Tag Archives: Environment
Fish sounds could help scientists understand their ocean world
Fish, it turns out, are a chatty lot. They communicate about everything from what area of the sea has the best food to where predators might be hiding and, of course, their desire for a mate. Now, res...
Jan 24, 2023
Nearly one-quarter of trails in southern B.C., Alberta unmapped and unmanaged: study
New research has spelled out for the first time the gap between official lists of trails in the southern Rockies and the number of trails there actually are, suggesting effects from the growing number...
Jan 24, 2023
Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Kootenay national parks to see infrastructure upgrades
BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada has announced money to improve safety and experiences for visitors to four mountain national parks in Alberta and British Columbia. The $71 million in federal funding for B...
Jan 23, 2023
Abandoned mines among most expensive territorial contaminated sites
YELLOWKNIFE - Environmental advocates say costly cleanups of former non-renewable resource projects in the North show the need for better planning. Three of Canada's top five most expensive federal co...
Jan 22, 2023
Priciest territorial contaminated sites include abandoned mine, former town site
YELLOWKNIFE - Three of Canada's five most expensive federal contaminated sites are abandoned mines in the North. Former resource extraction projects are also among the most costly sites where the terr...
Jan 22, 2023
Remote Labrador location potential training ground for astronauts
When scientists determined in the mid-1970s that the Mistastin crater in Labrador had lunar-like properties, the last Apollo mission had flown and it was too late for astronauts to take advantage of t...
Jan 22, 2023
Federal cabinet set for three-day retreat in Hamilton ahead of Parliament's return
OTTAWA - The ongoing affordability crunch and the threat of a looming recession will be front and centre as the federal Liberal cabinet holds a post-holiday cabinet retreat this week. Prime Minister J...
Jan 22, 2023
To advance 'North American Idea,' fortify bond between Canada, Mexico, experts say
WASHINGTON - The relationship between Canada and Mexico has long been the weak link in North America's trilateral triangle, and foreign policy experts say reinforcing it will be key if the continent i...
Jan 20, 2023
B.C. signs 'historic' deal with First Nation after court fight over treaty rights
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A B.C. First Nation and provincial government have signed what's being called a historic agreement towards jointly managing land, water and resource development. The agreement, s...
Jan 18, 2023
B.C. court tosses lawsuit alleging province broke rules to report emission targets
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge has tossed out a lawsuit that accused the B.C. government of violating its own rules to account for greenhouse gas emission targets. In dismissing the lawsuit file...
Jan 18, 2023