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Waiting for the tsunami: Tofino’s waves are loved by surfers – but this Canadian town is braced for disaster

How do you plan for an event whose timing is unknown? For Tofino’s residents the threat is distant but signs of preparedness are everywhere

The Guardian - UK

Giant 85 million-year-old mystery sea monster fossil finally identified

A brand new species of elasmosaur named Traskasaura sandrae has been identified from three specimens found on Vancouver Island.

LiveScience

Popular Juan de Fuca hiking trail is closed for the summer - here's where to trek instead

The 25.2-mile British Columbia trail sustained severe storm damage over the winter - so we researched some alternative routes for you

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"I was emotionally moved watching Megan Thee Stallion interact with her fans." From surprise collabs with rap superstars to playing with Bring Me The Horizon and explosive new album Tsunami Sea, inside Spiritbox's incredible year

How Spiritbox have taken steps to world domination

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Would-Be Drug Smuggler Wanted to Use a Jet Ski, Caught By a Beach-Going Family

A would-be drug smuggler was recently caught after their plot to use a raft and a jet ski to smuggle fentanyl to Vancouver Island fell apart due to a beach-going family discovering the illicit material.

RideApart

This elegant lakeside home combines traditional and modern styles to take vacation living to the next level of luxury

All the elegance of a traditional Hamptons coastal home... by the side of the lake on Vancouver Island

Homes & Gardens

Orphaned Killer Whale Rescue Operation In British Columbia

Challenging rescue mission for orphaned killer whale calf stranded in remote lagoon on Vancouver Island.

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‘We’re all cheering for her’: clock is ticking for Canada’s stranded orca orphan

The fate of the calf trapped in a British Columbia lagoon has gripped the public. Can Brave Little Hunter be reunited with her pod?

The Guardian - UK

Orca calf refuses to leave a lagoon where its mother stranded and died off Vancouver Island

Rescuers have been trying to coax a 2-year-old orca from a lagoon off Vancouver Island and back to the ocean for five days, but they only have a 30-minute window every day when waters are high.

LiveScience

How we met after 60: ‘I gave our first date 8/10 – but I think she was expecting 10/10!’

Sue, 72, and Bala, 80, met online before their five-hour first date on Vancouver Island. On their third date, she moved in and never left

The Guardian - UK

Scaling up community drug-checking services in B.C. could help respond to the overdose crisis

British Columbia is in the midst of an enduring drug overdose crisis that continues to claim hundreds of people every year with no end in sight. With a significant rise in deaths over the last seven years, innovative responses are urgently needed.

The Conversation

After the Manitoba crash, Canada needs to rethink bus safety

The recent collision between a bus and a semi-truck near Carberry, Man., which killed 16 seniors, is the latest fatal incident to raise concerns about bus and road safety in Canada. The crash shares similarities to other fatal bus crashes like the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash and the 2019…

The Conversation

To Canada, in search of (Gluten-free) Belgian Waffles: a review of the inaugural BWR BC gravel race

Our writer attended the inaugural Belgian Waffle Ride gravel race in Canada. Here's what he made of it.

Cycling Weekly

5 times Pamela Anderson's memoir left us wanting more — a lot more

"Love, Pamela," the new book by bombshell-slash-activist Pamela Anderson, covers a lifetime in 230-odd pages. It works out to about a little more than four pages for each year of her life — the chronological equivalent of a rock skipping over the surface of a deep, glacier-fed lake, like those…

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Couple work from the beach and live mortgage free after quitting city life

Christina Whiteley and husband Ryan had been living in their home of North Cowichan, Vancouver Island, for five years, but felt like they could be doing more for their daughter and chose to up sticks

The Conversation

How community-engaged archaeology can be a pathway to reconciliation

We are standing in a circle on an expansive beach in front of an ancient rock-walled fish-trap — one of many archaeological sites on the small island of Xwe’etay (Lasqueti) in the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the British Columbian mainland.

The Guardian - US

Mystery death of fifth humpback whale in Pacific north-west sparks alarm

Spike, a beloved marine animal known to scientists since 2018, was found washed ashore near Vancouver Island

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Watch: Panicked sea lion seeking safe haven nearly capsizes boat

In a desperate measure to escape a trio of hungry orcas, a sea lion attempted to join a couple in their small boat off Vancouver Island.

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New prehistoric plant discovery highlights the unexpected diversity of non-flowering plants

The renowned Apple Bay fossil locality of northern Vancouver Island is helping us reimagine seed plant diversity in the Early Cretaceous, the last of three geologic periods comprising the Mesozoic Era.

The Guardian - US

A mega-tsunami in the Pacific north-west? It could be worse than predicted, study says

Scientists uncover worrying news about faults including Cascadia, which runs from Vancouver Island to northern California

The Independent UK

Welcome to Vancouver Island – Canada’s green and pleasant land

Sustainability is part of the fabric of this sparsely populated isle off Canada’s Pacific coast. Brendan Sainsbury shares his pick of the greenest sights to check out on a visit

Daily Record

Whisky producer on Vancouver Island embroiled in 'Scottish words' row with whisky association

Graeme Macaloney, founder of Macaloney's Caledonian Distillery, was born in Scotland but lives in Canada.

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