Tag Archives: Environment
Man who died after landslide in Quebec's Saguenay—Lac-St-Jean region identified
MONTREAL - A man who died after a landslide Saturday in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region has been identified as 48-year-old Pascal Hon, the provincial coroner's office said Wednesday. The identity...
Jul 05, 2023
Ten years after Lac-Megantic rail disaster, fish not biting 'like they used to'
LAC-MGANTIC, Que. - Pierre Grenier says that ever since the 2013 train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Que., spilled 100,000 litres of crude oil into the Chaudire River, the fishing hasn't been the same. ...
Jul 05, 2023
UNESCO reaffirms threats to Wood Buffalo National Park; calls for action on oilsands
A United Nations body has affirmed earlier findings that Canada's largest national park remains under environmental threats from dams, oilsands development and climate change. The UNESCO report, issue...
Jul 04, 2023
Nipawin looks to apply for provincial disaster relief
Following a major wind event that saw trees uprooted or snapped in two on Canada Day, the Town of Nipawin will look to apply for disaster relief from the province.Town staff said on July 4 that they a...
Jul 04, 2023
N.W.T. reports suspected anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government says there is a suspected anthrax outbreak among the Slave River Lowlands bison population. The Department of Environment and Climate Change says 15 ...
Jul 04, 2023
Alberta weekend tornado that damaged, destroyed homes rated rare, violent twister
EDMONTON - A preliminary report on a weekend tornado in central Alberta says its winds were so violent they picked up a 10-tonne farm combine and tossed it half the length of a football field. "(The c...
Jul 04, 2023
Police divers find two bodies after Quebec landslide
SAGUENAY, Que. - Quebec provincial police say two bodies have been found by divers near the site of one of the landslides in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region triggered Saturday by a "phenomenal" rainfa...
Jul 04, 2023
Quebec forest fire situation continues to improve with rain but risks remain: SOPFEU
MONTREAL - The forest fire situation in Quebec is improving after recent rain, the province's wildfire prevention agency said Monday, though large blazes continue to burn and fire risk remains high in...
Jul 03, 2023
Dry patches in lawn may be chinch bugs, not drought
A pesky insect appears to be marking more and more territory on residential lawns. Chinch bugs feed off the grass and then kill it by injecting a toxin, leaving behind dead patches of grass in what wa...
Jul 03, 2023
"A preoccupation with failure." Why the Titan submersible was doomed from the start
HALIFAX - The company behind the submersible that imploded during a recent dive to the Titanic ignored key principles that guide organizations working in high-risk environments, experts in emergency m...
Jul 03, 2023