Tag Archives: Environment
Canadian on-air weather personalities shifting tone amid worsening climate change
Forecaster Warren Dean recalls feeling helpless as a deadly heat dome hovered over British Columbia last summer. The CTV News weather anchor for Vancouver Island says he and his colleagues tried to ha...
Jul 26, 2022
Communities in Bloom judges visit Kinistino
The Town of Kinistino saw two out-of-province judges visit their community this past weekend on behalf of Communities in Bloom.Lorna McIlroy of Grande Prairie, Alta. and Linda Tomlinson of Kelowna, B....
Jul 25, 2022
Landfills and climate change increasing polar bear-human conflicts in Arctic: report
Climate change and human impacts on the land are behind a growing number of encounters between people and polar bears around the Arctic, new research concludes. "What we have seen is an increase in in...
Jul 24, 2022
Hot weather leads to sweat, delays for Canadian travellers in Europe
Trevor Norris is used to hot summer weather, being from the Prairies. But his trip to England this week - one of many European countries facing record temperatures - has left him battling train delays...
Jul 21, 2022
Homeless population among those most affected by extreme heat
TORONTO - William Gaikezheyongai has lived outside long enough to know where to get water in times of extreme heat. He knows construction workers usually have water bottles in their vans, so he'll ask...
Jul 21, 2022
Montreal-area city approves crossbow hunt to control deer population in local park
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A city on Montreal's south shore is planning a controlled hunt with crossbows this fall to kill most of the deer living in a local park, after their population jumped by almost 50 pe...
Jul 20, 2022
Trudeau launches expanded oceans protection plan, with aim to reach more regions
BOWEN ISLAND, B.C. - Boosted coast guard facilities and increased safeguards for Canada's coastal environments are part of an expanded $3.5-billion marine program that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ha...
Jul 19, 2022
Research survey finds Canadian lakes in increasingly hot water over climate change.
Canadian lakes are in hot water over climate change, a new research survey has concluded. "Canadian lakes are warming twice as fast as the rest of the lakes globally," said York University biologist S...
Jul 19, 2022
Trudeau tours B.C. cherry farm, where weather events have affected crop
KELOWNA, B.C. - The prime minister got a first-hand look at how heat and wildfires in British Columbia last year combined with mild temperatures in the earlier months of 2022 have left fruit growers w...
Jul 19, 2022
Wildfire threats grow in western provinces, as warmer and drier weather forecast
Canada's western provinces are dealing with a number of wildfires caused by warmer and drier weather. The B.C. Wildfire Service is keeping an eye on the Nohomin Creek Fire, which measures more than 20...
Jul 19, 2022