Tag Archives: Environment
As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north
It was 15 years ago that Ontario student Justin Wood started feeling sick. A keen soccer player, snowboarder and mountain biker, Wood said he didn't know the cause but he had to "back off from playing...
May 26, 2024
$900M B.C.-based hydrogen fuel network will create jobs while cutting emissions: Eby
The Canada Infrastructure Bank is providing a $337 million loan toward a Vancouver company's plans to create a network of hydrogen factories and fuelling stations that could create nearly 300 jobs whi...
May 24, 2024
Jackfish Breakwater Project heads back to drawing board
The Jackfish Breakwater Project has hit a snag as tenders from four companies have been rejected. "They came in far beyond what we had planned and expected - even though we had a contingency in our pl...
May 23, 2024
Canadian Hurricane Centre says active storm season predicted for East Coast
HALIFAX - Canada's East Coast is likely to see an active storm season this year because of record high water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean, say hurricane forecasters. In a briefing Thursday, Bob ...
May 23, 2024
Canada and U.S. suspend all fishing for Canadian-origin Yukon River chinook salmon
WHITEHORSE - Canada and the United States are suspending all fishing for Canadian-origin Yukon River chinook salmon for seven years in an attempt to protect the dwindling species. The agreement covers...
May 22, 2024
Orphan orca's extended family spotted off northeast side of Vancouver Island
ALERT BAY, B.C. - A killer whale pod related to an orphan orca calf that escaped a remote British Columbia tidal lagoon last month have been spotted off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island. Marine...
May 21, 2024
Spring clean-up week in Melfort
Residents in Melfort can take advantage of Spring Clean-up Week to get their yards in tip-top shape. Director of Community Services Rob Lok told northeastNOW landfill fees are being waived for Melfort...
May 21, 2024
This wildfire season, changes are coming to better inform people about smoke hazards
Last year's record-breaking wildfire season forced Canadians to become familiar with the scale of air pollution as hazardous smoke drifted across the country. Environment Canada's colour-coded Air Qua...
May 20, 2024
In the fight for planetary health, how do we preserve our mental health?
TORONTO - It was early May and wildfire season had already started to rage in Western Canada when seven people settled into a monthly support-group meeting over Zoom. The facilitator, Toronto-based Ka...
May 19, 2024
Rain helps crews in Fort McMurray while B.C. cracks down on open burning
Wildfire crews have reported no further growth in the wildfire that continues to burn southwest of Fort McMurray.Alberta Wildfire reports the lack of growth allowed crews to keep working on establishi...
May 18, 2024