Tag Archives: Environment
Loggerhead turtle rarely seen in B.C. waters is rescued, suffering hypothermia
VICTORIA - When B.C. marine scientist Anna Hall encountered a very lost loggerhead turtle in waters near Victoria over the weekend, she knew it faced a grim fate at sea. "The turtle would not have sur...
Feb 07, 2024
B.C. environmental groups request review of tire chemical linked to salmon deaths
British Columbia-based conservation groups have written to the federal environment minister requesting a review of a chemical used in tire rubber, which experts say has been linked to the "mass deaths...
Feb 07, 2024
Ruling should spur federal action to protect at-risk migratory bird habitat: ENGOs
The federal government should act quickly to better protect critical habitat from old-growth logging and destruction, environmental groups said Tuesday, as they hailed a court decision touching on at-...
Feb 06, 2024
City Archives Week display focuses on River Valley history
People will have an opportunity to learn about the history of the picturesque North Saskatchewan River Valley at the City of North Battleford's Archives Week display this year. The event is one of man...
Feb 05, 2024
Tropical New Brunswick home to Dr. Seuss-like tree from around 350 million years ago
FREDERICTON - An enigmatic fossil uncovered seven years ago in a New Brunswick quarry has been found to reveal an extinct tree with a narrow trunk and a top like a pompom, a remnant from a time before...
Feb 05, 2024
Greener Homes Grant program proves more popular than federal government expected
OTTAWA - Demand for federal cash to help defray the cost of home energy renovations spiked in recent months, forcing the government to close applications for the program almost a year earlier than exp...
Feb 05, 2024
'Not be tolerated': Alberta files formal response to proposed oilsands emissions cap
Alberta and two prominent business groups have released formal responses to a proposed federal emissions cap as the province's environment minister was slated to meet with her federal counterpart. "Th...
Feb 05, 2024
Emergency declared in Cape Breton as snowstorm leaves much of Nova Scotia paralyzed
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is asking Ottawa for help as the province digs out from an "extreme snowfall" that has prompted parts of Cape Breton to declare local states of emergency. A stalle...
Feb 05, 2024
Boom in southern Quebec mining claims, including under people's homes, causes anxiety
MONTREAL - When Ellen Rice-Hogan discovered that someone had bought a mining claim under her farm, she was shocked. There's no mining around the Township of Low, Que., about 40 kilometres northwest of...
Feb 05, 2024
B.C.'s dramatic temperature swings put stress on bees and cattle
VANCOUVER - Recent wild temperature swings in British Columbia have raised concerns about the impact on some local animals' health, and potentially their survival. Temperatures in the Fraser Valley ci...
Feb 02, 2024