Tag Archives: Environment
Chasing clear weather, eclipse watchers to converge on Quebec's Eastern Townships
MONTREAL - Evan Zucker has been on a cross-continent journey from San Diego, chasing clear skies ahead of Monday's total solar eclipse. While he originally planned on watching in Texas, a cloudy forec...
Apr 04, 2024
Survival clock ticks for trapped B.C. orca calf, as gear arrives for complex rescue
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - Equipment for the rescue of a killer whale calf stranded in a Vancouver Island lagoon has started arriving in the remote community of Zeballos, ahead of a complex operation that could...
Apr 04, 2024
Rescuers plan helicopter airlift of orca calf stranded in B.C. lagoon
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - Plans are now underway to airlift a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off northern Vancouver Island in an effort to reunite the young orca with its extended fami...
Apr 03, 2024
As Ford ties Trudeau's future to carbon price, Poilievre demands meeting of premiers
OTTAWA - As the premier of Canada's largest province warned that Justin Trudeau's political future is tied to the fate of his consumer carbon price, the leader of the federal Conservatives urged the p...
Apr 02, 2024
Federal review of forestry sector emissions falling short, environmental groups warn
A federal review of Canada's forestry sector emissions needs to go much further than currently proposed or it could jeopardize its credibility, nearly a dozen environmental groups said as they ramped ...
Apr 02, 2024
Stranded orca calf remains in B.C. lagoon, breaching at regular intervals
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - Thick fog covers the mountainside as heavy, pounding rain pelts a remote lagoon Tuesday near the northern Vancouver Island village of Zeballos, where a real-life drama involving a str...
Apr 02, 2024
2024-25 Anglers Guide now available; Southern Zone opens May 5
As the weather starts to get warmer and the rivers and lakes start to open up, the dream of casting and reeling in a big one gets closer to reality. In preparation for this year's fishing season, the ...
Apr 01, 2024
Carbon pricing 101: What today's increase could mean for you
OTTAWA - The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today. Here's some questions answered about what this could mean for you. Who pays the carbon price? Canada has two different carbon...
Apr 01, 2024
Carbon pricing 101: What today's increase could mean for you
OTTAWA - The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today. Here's some questions answered about what this could mean for you. Who pays the carbon price? Canada has two different carbon...
Apr 01, 2024
Rescuers in B.C. hope AI will help reunite orphaned whale with its family
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The latest advancements in identifying killer whales with the help of artificial intelligence are being put to use to help reunite an orphaned B.C. orca with its pod, but first it nee...
Apr 01, 2024