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Vancouver has a rich and beguiling history.

A revealing study of two tragic events that took place at an Indian residential school in British Columbia which underline the profound impact the residential school system had on aboriginal commun

The compelling biography of former British Columbia cabinet minister Bob Williams weaves his political and economical insights with the story of his unconventional life.

Wayne Cope has TV to blame for starting him on his long career as an officer of the Vancouver Police Department.

The so-called land question dominates political discourse in British Columbia.

A collection of fascinating stories of the extraordinary and astonishing in BC's history. Daniel Marshall uncovers the stories of BC you've never heard.

Toques, mittens and scarves are all associated with northern climates, but the quintessential garment of Canadian knitting is surely the bulky and distinctly patterned West Coast cardigan.

After a young girl moves to a small island community, she and a local Indigenous boy form a strong friendship over the summer.

The tragic and shameful story of Indigenous erasure and genocide at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Canada In May 2021, the world was shocked by news of the detection of 215 unmarked grav

A full-colour guide to more than 200 species of coniferous and broadleaf trees found throughout the parks, woodlands, and urban green spaces of Victoria, BC.

The tale begins in sixteenth-century Venice, when explorer Juan de Fuca encountered English merchant Michael Lok and relayed a fantastic story of a marine passageway that connected the Pacific and

One of British Columbia's most colourful figures was Albert "Ginger" Goodwin, a slight young English immigrant who arrived on Vancouver Island in 1910 to join hundreds of others slav

After nearly three decades of wilderness dwelling far from neighbours and roads, with the nearest community accessible only via float plane or days of hiking, Czajkowski purchases a derelict homest

Mike Gouchie is an indigenous Nashville recording artist.

A road trip through the prairies prompts acclaimed writer Sharon Butala to unearth the stories of the natural world around her, and at the same time revisit her own personal histories.