Tag Archives: Environment
Quebec municipalities using artificial intelligence to track tree cover, cars, pools
MONTREAL - Municipalities in Quebec's capital region have recently begun using artificial intelligence to track everything from tree cover to cars -- and even backyard pools. The Communaut mtropolitai...
Jul 28, 2024
Parks Canada official says wildfire in Jasper National Park could burn for months
HINTON, ALBERTA - A Parks Canada official says a wildfire that's destroyed hundreds of structures in the town of Jasper and continues to burn out-of-control in the national park could still be burning...
Jul 27, 2024
Provincial fire ban lifted
There's some good news being offered to people heading out this weekend to the province's lakes and campgrounds.Due to recent rainfall and cooler weather, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) ...
Jul 26, 2024
Work continues to clean second motor oil spill in river near Montreal
MONTREAL - Work continued Friday to clean up the second oil spill in two weeks in the St. Lawrence River off eastern Montreal. The Quebec Environment Department has confirmed that the two spills in th...
Jul 26, 2024
Rain, cooler weather limiting spread of wildfires in Jasper National Park
Cool and wet weather is making a difference in Jasper National Park.The park posted a statement on X late Thursday night saying cooler temperatures and up to 15 millimetres of rain since midnight had ...
Jul 26, 2024
How to protect yourself from bad air quality due to wildfire smoke
As wildfires burn in parts of Canada and the wind carries smoke into communities near and far, health experts are advising people to regularly check air quality ratings and take precautions. Wildfire ...
Jul 26, 2024
"Now lost": Jasper fire torching cherished memories along with forests
The black clouds billowing from the fires razing Jasper National Park hold more than the reek of charred timber and scorched earth. For thousands of Canadians and mountain-lovers around the world, it'...
Jul 25, 2024
Poverty more prevalent among those who died during B.C.'s heat dome: study
VANCOUVER - A researcher who looked into deaths during the eight hottest days of B.C.'s deadly heat dome says that equitably addressing the impacts of climate change would mean placing a larger focus ...
Jul 25, 2024
Three tornadoes hit Quebec Wednesday, uprooting trees, damaging infrastructure
MONTREAL - Three tornadoes touched down on Quebec territory Wednesday, Environment Canada has confirmed, causing damage to trees and infrastructure and injuring at least one person. A tornado formed i...
Jul 25, 2024
Canada's premiers forced to confront escalating climate change-related disasters
HALIFAX - As Canada's premiers reckoned with housing, health care and their contentious relationship with Ottawa during meetings last week in Halifax, many of them remained consumed by climate change-...
Jul 25, 2024