt are its marine superintendent, regional terminal operations, customer experience manager, director of community relations, manager of community relations, and fleet and schedule management.
Classes cancelled at Capilano University as support workers strike

Classes cancelled at Capilano University as support workers strike

Classes at both North Vancouver and Sunshine Coast campuses have been impacted, after support staff set up pickets over the issue of remote work
Why there were passenger overloads the Coast ferry route last weekend

Why there were passenger overloads the Coast ferry route last weekend

The first Saturday in June saw ferry service operating at a "C" licence between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale, meaning the Transport Canada mandated capacity of the ship was reduced by 607 people.
Canada’s self-proclaimed fastest-growing unicorn facing legal trouble in B.C., the U.S.

Canada’s self-proclaimed fastest-growing unicorn facing legal trouble in B.C., the U.S.

Vancouver-based Nexii Building Solutions is the subject of two court cases that allege a breach of contract
Humpback whale freed off Haida Gwaii was 'hogtied' by crab fishing gear

Humpback whale freed off Haida Gwaii was 'hogtied' by crab fishing gear

It’s the second rescue mission for a humpback this year, and and more entanglements could be on the way, with more fishing gear in the water as humpback numbers rise
Kirk LaPointe: If trade with Asia is the future, why did B.C. nix its trade program?

Kirk LaPointe: If trade with Asia is the future, why did B.C. nix its trade program?

We may never know why the province chose to shutter what was a small investment for a large return, writes Kirk LaPointe
Health leaders reject allegation 'safe supply' adds to drug deaths

Health leaders reject allegation 'safe supply' adds to drug deaths

“We have been concerned about this increasingly polarized rhetoric that is not informed by evidence,” says chief coroner Lisa Lapointe