by MBC News | Apr 20, 2026
Photo: File Photo of Cold Lake arial view By Chantel Downes Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lakeland This Week According to Imperial Oil, the release happened on April 9, when bitumen emulsion, including bitumen and produced water, was released from a pipeline...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2026
Photo: People offer tobacco and roses into a sacred fire at a backlane vigil for Leah Faye Keeper on April 11. / Crystal Greene, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter By Crystal Greene Local Journalism Initiative Reporter IndigiNews Content warning: This story includes...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2026
By Cory Bilyea Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Wingham Advance Times As Canada marked National Indigenous Languages Day on March 31, a major new digital resource became available to residents across the country looking to connect with Indigenous culture and...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2026
Photo: A sockeye salmon. / Photo by Barrie Kovish. By Sonal Gupta Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Canada’s National Observer Ottawa’s $412-million salmon recovery program offers a lifeline to BC’s struggling fisheries — but comes at the same...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2026
By Carol Baldwin Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Wakaw Recorder Mental health in agriculture remains a significant concern as farmers experience increasing pressure, isolation, and financial uncertainty. “All of the risk of producing food is put on the farmers,...
