The federal government is spending $412.9 million over five years to renew the Pacific Salmon Strategy in a plan to protect and rebuild wild populations. "But the challenges facing wild Pacific salmon are far from over," Thompson said in the statement. The federal department said two dozen wild Pacific salmon populations have been assessed as endangered, 10 as threatened and nine are listed as being of special concern. WATCH | Sockeye salmon return to Okanagan Lake: Salmon Warriors restore spawning grounds as sockeye return to Okanagan | Duration 2:38 In B.C. 's Interior, an initiative supported by the Okanagan Nation Alliance has brought sockeye salmon to Okanagan Lake for the first time in nearly a century.

Source: CBC News April 08, 2026 14:25 UTC