Tag Archives: Environment
'Exceedingly rare': B.C. humpback's death may be first linked to whale-watch industry
VANCOUVER - There's been a series of entanglements and collisions involving humpback whales in British Columbia waters in recent weeks as numbers of the mammals surge, but the circumstances of the lat...
Oct 28, 2025
A timeline of boat strikes and entanglements involving humpbacks in B.C. waters
There's been a surge in boat strikes and entanglements involving humpbacks in British Columbia waters, two of them thought to have been fatal to the whales. Here are some recent incidents. Oct. 23: A ...
Oct 28, 2025
A timeline of boat strikes and entanglements involving humpbacks in B.C. waters
There's been a surge in boat strikes and entanglements involving humpbacks in British Columbia waters, two of them thought to have been fatal to the whales. Here are some recent incidents. Oct. 23: A ...
Oct 28, 2025
'Exceedingly rare': B.C. humpback's death may be first linked to whale-watch industry
VANCOUVER - There's been a series of entanglements and collisions involving humpback whales in British Columbia waters in recent weeks as numbers of the mammals surge, but the circumstances of the lat...
Oct 28, 2025
Industrial carbon price a focus Carney's climate strategy consultations: sources
OTTAWA - Environment advocates say the federal government's consultations ahead of the release of its climate competitiveness strategy next week have focused in part on making industrial carbon pricin...
Oct 28, 2025
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean island ...
Oct 28, 2025
Driver hurt as truck winds up in Nanaimo's Long Lake
NANAIMO - A man suffered a minor injury after the truck he was operating somehow ended up in Long Lake via the boat launch off the Island Hwy. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) was dispatched to the scene, ju...
Oct 28, 2025
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic ...
Oct 28, 2025
Hurricane Melissa expected to have indirect impact on Eastern Canada later this week
HALIFAX - Hurricane Melissa is forecast to stay far offshore as it accelerates northward later this week, but the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax says the storm is still expected to play a role i...
Oct 28, 2025
Avian flu on the rise in B.C., nine outbreaks confirmed this month in poultry flocks
There's been a surge in avian influenza outbreaks in British Columbia's Fraser Valley as the fall migration season for many birds takes flight. A list published by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency ...
Oct 28, 2025