33 h. ago Why was ‘incredible’ giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.’s big

Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island.

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44 h. ago 'Punch in the gut': Island community calculating ripple effects of Crofton mill closure

'We had the mill so long, we just couldn't picture that day when it was no longer going to be operating. So, to get that news yesterday was a real punch in the gut' — North Cowichan Mayor Rob Douglas

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64 h. ago Hundreds of Vancouver Island mill workers lose jobs ahead of Christmas

Domtar pulp mill in Crofton to close, leading to 350 job losses

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67 h. ago Vancouver Island mill latest to close in B.C., 350 jobs lost

A pulp mill on Vancouver Island is permanently ending operations, the latest mill to close in the province, affecting around 350 employees. Domtar said in a statement Tuesday that continued poor pricing for pulp and lack of access to affordable fibre in British Columbia necessitates the closure of its pulp mill in Crofton. “These decisions […]

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9 d. ago Police clear protesters from Vancouver Island logging blockade

Police say they have arrested four people during enforcement of a court injunction prohibiting anyone from blocking or interfering with forestry activities in the Carmanah Valley of southwestern Vancouver Island. A statement from the RCMP on Tuesday says a blockade of people, vehicles and wooden items had been established along the Walbran Forest Service Road […]

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3 w. ago Deachman: In truth, public service cuts won't be catastrophic for Ottawa

A new report predicts the number of jobs lost will account for about 2.5 per cent of Ottawa's workforce. Here's why it'll be okay.

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4 w. ago B.C. gov’t, Coastal First Nations sign declaration to uphold oil tanker ban

Bill C-48 bans ships that hold more than12,500 metric tons of oil from waters off the north of B.C.’s coast — from the northernmost point of Vancouver Island to the Alaskan border.

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last month Some science and research investments protected, no core investments for colleges and universities in Budget 2025

OTTAWA, Nov. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As a funding crisis at Canada’s colleges and universities results in hundreds of program suspensions, campus closures, and over 13,000 academic jobs lost, the federal government failed to make needed investments in colleges and universities, says the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). “The federal government recognizes the […]

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