Tag Archives: Environment
CFIA manual describes sitting on ostriches to inject lethal drug as cull ruling nears
OTTAWA - A Canadian Food Inspection Agency document on culling birds describes how ostriches should be killed, by methods that can include breaking their necks, lethal injection, gassing or shooting. ...
Nov 05, 2025
CFIA manual describes sitting on ostriches to inject lethal drug as cull ruling nears
OTTAWA - A Canadian Food Inspection Agency document on culling birds describes how ostriches should be killed, by methods that can include breaking their necks, lethal injection, gassing or shooting. ...
Nov 05, 2025
Researchers find microplastics in the tails of lobsters caught off Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The lead researcher of a new study assessing microplastics in lobsters says the research can serve as a warning that plastic pollution is landing on people's dinner plates. The study, publis...
Nov 05, 2025
Eby, coastal First Nations call on Ottawa to maintain oil tanker ban
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby and coastal First Nations have signed a declaration calling on the federal government to maintain an oil tanker ban off the province's north coast. Eby s...
Nov 05, 2025
Eby, coastal First Nations call on Ottawa to maintain oil tanker ban
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby and coastal First Nations have signed a declaration calling on the federal government to maintain an oil tanker ban off the province's north coast. Eby s...
Nov 05, 2025
Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 114 dead, 127 missing in Philippines, many in province recovering from quake
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine officials said Thursday the death toll from widespread flooding and devastation caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in the country's central region has risen to at least 1...
Nov 04, 2025
Wind and rain cap typical Nanaimo October, blustery conditions expected this month
NANAIMO - What started as a typical October weather-wise got a bit more interesting after the Thanksgiving weekend across the mid-Island and much of coastal B.C. Environment and Climate Change Canada ...
Nov 04, 2025
Feds unveil new climate strategy with no details on Canada's emission commitments
OTTAWA - The federal government's climate competitiveness strategy promises a stronger industrial carbon pricing system and the prospect of ending the emissions cap on oil and gas production to drive ...
Nov 04, 2025
Toxic 'forever chemicals' detected in dead sea otters collected off B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - A new study says sea otters in British Columbia have been found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals found in food packaging, non-stick cookware, cosmetics, electronics and ...
Nov 04, 2025
Toxic 'forever chemicals' detected in dead sea otters collected off B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - A new study says sea otters in British Columbia have been found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals found in food packaging, non-stick cookware, cosmetics, electronics and ...
Nov 04, 2025