Tag Archives: Environment
B.C. hikers in stable condition after being attacked by grizzly bear
PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says a pair of hikers who were seriously injured after being attacked by a grizzly bear in northern B.C. are now in stable condition. It...
Oct 14, 2025
Province to build new plant, animal health centre in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - The British Columbia government has announced its plans to build a new plant and animal health centre to monitor, detect and prevent the spread of diseases such as avian flu. It says the ...
Oct 14, 2025
'Razor’s edge of survival': Eby calls for attention on softwood amid tariff hike
British Columbia's softwood industry is facing an "existential threat" from increasing U.S. tariffs that needs to be treated with the same urgency by the federal government as threats to Canadian stee...
Oct 14, 2025
'Razor’s edge of survival': Eby calls for attention on softwood amid tariff hike
British Columbia's softwood industry is facing an "existential threat" from increasing U.S. tariffs that needs to be treated with the same urgency by the federal government as threats to Canadian stee...
Oct 14, 2025
'We need to get them out': Beluga trainer fired by Marineland speaks out
TORONTO - Marineland's crumbling infrastructure, staffing shortage and lack of resources have created dangerous conditions for its belugas and they should be moved immediately, a fired beluga trainer ...
Oct 14, 2025
Grizzly bear attacks pair of hikers near Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says trails in the McGregor Mountain area, northeast of Prince George, will be closing after two hikers were attacked by a grizzly bear....
Oct 13, 2025
Tropical Storm Lorenzo forms in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Lorenzo formed Monday in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was located about 1,095 miles (1,762 kilometers) west o...
Oct 13, 2025
Southern resident killer whales show signs of slow decline toward disappearance
The latest survey of endangered southern resident killer whales confirms their plateau and gradual slide toward disappearance in the absence of stronger measures to protect them, a director with the C...
Oct 13, 2025
University of B.C. launches mushroom-powered toilet, turning waste into fertilizer
VANCOUVER - A "beautiful experience" isn't a term often used for a trip to an outhouse, but researchers at the University of British Columbia say the description fits for their mushroom-powered waterl...
Oct 12, 2025
Shifting global picture disrupted Canada's national security strategy update: memo
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's efforts to revise Canada's national security strategy hit a snag when it became clear earlier this year that many of the assumptions underlying the work were "no long...
Oct 12, 2025