Tag Archives: Environment
A timeline of the fight to save a flock of ostriches in a B.C. farm
Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., has spent months fighting a cull order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that would result in the deaths of nearly 400 birds. On Monday, police and di...
Sep 22, 2025
Ostrich farmers hope for 'miracle' as CFIA moves to cull flock over avian flu
A last stand to try to save 400 ostriches from an ordered cull is unfolding along a dusty gravel road near the tiny community of Edgewood in southeastern British Columbia. Yellow tape has been strung ...
Sep 22, 2025
Gabrielle becomes at Category 4 hurricane and forecasters advise Azores to take notice
MIAMI (AP) - People in the Azores archipelago were advised Monday to monitor the progress of Hurricane Gabrielle which is now a Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Cente...
Sep 22, 2025
Canada, major fossil-fuel producers widen gap between output and climate targets: report
Canada and other major fossil fuel-producing countries are derailing the world's chance to hit key targets to rein in climate change, a new international report suggests, with 2030 production levels e...
Sep 21, 2025
Living Sky Wildlife Rehab seeks fish donations for injured pelicans
Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation is currently taking care of two pelicans with leg injuries.While dealing with the challenges of rehabbing and caring for the injured birds, a new challenge has emerg...
Sep 21, 2025
Tropical storm Narda forms off Mexico as Hurricane Gabrielle swirls southeast of Bermuda
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Narda has formed in offshore waters of the eastern Pacific south of Mexico. Narda had top sustained winds of 40 mph (60 kph) and was centered Sunday afternoon about 240 mil...
Sep 21, 2025
U.S. right-wing commentator offers to house B.C. ostriches facing cull order
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA - An ostrich farm in British Columbia's Interior whose birds face a cull order has the support of a right-wing American influencer, who is asking for help from truck drivers...
Sep 21, 2025
B.C. First Nation investigates sturgeon deaths, with plan to track drifting carcasses
TSAWWASSEN - It took four people to haul the carcass of a sturgeon off the banks of the Fraser River in Richmond, B.C., earlier this month, one of dozens to wash up recently. The body of the hefty fis...
Sep 21, 2025
Navy still struggling to fill recruitment gaps throughout the service: vice-admiral
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee says the Royal Canadian Navy is "not out of the woods" yet on its recruitment crisis and the next four to five years are going to be "really hard." It's been two ye...
Sep 21, 2025
'Draw the Line' rallies across Canada challenge elements of Carney's agenda
TORONTO - Canadians in several major cities demonstrated Saturday against elements of the Liberal government's agenda, including Prime Minister Mark Carney's support for new fossil fuel projects and e...
Sep 20, 2025