Tag Archives: Environment
Bear attacks family in B.C., then guards two gravely injured women from rescue: RCMP
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - Police say two women are critically injured after a black bear attacked a family hiking near Dawson Creek in northeastern B.C., then guarded the victims from rescuers until it was...
Oct 04, 2022
Bear euthanized after entering P.A. city limits
Prince Albert police had to euthanize a black bear due to public safety concerns in a residential neighbourhood. According to a media release, the animal was within city limits around midnight Monday....
Oct 04, 2022
B.C. breaking its own law on climate-change reporting, Sierra Club tells court
VANCOUVER - An environmental group is in court accusing the British Columbia government of failing to report if its climate plans will achieve key greenhouse gas emissions targets, as required by a pr...
Oct 04, 2022
Province once again testing hunted animals for chronic wasting disease
People hunting deer, moose, or elk this season are being encouraged to have their animals tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD).This disease affects the nervous system in these animals and can caus...
Oct 04, 2022
Trudeau announces $300-million Fiona relief fund for the East Coast
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced a $300-million fund to help the East Coast recover from the ravages of post-tropical storm Fiona. Speaking to reporters in Dartmouth, N.S.,...
Oct 04, 2022
Environment commissioner warns Canada failing to protect commercially valuable fish
OTTAWA - The federal government is biased against listing commercially valuable fish as species at risk and needing protection, environment commissioner Jerry DeMarco said in a new audit published Tue...
Oct 04, 2022
What to watch from Canada as U.S. race to midterms showdown enters final month
WASHINGTON - Campaigning politicians say it all the time: the coming election will be the most important in a generation. These days, amid the cultural division, political gridlock and social instabil...
Oct 04, 2022
Scientists have developed a technique to restore kelp forests for future generations
VANCOUVER - For Liam Coleman, scuba diving in B.C. waters is like taking a weightless walk in the woods. "It's a really beautiful, quite special experience to go diving into kelp forests .... It's lik...
Oct 04, 2022
Vanity Cup stays in Saskatchewan but goes South
With a combined weight of 34.76 lbs of walleye caught over the weekend, Troy Robinson and Terry Nagel of Beuna Vista were the top catching fishermen of Saskatchewan's highest-paid walleye tournament.B...
Oct 03, 2022
Nine days after Fiona, P.E.I. residents without power alarmed at pace of response
CHARLOTTETOWN - Residents of Prince Edward Island said Monday they're growing exhausted, anxious and cold as thousands remained without power nine days after post-tropical storm Fiona swept through th...
Oct 03, 2022