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Salmon Spawning for the First Time in 80 Years in the Upper Columbia River
Tribal biologists have confirmed that chinook salmon are spawning in the upper-Columbia River system in Washington state for the first time in 80 years.
The...
British Columbia to Ban Grizzly Bear Trophy Hunting
Starting on November 30th, grizzly bear trophy hunting will be banned in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
“This action is supported by the vast majority...
Former Harlem Drug Dealer Graduates From Columbia University On Long Road Back From Prison
At 67, David Norman, has traveled a hard road. But after “two prison stints and so many arrests he’s lost count”, the former Harlem...
Something New Under the Sun in British Columbia on a Former Mine
The economic future of the city of Kimberley in southeast British Columbia will soon be much brighter due to the $5.3 million SunMine solar...
Columbia Grad Gets Sweet Surprise at Graduation: Army Dad is Home
Engineering school graduate Ruby Robinson got the surprise of a lifetime on a day when she thought her dad would miss one of her...
Salmon Rebound on Columbia River Results in Record Fall Run
The 2013 chinook salmon run on the Columbia River is the largest ever, and could hit 1 million fish, following years of court-ordered actions...
100 Years Later Wild Elk Return to Lower British Columbia
Roosevelt elk are back in the Lower Mainland after an absence of a hundred years. The huge elk subspecies was hunted out of southwestern...
Columbia University Janitor Graduates With Honors
A Yugoslavian-born custodian at New York's Columbia University will be trading in his uniform for a cap and gown this weekend when he graduates...
Banner Year for Salmon Returning to Columbia-Snake Rivers
This summer, the Columbia-Snake River Basin is witnessing the biggest sockeye salmon returns since at least 1938. The record-breaking run has provided a boon...
British Columbia Protects Forests to Save Caribou
In an effort to save a dwindling and endangered population of mountain caribou, the British Columbia government is making hundreds of thousands of acres...
Elk Return to British Columbia
Elk are alive and well in the Lower Mainland of BC for the first time in a century, following the transplanting of two separate...
Record Numbers of Steelhead Trout Running in Columbia River
After decades of decline in salmon and steelhead runs, this year the largest steelhead run in the history of dam counts is crossing Bonneville...
Canada Agrees 200 Islands Belong to the Indigenous Haida Nation
In a historic "first-of-its-kind" agreement the government of British Colombia has acknowledged the aboriginal ownership of 200 islands off the west coast of Canada.
The owners...
Good News in History, April 14
41 years ago today, EMI released David Bowie's 15th studio album Let's Dance. The album became Bowie's greatest commercial success, with 11 million albums sold and...
Good News in History, April 12
467 years ago, Cuenca was founded in Ecuador, a city of such beauty that it has become known as the "Athens" of South America....
100,000 Salmon Spill Off a Truck in Oregon–and Most Land in a Creek and Survive
Disaster struck a truck transporting 102,000 young salmon to a hatchery in Oregon when it overturned on the road and the giant fish tank...
Good News in History, April 2
40 years ago today, Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian ever launched into space when he rode aboard the Interkosmos Soyuz T-11 to the...
Good News in History, March 31
33 years ago today, the Warsaw Pact officially disbanded, ending the military build-up and stand-off between European communism and European democracy. As many of...
Good News in History, March 29
50 years ago today in Lintong County, Shaanxi Province, a group of farmers—Yang Zhifa, his five brothers, and his neighbor Wang Puzhi—were digging in...
Senators Pushed Big Pharma to Cap Inhaler Prices at $35 – Successfully Bringing Relief to American Families
Less than three months after U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and her colleagues launched an investigation into the four major American manufacturers of inhalers, three...