Tag Archives: Environment

Humanity is at a precipice and it's time to make much bolder moves to cut carbon emissions.That's the reaction from Peter Prebble, a director with the Saskatchewan Environmental Society, as the world ...

A man who lost his family home in Monte Lake, B.C., said his sister escaped while the tires on her vehicle were melting. Kevin Cooke said his sister Jackie Cooke left when told to by fire crews, but w...

OTTAWA - The secretary-general of the United Nations says a new report "must sound the death knell for coal and fossil fuels," raising renewed questions about Canada's climate plan and the long-term v...

SUNDRE, Alta. - A large dirt mound at the top of a green pasture in central Alberta is a reminder that tragedy can strike like lightning. Two high-value horses being trained by Ian Tipton and his part...

VANCOUVER - The endangered southern resident killer whale population may have suffered more loss with one of the orcas presumed dead, says an expert. The orca, K-21, was seen in the last week of July ...

OTTAWA - The federal government says the proposed Grassy Mountain coal project in southwestern Alberta cannot proceed. Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announcement ...

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Baffin Island community of Qikiqtarjuaq will see a deepwater port built in its community after decades of lobbying the federal government. Infrastructure minister Catherine McKe...

WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States won't be able to provide each other with much in the way of firefighting reinforcements this year as the two countries contend with one of the earliest and mo...

DUNCAN, B.C. - Christmas tree growers in British Columbia say they are facing a brown holiday season due to the heat dome that drove temperatures above 40 Celsius for days and burned firs destined for...

VANCOUVER - There is more to learn about the consequences of intensifying wildfires on community watersheds across Canada, but a large, severe fire followed by heavy precipitation could seriously affe...