Tag Archives: Environment
B.C. union calls for full-time remote work due to spiking gas prices
BURNABY - The BC General Employees' Union is asking for provincially regulated employees to be allowed to work from home full-time due to high fuel prices. The union, which represents 35,000 public se...
Mar 30, 2026
Enbridge's plan to fund policing costs of pipeline reroute in U.S. raises concerns
Enbridge has agreed to funnel money to U.S. law enforcement in anticipation of protests against its Line 5 pipeline reroute project, a move that has raised concerns about the depth of the company's in...
Mar 26, 2026
Fact File: Posts misidentify pilot involved in fatal Air Canada crash
Multiple social media posts this week paid tribute to the two pilots who died in a collision between an Air Canada plane and a firefighting truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport. But in some of the po...
Mar 25, 2026
Alberta, Ottawa reach 'agreement-in-principle' on methane emissions
CALGARY - Alberta and Ottawa have reached an "agreement-in-principle" that puts the province in control of regulating its methane emissions, with final rules expected by the end of this year. The fede...
Mar 25, 2026
Photo Gallery: Vancouver's famous cherry blossoms out in full bloom
People were out walking, cycling and taking photos at Vancouver's David Lam Park on Monday as the city's famous cherry blossom trees and magnolias in were in full bloom. Here is a look at some scenes ...
Mar 24, 2026
Three Quebec maritime students who were stranded in Persian Gulf in good spirits
MONTREAL - Three students who were stranded aboard ships in the Persian Gulf for more than two weeks arrived back home in good spirits. the director of Quebec's maritime institute said. All three stud...
Mar 21, 2026
Invasive grasses may pose deadly risk post-wildfire, UBC researcher says
VANCOUVER - Invasive grasses are creeping into burnt landscapes years after wildfires and could fuel massive future fires that put people's lives at risk, a University of British Columbia researcher s...
Mar 20, 2026
Invasive grasses may pose deadly risk post-wildfire, UBC researcher says
VANCOUVER - Invasive grasses are creeping into burnt landscapes years after wildfires and could fuel massive future fires that put people's lives at risk, a University of British Columbia researcher s...
Mar 20, 2026
Arizona community hits 110 degrees F, the highest March temperature ever recorded in the U.S.
THERMAL, Calif. (AP) - A desert community in southwestern Arizona reached 110 degrees (43.3 C) on Thursday, breaking a record for the highest March temperature ever recorded in the United States. The ...
Mar 19, 2026
Artificial turf in Metro Vancouver releases chemical deadly to coho salmon: UBC study
VANCOUVER - The artificial turf lining fields across Metro Vancouver is leaching a chemical that's deadly to coho salmon into municipal stormwater systems, says a study by researchers at the Universit...
Mar 19, 2026