Tag Archives: Environment
Strathcona announces acquisition of Serafina, potential plans for expansion
Strathcona Resources Ltd. announced its growth into Saskatchewan during a press conference with Premier Scott Moe in North Battleford . The company said it recently acquired Serafina Energy Ltd. and i...
Sep 20, 2022
Lobster and crab harvesters push back against 'red list' meant to help right whales
It is disappointing that crustaceans have been added to a so-called "red list" of seafood to avoid as a way of protecting endangered whales, Canadian lobster and crab harvesters said Tuesday. A recent...
Sep 20, 2022
As UN confronts 'cascade of crises,' Trudeau focused on global growth, food security
UNITED NATIONS - In a time of crisis, the planet is gridlocked by "colossal global dysfunction," the head of the United Nations said Tuesday as he urged leaders to come together in a collective effort...
Sep 20, 2022
Restoring the culinary and cultural bounty of ancient Indigenous sea gardens in B.C.
SALT SPRING ISLAND, B.C. - A family of sea otters emerges from the ocean and rambles up the rocky shoreline, while a great blue heron in search of a meal pokes at a wall of rocks. Fountains of water s...
Sep 18, 2022
Sperm whales' clicking dialects are evidence of 'non-human culture', say scientists
VANCOUVER - In the dark depths of the Pacific Ocean, there are a lot of conversations going on. Click-click-click-click-click. That's the sound of a sperm whale. Click-click-click-click, pause, click....
Sep 16, 2022
La Ronge council handed master plan covering parks and trails for next 20 years
La Ronge council was presented with a plan at a regular meeting this week which included a long-term strategic framework to guide decision-making on the development, management, and investment in park...
Sep 15, 2022
'Wow factor': Public website reveals best-yet picture of hundreds of bird migrations
The piercing yellow eyes and deadly hunting skills of the snowy owl awe bird-lovers in the U.S. Midwest every winter. Now, thanks to what has been heralded as the most comprehensive summary of migrati...
Sep 15, 2022
Coalition on climate adaptation says Canada needs hard targets on disaster resilience
OTTAWA - A broad coalition on climate adaptation and disaster resilience says air conditioning should become a human right on par with winter heating - one of a series of hard targets it says Canada n...
Sep 12, 2022
River mystery: what is killing the giant sturgeon of B.C.'s Nechako River?
VANCOUVER - Fisheries scientists in British Columbia have recovered the bodies, but have few other clues and no prime suspect. So what is killing the giant sturgeon of the Nechako River? Government sc...
Sep 11, 2022
Scott Woods back on the road and returning to Melfort
Scott Woods, a multi-talented entertainer and musician, is back on the road with his brand new show 'Old Fashioned Hoedown'.Known as 'The Fergus Fiddler' and even as 'The Flippin' Fiddler', Scott Wood...
Sep 09, 2022