Tag Archives: Environment
Stellar sea lion pup in Vancouver aids research to rebuild species in Alaska
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Aquarium says one of its Stellar sea lions has given birth to a healthy pup. A statement from the aquarium says the birth occurred recently and the male pup, named Natoa, and...
Sep 09, 2022
Wisconsin judge rules against Enbridge on Line 5, but stops short of shutdown
WASHINGTON - The Line 5 pipeline has won a stay of execution in Wisconsin, where a federal judge sided with an Indigenous group's complaint but stopped short of ordering the controversial cross-border...
Sep 08, 2022
Michigan signals intent to appeal decision keeping Line 5 dispute in federal court
WASHINGTON - Michigan's chief law enforcement officer isn't quite ready to give up on getting the dispute over the cross-border Line 5 pipeline remanded back to state court. Attorney General Dana Ness...
Sep 06, 2022
Iqaluit water issues a matter of Arctic security, Nunavut MP Lori Idlout says
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's capital was able to avert a water-shortage crisis last week, but the member of Parliament for the territory says infrastructure in the North is an issue of Arctic security...
Sep 05, 2022
Fossil found on P.E.I. older than first dinosaur to have walked the Earth
Lisa Cormier was walking her dog down a familiar path on the beach at Cape Egmont, P.E.I., last month looking for sea glass when she spotted what looked like intertwined branches. A closer look reveal...
Sep 05, 2022
'Beautiful, one-of-a-kind cities are under water:' Floods in Pakistan worry Canadians
Hours after returning to Canada from Pakistan, a Calgary businessman said he got word floodwaters hit the same area where he had been helping people with disabilities move out of the way of the impend...
Sep 03, 2022
'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