Tag Archives: Environment
Scouts Canada selling historic Quebec camp it has owned for more than 100 years
MONTREAL - Scouts Canada says it has accepted an offer to sell a historic camp site north of Montreal that first opened more than 110 years ago. The organization announced Thursday it has sold Tamarac...
Jul 18, 2025
Quebec City region received 75 millimetres of rain in less than two hours on Thursday
QUBEC - Up to 75 millimetres of rain fell over two hours in parts of the Quebec City area on Thursday when severe thunderstorms swept across southern Quebec. Environment Canada says the storms caused ...
Jul 18, 2025
Jansen potash mine delayed, BHP cites rising costs
Less than a year after reporting that construction was ahead of schedule, BHP now says its Jansen potash project near Humboldt will face major delay and a significant cost increase.According to BHP's ...
Jul 18, 2025
‘Prime time’: Sask. ag specialist breaks down the good and the bad of summer algae blooms
As temperatures climb and water sources across Saskatchewan warm up, conditions are ripe for algae to flourish - both the helpful kind and the potentially deadly. "Prime time for some of these more da...
Jul 18, 2025
How Vancouver's urban orcas create connections and community among followers
VANCOUVER - Chatchawan Jaksuwong says he used to feel empty when he looked at the ocean. But after encounters with whales in the urban waters of Vancouver the photographer now feels a deep sense of co...
Jul 18, 2025
Pair of rare, multicoloured lobsters new summer stars of Dartmouth ocean centre
DARTMOUTH - Burrowing under seaweed and crawling around a large open-top tank at an ocean centre in Dartmouth, N.S., are two beady-eyed alien-like creatures named Moonmist and Bingo. One of them is ha...
Jul 18, 2025
First Nations leaders call Bill C-5 ‘colonization in 2025’ following meeting with PM
Some First Nations leaders walked out of a meeting today with the prime minister regarding the Liberal's major projects law, saying it undermines treaty rights and Indigenous sovereignty. Mark Carney ...
Jul 17, 2025
Cenovus making progress as vapour cloud diminishes from Rush Lake 2 well release
A large vapour cloud that has been billowing from Cenovus Energy's Rush Lake 2 facility for over two months appears to have dissipated, offering the first glimmer of progress since the uncontrolled re...
Jul 17, 2025
‘Prime time’: Sask. ag specialist breaks down the good and the bad of summer algae blooms
As temperatures climb and water sources across Saskatchewan warm up, conditions are ripe for algae to flourish - both the helpful kind and the potentially deadly."Prime time for some of these more dan...
Jul 17, 2025
Supportive space for residents of Denare Beach opens; 48 active wildfires burning in Sask.
A Community Resilience Centre has opened in Denare Beach to support residents who have experienced devastating losses due to the Wolf wildfire. The centre, located in the Denareplex, will be operation...
Jul 17, 2025