Tag Archives: Environment
CFIA official tells of threats and harassment that dogged ostrich cull operation
As Canadian Food Inspection Agency workers prepared for a cull of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm, they came under a variety of harassment from opponents of the operation, said a seni...
Jan 30, 2026
'Creeping snow drought': Canadian research shows less snowpack a concern
New research shows less snowpack in certain regions of Canada can have wide-ranging effects on everything from farms and wildlife to the broader economy. The Concordia University study, published in t...
Jan 29, 2026
Months after B.C. ostrich cull, why does protest movement persist?
Melody Leinweber's latest tattoo is a stylized portrait of an ostrich with a colourful beak, pink and turquoise stars around its head and a twinkle in its eyes. The mother of four from West Kelowna, B...
Jan 29, 2026
Former CFL player Chambers preparing young athletes for their next steps
Fourteen years after being selected in the first round of the CFL draft, Shamawd Chambers is preparing the next generation of Canadian football players to pursue a variety of high-performance pathways...
Jan 27, 2026
Polytechnique Montréal removes beef from cafeteria menus to cut emissions
MONTREAL - A Montreal engineering school says it has removed beef from its cafeterias to reduce its carbon footprint. Polytechnique Montral started removing beef options in September from its six food...
Jan 27, 2026
Marineland has solid plan to move whales and dolphins to U.S., minister says
TORONTO - Marineland has a "solid plan" to move Canada's last remaining captive whales and dolphins to several parks in the United States, Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson said Tuesday. On Monday, t...
Jan 27, 2026
More arctic air is expected for Southern states hit by ice and riddled with power outages
When a massive winter storm descended on the Northeast and parts of the South over the weekend, Lisa Patterson planned to stick it out at her family's home in Nashville. But after she and her husband ...
Jan 27, 2026
Why two skulls unearthed in B.C. could be harbingers for future archeological woes
Last June, landscapers working on a site in Kamloops, B.C., came upon a troubling discovery - two human skulls and jawbones. Police and the coroner were informed, but after an inspection that swiftly ...
Jan 27, 2026
US braces for more freezing cold as winter storm leaves at least 26 dead
Many in the U.S. faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the Northeast and kept parts of the South coated in ice....
Jan 26, 2026
Woman found dead in Montreal-area home without power during extreme cold
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner will investigate the death of a woman whose body was found Sunday evening inside a Montreal-area home that had been without power for more than a day. It was fire departm...
Jan 26, 2026