In a significant victory in the fight against toxics, environmental and health groups in Canada have successfully challenged the federal government’s renewal of a glyphosate product in court. In a ...

On a grey January morning, a crowd surrounded two Gitxaała chiefs on the steps outside BC Supreme Court in Vancouver. Carrying signs reading “Mining Justice Now,” “Stop the Plunder!” and “Reform BC ...

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology represents the fossil fuel industry’s last stand. Hawking expensive, speculative technology to suck CO2 out of the air and store it ...

The biggest seed company in the world, Bayer, claims it has an innovative solution to increase the daily vegetable intake of people in North America. The company says its mission is “Health for All, ...

Smoke rises up from the fire at the heart of the gigukwdzi (Bighouse), lifting sparks up past the big, faceted beams and out the opening in the roof. Cherry blossoms cheer the trees outside Wawadit’la ...

Western Canada’s award-winning environmental news magazine. The Watershed Sentinel has been the voice of the grassroots environmental movement in BC (and beyond) for over 25 years. When environmental ...

Something to sing about: humpback whales are reclaiming their territory in the Salish Sea, bringing new life to waters once left empty by commercial whaling. Humpback whales are graceful giants of the ...

In February 2025, BC’s Ministry of Forests announced logging is on hold for until September 2026 at Fairy Creek, site of Canada’s largest forest civil-disobedience campaign. The same day, the forest ...

Western Canada’s award-winning environmental news magazine. The Watershed Sentinel has been the voice of the grassroots environmental movement in BC (and beyond) for over 25 years. When environmental ...

In White River Provincial Park, songbirds trill and moss-covered branches rustle in the breeze. The river rushes over rocky shallows as the sun sinks behind the hills. The “Cathedral Grove of the ...

Western Canada’s award-winning environmental news magazine. The Watershed Sentinel has been the voice of the grassroots environmental movement in BC (and beyond) for over 25 years. When environmental ...

The salmon of the Salish Sea, long revered as keystone species and cultural icons, are facing unprecedented challenges due to climate change. As warming temperatures and erratic weather patterns ...