Tag Archives: Environment
Alberta takes aim at GHG emissions cap, proposes rules on trespass and data gathering
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is eyeing a number of steps to challenge the proposed federal greenhouse gas emissions cap. Announcing an upcoming motion under her Albert...
Nov 26, 2024
Investigation into B.C. teen with bird flu finds no new cases, cause still unknown
An investigation into the case of a teenager infected with avian flu in British Columbia has found no new cases or evidence of human-to-human transmission, while failing to identify how the teen caugh...
Nov 26, 2024
Mother orca and her children make 'grocery shopping' trip near downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A family of killer whales has made a rare trip into waters off downtown Vancouver for what an expert says was likely a "grocery shopping" hunt for harbour seals. Video shared on social med...
Nov 25, 2024
Careful driving needed in N. Battleford; ML
The Highway Hotline is reminding drivers to be alert when taking to the roads. North Battleford and Meadow Lake both have warnings of partly covered roads with loose, drifting and swirling snow. In St...
Nov 25, 2024
The Battlefords dig out from season's first snowfall
The sun may have finally decided to make an appearance but the cleanup from this past weekend's snow continues. According to Candace Toma, public and intergovernmental relations coordinator for the Ci...
Nov 25, 2024
Snow crews start again with emergency routes
Clearing up the city's second snowfall of the season is a start and stop operation after 10-15 centimetres of snow that began Saturday night. The snow crews are still working on grading emergency rout...
Nov 25, 2024
Bear killed after attacking man walking on Metro Vancouver trail with dog
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - British Columbia conservation officers say a man was injured earlier this week when he was attacked by a black bear while he was walking his dog on a Metro Vancouver trail. The Con...
Nov 23, 2024
Octopus battles B.C.'s bomb cyclone in ocean floor video
Even with eight legs it was difficult to hang on during this week's bomb cyclone in British Columbia, with a remote camera capturing an octopus battling currents whipped up by the hurricane-force wind...
Nov 22, 2024
Ship strikes kill thousands of whales. A study of hot spots could map out solutions
A study of hot spots for collisions between ships and whales around the world, including Canadian waters, offers a map for measures to prevent the deadly strikes that could drive some species to extin...
Nov 22, 2024
Most Dutch Elm trees in Melfort have been removed
The City of Melfort has some good news on the Dutch Elm disease front. After over 100 trees in the city were found to have the disease this year, the decision was made to remove the trees as quickly a...
Nov 22, 2024