Tag Archives: Environment
Wahpeton feels nature’s wrath with golf ball-sized hail
At least six vehicles on the Wahpeton Dakota First Nations have broken windshields and one a broken sunroof following a storm last night. Stephanie Bird told paNOW that it was the largest hail she has...
Aug 01, 2023
Divers have found seven shipwrecks off Quebec's Iles-de-la-Madeleine this summer
MONTREAL - A team of divers combing the watery depths off Quebec's les-de-la-Madeleine this summer say they have discovered seven new shipwrecks that likely date to the 1800s. Diver Jean-Simon Richard...
Aug 01, 2023
More residents of Osoyoos, B.C., heading home despite recent wildfire growth
OSOYOOS, B.C. - More residents of Osoyoos, B.C., and the surrounding area are being allowed to return home after being forced out by a fast-moving wildfire that spread from neighbouring Washington sta...
Aug 01, 2023
British Columbia's record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers
British Columbia's wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 20...
Jul 31, 2023
Wildfire evacuations ease in Osoyoos, B.C., after frightening weekend
Hundreds of people are being allowed to return to their homes in Osoyoos in southern British Columbia after winds pushed back a wildfire that threatened the town over the weekend. The community endure...
Jul 31, 2023
'Complacency' blamed for N.S. struggles with flooding, other climate disasters
HALIFAX - On the night floodwaters swept through his Nova Scotia county, taking lives and tearing out bridges, Doug Pynch says he had trouble believing an emergency alert that flashed across his phone...
Jul 30, 2023
Firefighter killed while battling Donnie Creek wildfire in B.C.
A firefighter has been killed in northeastern British Columbia, marking the second such fatality in the province this month and the fourth in Canada during this year's record fire season. A release fr...
Jul 29, 2023
Montreal program letting residents plant sidewalk gardens provides numerous benefits
MONTREAL - On a quiet residential corner of Montreal's St-Henri neighbourhood, plots of dirt carved out of the sidewalk, each hosting a solitary tree, have become verdant oases along the city block. T...
Jul 29, 2023
Paddling summer camps educating youth on canoes, kayaks
Youth from the tri-communities are gaining valuable outdoor skills through paddling camps offered by Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan.That's according to La Ronge community programmer Morgan Bell, who explain...
Jul 28, 2023
Hundreds allowed to return home as wildfire crews make progress in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Evacuation orders and alerts covering hundreds of properties in southern British Columbia were rescinded or downgraded Friday as fire crews fought back against wildfires that have ravaged ...
Jul 28, 2023