Tag Archives: Environment
A year after Fiona, a traumatized Newfoundland town backs away from the sea
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - One year after a wave driven by post-tropical storm Fiona slammed into the back of her house and twisted it like a corkscrew, Lori Dicks now lives up on a hill, far from the water. ...
Sep 24, 2023
B.C. mule deer stressed by wildfire, but still much to learn about wildlife impacts
Proof that deer experienced elevated stress in response to wildfires in British Columbia's southern Interior can be found in their poop, although researchers say there's still much to learn about what...
Sep 24, 2023
Smoke prevents Yellowknife from holding welcome home celebration
YELLOWKNIFE - Smoke has forced Yellowknife to cancel a celebration marking the return of residents to the city after a wildfires-prompted evacuation that lasted for weeks. The Northwest Territories ca...
Sep 23, 2023
B.C. frog relocation project aims to better understand conservation practice
VANCOUVER - Almost every day this summer, University of British Columbia master's student Megan Winand waded through wetlands with an antenna, following the beeping sounds to find Columbia spotted fro...
Sep 23, 2023
Japan, Canada pledge more co-operation on battery supply chains, AI technology
OTTAWA - Canada and Japan signed a new battery supply-chain agreement in Ottawa Thursday, as Canada seeks to expand its position in the battery industry and Japan seeks to secure access to lucrative A...
Sep 21, 2023
Canada has supporting role to help Haiti, but 'there is no solution from outside': PM
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would not say Thursday whether Canada will take part in a Kenya-led multinational security mission in Haiti that the United Nations is under mounting U.S. pres...
Sep 21, 2023
Atlantic politics erupting over offshore wind legislation
OTTAWA - The Atlantic Liberal caucus is slamming the Conservative party for opposing new legislation that would extend the Atlantic accords to include renewable energy. "Our caucus views this as an at...
Sep 20, 2023
Split-screen summit: Ukraine, climate clamour for top billing at UN General Assembly
NEW YORK - Ukraine and the climate crisis battled for top billing Wednesday at the UN General Assembly, where Canada struggled to reconcile its reputation as an oil and gas supplier with the global ef...
Sep 20, 2023
Climate, development, India top of mind as Trudeau arrives at UN General Assembly
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived Tuesday at the UN General Assembly with the planet at a climate crossroads - and Canada facing an ever more fraught relationship with the world's faste...
Sep 19, 2023
Canada signs $3B nuclear deal with Romania, as Europe aims to wean off Russian energy
OTTAWA - Canada and Romania signed a $3-billion export development deal Tuesday that will see two new nuclear reactors built in the eastern European country, in a move that both governments' energy mi...
Sep 19, 2023