Tag Archives: Environment
Quiet Salish Sea gives scientists chance to study endangered killer whales
A significant drop in sea traffic brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has created what scientists call a rare opportunity to study how quieter waters affect southern resident ...
Jun 28, 2020
Poll suggests how abortion, climate policies affect support for Conservatives
OTTAWA - A failure to clearly articulate positions on social conservative issues and a weak climate change plan are often cited as reasons the federal Conservatives failed to woo enough voters to win ...
Jun 27, 2020
Peak flows in the Churchill River system expected to approach record levels
The Water Security Agency (WSA) is updating the High Streamflow Advisory for the Churchill River System to include additional details.According to a media release, the high flow event making its way d...
Jun 26, 2020
OPG pulls plug on plan to bury nuclear waste near the Lake Huron shoreline
TORONTO - A politically fraught plan to store hazardous nuclear waste deep underground near the Lake Huron shoreline has been formally put to rest more than 15 years after it was first proposed. In a ...
Jun 26, 2020
Alberta probe into foreign funding of anti-oil groups extended to October
EDMONTON - Alberta's public inquiry into whether foreign money is bankrolling anti-oil protests in Canada is going into overtime. Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the initial findings from ...
Jun 25, 2020
Numbers of large wild Atlantic salmon dipped to near historic lows in 2019
HALIFAX - A group advocating for the conservation of wild Atlantic salmon says the number of adult salmon returning to North America rivers fell to near historic lows last year. The Atlantic Salmon Fe...
Jun 25, 2020
A box of teeth and scientific serendipity unveil the lives of bottlenose whales
HALIFAX - The walnut-sized teeth taken from northern bottlenose whales slaughtered in the 1960s and 70s are proving to be storehouses of knowledge that raise awareness about the fr...
Jun 25, 2020
More than a dozen great blue heron fledglings found dead in B.C.
VANCOUVER - More than a dozen great blue heron fledglings were found dead this week after a tree with several nests fell in the Greater Vancouver area. A news release from the Wild...
Jun 24, 2020
Canada gives $5 million for new wildlife research network
OTTAWA - The federal government is investing $5 million to create a national wildfire research network, two years after the Canadian Forest Service warned that Canada's expertise and research on fores...
Jun 24, 2020
University of B.C. study warns wildfire smoke could make COVID-19 symptoms worse
VANCOUVER - A study by University of British Columbia researchers underscores the immediate, harmful health effects of wildfire smoke and says there are concerning implications dur...
Jun 24, 2020