Tag Archives: Environment
Caution urged as mining companies eye critical minerals below Quebec boreal forest
MONTREAL - About one million square kilometres of Quebec is covered by boreal forest, roughly 70 per cent of the entire province. In the north, where ecosystems are less likely to have been altered by...
Feb 08, 2023
B.C's pink sea urchins are on the move to shallower waters thanks to climate change
VANCOUVER - Pink sea urchins off the coast of Vancouver Island are expanding into shallower waters, in what researchers say is an indication of how rapidly climate change is affecting ocean life. Rese...
Feb 07, 2023
Cree mother wonders how mining development in northern Quebec will affect food supply
CHISASIBI, Que. - Heather House studies full-time through McGill University's distance education program, and when she is not immersed in books she is raising her eight children with her husband in Ch...
Feb 07, 2023
The state of the union? Unapologetically pro-American, to hear Joe Biden tell it
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden offered no apologies for his spendthrift, pro-American economic strategy Tuesday, making clear in his second state of the union speech that he intends to persist ...
Feb 07, 2023
Canadian government announces $46.5 million for deepsea research
VANCOUVER - The federal government is investing more than $46 million over the next five years to see what's under Canada's oceans and then protect it. Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray said understandi...
Feb 06, 2023
Tracing fishing gear to protect North Atlantic right whales is positive step: experts
FREDERICTON - Much can be learned about the evolving habits of endangered North Atlantic right whales by tracing pieces of fishing gear from which the animals are freed, say researchers. Gear that was...
Feb 06, 2023
Where trapping is still a way of life, Quebec lithium projects spark fears for future
NEMASKA, QUE. - As Freddy Jolly's pickup truck travels the dusty roads through the spruce forests outside Nemaska, Que., the one radio station fades in and out, and Jolly fills the gaps between countr...
Feb 06, 2023
Murray Lake Ice Fishing Derby fundraiser to help youth
Outdoor enthusiasts will be gearing up to head to Murray Lake near Cochin for the upcoming Ice Fishing Derby. The event will be held on March 4, from noon to 4 p.m. Proceeds will benefit Saulteaux and...
Feb 05, 2023
Murray Lake Ice Fishing Derby fundraiser to help youth
Outdoor enthusiasts will be gearing up to head to Murray Lake near Cochin for the upcoming Ice Fishing Derby. The event will be held on March 4, from noon to 4 p.m.Proceeds will benefit Saulteaux and ...
Feb 05, 2023
Governments, B.C. coastal First Nations endorse marine protection action plan
VANCOUVER - The federal and British Columbia governments, alongside 15 coastal First Nations, have officially endorsed the blueprint for a vast network of marine protected areas along Canada's west co...
Feb 05, 2023