Tag Archives: Environment

A mother killer whale who famously pushed the body of her dead newborn for 17 days in 2018 has lost another calf, and researchers say she is again carrying the body in an apparent act of grief. The Ce...

OTTAWA - Canada is set to take over the presidency of the G7 in 2025, leading a forum of seven of the world's most advanced economies at a time of political instability at home and around the world. H...

VANCOUVER - A letter sent to the editor of The New England Journal of Medicine signed by Canadian health officials says the British Columbia teenager who tested positive for avian flu has been taken o...

MONTREAL - Authorities in Utah say a Canadian man has died in an avalanche while snowboarding in the mountains near Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake County sheriff's office says the body of 38-year-old D...

MONTREAL - Quebec's recycling system is getting an overhaul to reduce waste and take the burden off municipalities. A single organization called co Entreprises Qubec is to now manage recycling across ...

A sea otter has been seen clambering onto a surfboard and following surfers off Vancouver Island, prompting reminders from Fisheries and Oceans Canada to avoid close interactions with the mammals. Pho...

VANCOUVER - A rare cougar sighting has been reported in Vancouver's urban Dunbar neighbourhood. The BC Conservation Officer Service says in a statement that the big cat was reported on Dec. 26 around ...

HALIFAX - For more than 150 years, the stout and tidy Walton Harbour lighthouse in Nova Scotia has stood watch from a cliff overlooking the upper Bay of Fundy. But in recent years, coastal erosion lef...

MONTREAL - Quebec ski hill operators said Monday they're remaining optimistic despite warm temperatures and heavy rainfall that could dampen the lucrative holiday ski period. The co-owner of the Mont-...

COBBLE HILL, B.C. - Gil Yaron barely contains his excitement when asked to describe his non-profit venture to convince construction companies, developers and renovation contractors to recycle tonnes o...