British Columbia

An image of a professional tree planter hard at work in British Colombia.

Professional tree planting: 'It's a combination between industrial labor and high-intensity sport'

Filmmaker and photographer Rita Leistner, who started planting trees professionally over 20 years ago, says the work is "brutal." Her new film, "Forest for the Trees," documents the hard labor and sense of community fostered among Canada's professional tree planters.

Professional tree planting: 'It's a combination between industrial labor and high-intensity sport'
Clear-cut forest near Eugene, Oregon

'Finding the Mother Tree' explores the intricate communication networks within a forest

'Finding the Mother Tree' explores the intricate communication networks within a forest
A fire medic holds a box containing naloxone hydrochloride which is carried in all their department's emergency response vehicles, in Akron, Ohio

With rising overdoses, British Columbia expands experimental prescription initiative

With rising overdoses, British Columbia expands experimental prescription initiative
Lieutenant-General Bacha Debele is show standing at a podium with his hand raised in soft focus with a guard in military fatigues is shown in focus and holding a large rifle.

A 'sick joke': Tigrayan forces reject ceasefire in Ethiopia’s embattled region

A 'sick joke': Tigrayan forces reject ceasefire in Ethiopia’s embattled region
A young girl is shown leaning up against a stone column spraying a stream of water.

Unprecedented: Northwest heat wave builds, records fall

Unprecedented: Northwest heat wave builds, records fall
Flowers, children's shoes and other items rest at a memorial

Gruesome boarding school discovery forces Canada to reckon with its cultural genocide history

After the remains of 215 children were discovered, advocates are calling for a mass investigation into other missing children from Canada’s residential schools.

Gruesome boarding school discovery forces Canada to reckon with its cultural genocide history
A group of Sinixt tribal members stand together near a mound and conduct a ceremony.

Canada’s highest court rules in favor of Sinixt tribal rights at heart of hunting case

Canada's Supreme Court has ruled 7-2 in favor of Rick Desautel, a man from Washington state who was charged with illegally hunting an elk in British Columbia in 2010.

Canada’s highest court rules in favor of Sinixt tribal rights at heart of hunting case
A ferry moves through British Colombia waters.

COVID-19 racial stats: A ‘double-edged sword’ for some marginalized groups in Canada

Several marginalized communities throughout Canada say they have experienced similar discrimination after the public disclosure of their COVID-19 infections.

COVID-19 racial stats: A ‘double-edged sword’ for some marginalized groups in Canada
Coastal wolves making their way along the beach in British Columbia.

Images of Canada's coastal wolves help promote ocean conservation efforts

British Columbia’s sea wolves had been threatened by trophy hunters until environmental groups — and a photographer — stepped in.

Images of Canada's coastal wolves help promote ocean conservation efforts
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 4, 2019.

Do US-living descendants of tribes in Canada have rights north of the border?

Canada’s Sinixt tribe is officially extinct. But one man aims to regain recognition for his tribe. His case could set a precedent for reconciliation and tribal sovereignty throughout the nation. 

Do US-living descendants of tribes in Canada have rights north of the border?
Britain's Prince William and Catherine, duchess of Cambridge, tour in a canoe during a visit to Haida Gwaii in Skidegate, British Columbia, Canada, Sept. 30, 2016.

Indigenous groups in Canada fight to stay closed as restrictions ease

The Haida are one of many Indigenous groups across the world trying to stay closed as surrounding areas reopen following restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus. 

Indigenous groups in Canada fight to stay closed as restrictions ease
A front line worker from Portland Hotel Society healthcare checks on clients waiting to obtain a "safe supply" of narcotic alternatives, provided by the local health unit to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to help supports addicts and home

British Columbia gets creative to combat drug overdose crisis amid coronavirus

The coronavirus has threatened to worsen British Columbia’s drug overdose crisis. Some doctors are trying something unusual: prescribing opioids and stimulants, off-label, as alternatives for people who would otherwise seek out even more toxic versions on the street.

British Columbia gets creative to combat drug overdose crisis amid coronavirus
firefighters

This summer, Canada’s land of ice was on fire

Hundreds of wildfires, some visible from space, swept across the Arctic Circle this summer—and as they burned, these northern firefighters faced down the changing climate

This summer, Canada’s land of ice was on fire
an overdose naloxone kit in a woman's hands

In Vancouver, people who use drugs are supervising injections and reversing overdoses

After years of heated debates, rising overdose and HIV infection rates, and mounting pressure from people who use drugs themselves, the Canadian government opened Insite in 2003, making it the first publicly sanctioned injection facility in all of North America.

In Vancouver, people who use drugs are supervising injections and reversing overdoses
Protestors hold up signs at a rally against a proposed Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion on Burnaby Mountain in 2014 in British Columbia. In late May, the Canadian government announced it would fund an expansion project for the Kinder Morgan Trans Moun

With pipeline decision, Canada's Trudeau draws ire of environmental supporters

When Justin Trudeau was elected as the prime minister of Canada in 2015 he did so on a platform that pledged to reform the country's environmental laws. Recent news of the Canadian government agreeing to fund a sands oil pipeline extension has many who voted for him questioning his motives.

With pipeline decision, Canada's Trudeau draws ire of environmental supporters