Tag Archives: Environment

'Courageous and strong' B.C. man dies three weeks after fighting off grizzly bear
A British Columbia man who fought off a grizzly bear in the East Kootenay region this month has died of his injuries, more than three weeks after the attack. Joe Pendry's wife, Janice Pendry, says he ...
Oct 27, 2025

Residents say Port of Montreal expansion in Contrecoeur unnecessary, harmful
MONTREAL - Dozens of residents of a town northeast of Montreal where the Port of Montreal wants to expand capacity at a container facility say the project is unnecessary and harmful. Residents demonst...
Oct 26, 2025

Alberta's latest pipeline push dredges up ghosts of projects past
CALGARY - Few are as acquainted with Canada's graveyard of defunct oil pipelines as Alex Pourbaix, a former executive at the company behind the Keystone XL and Energy East proposals. "You can see the ...
Oct 26, 2025

Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Hurricane Melissa was sustaining Category 4 strength late Sunday and may get stronger while threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Hai...
Oct 26, 2025

Passengers on B.C. whale watching boat hurt after 'surprise encounter' with humpback
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia whale watching tour company says passengers were injured after a vessel had to take evasive action to avoid a humpback whale that surfaced unexpectedly in the boat's pat...
Oct 25, 2025

Melissa grows into Category 3 hurricane while unleashing torrential rain in the north Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane late Saturday, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Carib...
Oct 25, 2025

U of T emergency fund offers 'lifeline' to researchers facing U.S. funding cuts
TORONTO - The University of Toronto has created an emergency fund to support its researchers who are facing unexpected losses in funding to due cuts and policy changes at U.S. federal research agencie...
Oct 25, 2025

Lantzville eyes big development, imbalanced property tax base cited as key driver
LANTZVILLE - A transformational vision for upper Lantzville could begin to take shape by next year, but required land use changes will undoubtedly receive significant local scrutiny. A series of recen...
Oct 25, 2025

Humpback whale Astroboy is untangled from 140 metres of rope off Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Fisheries Department officers training for marine mammal rescues in the waters off Nanaimo, B.C., found themselves doing the real thing earlier this week. The department says in a statement ...
Oct 24, 2025

Humpback whale Astroboy is untangled from 140 metres of rope off Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Fisheries Department officers training for marine mammal rescues in the waters off Nanaimo, B.C., found themselves doing the real thing earlier this week. The department says in a statement ...
Oct 24, 2025