Tag Archives: Environment
'First time in 50 years': Native trout returned to alpine lake in Banff National Park
BANFF NATIONAL PARK - A white bucket sits in a creek flowing out of Hidden Lake - a cold alpine lake behind the Lake Louise Ski Resort in Banff National Park. Inside the bucket, which has been turned ...
Sep 03, 2022
Group has close encounter with shore-skimming orca pod in B.C.
QUADRA ISLAND - A pod of orcas surprised a group of friends visiting Quadra Island, British Columbia, last weekend, appearing metres from where they stood on the waterline of Moulds Bay. The shore-ski...
Sep 02, 2022
Nunavut confirms first case of avian influenza; says wild bird infected
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut says it has confirmed the first case of avian influenza in the territory. The case was discovered by the Canadian Wildlife Service in a live thick-billed murre on Coats Isla...
Sep 01, 2022
Prime minister says some premiers not being honest about carbon pricing
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused some politicians Thursday of being dishonest about the effects of the federal government's carbon tax. The comment, aimed partially at Manitoba Premier...
Sep 01, 2022
Expedition team recovers sunken truck from remote Arctic waters
GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut - An international team has recovered a submerged truck from remote Arctic waters using divers, airbags and a helicopter. The long-planned recovery mission of the Ford-150, which f...
Aug 31, 2022
Toxic chemicals commonly found in dollar store items, testing shows
OTTAWA - Canada needs more transparency and better enforcement to protect Canadians from unlimited exposure to toxic chemicals like lead and cadmium, an analysis from Environmental Defence said Wednes...
Aug 31, 2022
Elizabeth May joins Green leadership race, says party has been in disarray
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May launched her bid to reclaim the leadership of the federal Green Party on Wednesday saying she wanted to rebuild the party and turn it into an influential political force, includ...
Aug 31, 2022
Bogus information online, climate change top Canadian fears in latest Pew survey
WASHINGTON - Canadians consider the online disinformation epidemic and climate change as the most serious threats of the modern age, edging out pandemic-era concerns about the global economy and infec...
Aug 31, 2022
Nunavut ends state of emergency over water shortage in Iqaluit
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government says it has ended a state of emergency intended to address a water shortage in Iqaluit. The territory declared the emergency earlier this month to ensure its ...
Aug 30, 2022
Canada formally initiates challenge of 'unfair' U.S. duties on softwood lumber
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada is formally initiating a challenge of "unwarranted and unfair" U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber. The Canadian government filed notice o...
Aug 29, 2022