Tag Archives: Environment
Turtleford area annual Christmas Bird Count coming up
The Turtleford area group of birding enthusiasts is getting geared up to take part in their annual Christmas Bird Count event again this year. Coordinator Brent Keen hopes to see a good turnout for th...
Dec 11, 2022
Turtleford area annual Christmas Bird Count coming up
The Turtleford area group of birding enthusiasts is getting geared up to take part in their annual Christmas Bird Count event again this year.Coordinator Brent Keen hopes to see a good turnout for the...
Dec 11, 2022
Not yet over the moon: Here's what's on the horizon for Canadian space exploration
OTTAWA - When Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette was young, she didn't see many stars in the bright skies over Montreal. But she would pore over the colourful, otherworldly images taken by the Hubble Spac...
Dec 11, 2022
Get tough with Canada over cross-border mining contaminants, First Nations tell U.S.
WASHINGTON - In a city of pinstripes and partisan power brokers, Mike Allison sticks out like a sore thumb. He's in the wrong place - and he knows it. "I shouldn't be here," the denim-clad Indigenous ...
Dec 11, 2022
Climate change affecting Christmas tree farms across Canada, expert say
VANCOUVER - The effects of climate change are taking a toll on Christmas tree farms across Canada, with one forestry expert and the head of the Canadian Christmas Tree Association saying the sector th...
Dec 11, 2022
Big cities have a major role to play in protecting biodiversity, experts say
MONTREAL - While they're traditionally viewed as concrete jungles rather than natural oases, cities are increasingly taking a leadership role when it comes to protecting biodiversity. Cities will take...
Dec 11, 2022
Efforts to protect nature at COP15 will fail without Indigenous people, leaders say
MONTREAL - The world won't succeed in halting biodiversity loss without Indigenous participation and leadership, according to leaders attending a major United Nations conference in Montreal. Jennifer ...
Dec 10, 2022
Efforts to protect nature at COP15 will fail without Indigenous people, leaders say
MONTREAL - The world won't succeed in halting biodiversity loss without Indigenous participation and leadership, according to leaders attending a major United Nations conference in Montreal. Jennifer ...
Dec 10, 2022
Indigenous communities leading the switch to renewable energy in the North
YELLOWKNIFE - An energy-focused think tank says Indigenous energy sovereignty in Canada's North is "absolutely critical and fundamental" to addressing climate change, but more support is needed. The P...
Dec 10, 2022
Tenacious whale swims across the Pacific with a broken spine: B.C. researchers
A humpback whale with a severe spinal injury used nothing but its pectoral fins to swim 4,800 kilometres between British Columbia and Hawaii, in what a researcher says is a heartbreaking example of a ...
Dec 10, 2022