Tag Archives: Environment
Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist and conservationist, has died
Jane Goodall, the intellectual, soft-spoken conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking, immersive chimpanzee field research in which she documented the primates' distinct personalities and use of...
Oct 01, 2025
Marineland decries Ottawa decision to bar export of remaining beluga whales to China
TORONTO - Marineland says it is "profoundly" disappointed by the federal government's decision to deny its request to ship 30 belugas to China and the park has "no ability to pay" for their care - wit...
Oct 01, 2025
All three beached sperm whales in P.E.I. dead: conservation group
All three sperm whales stranded off the northern coast of Prince Edward Island have died, a marine rescue organization says. Tonya Wimmer, executive director of the Marine Animal Response Society, has...
Sep 30, 2025
Prolonged drought stunts the renowned wild blueberry crop in the Maritimes
HALIFAX - This summer's prolonged drought across Atlantic Canada has had a costly impact on wild blueberry growers in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Donald Arseneault, general manager of the NB Bluebe...
Sep 30, 2025
Two charged in July death of grizzly bear on Texada Island in B.C.
TEXADA ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Two people have been charged with the killing of a grizzly bear in July on British Columbia's Texada Island. The Conservation Officer Service of B.C. says in ...
Sep 30, 2025
A glimpse of Trudeau's congratulatory call that might have been to Kamala Harris
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau had clear guidance on what to say early last November in the event he should pick up the phone to congratulate Kamala Harris on becoming the first woman president of the United...
Sep 30, 2025
B.C. First Nations want meeting with Carney about salmon, need for open-net farm ban
VANCOUVER - First Nations in British Columbia are calling for a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss protecting and reviving wild salmon. Bob Chamberlin, chair of the First Nations Wild ...
Sep 29, 2025
Legal challenges claim B.C. natural gas pipeline hasn't been 'substantially started'
VANCOUVER - Two legal challenges filed in British Columbia claim a liquefied natural gas pipeline hasn't been "substantially started," contrary to a decision made by the provincial government back in ...
Sep 29, 2025
Legal challenges claim B.C. natural gas pipeline hasn't been 'substantially started'
VANCOUVER - Two legal challenges filed in British Columbia claim a liquefied natural gas pipeline hasn't been "substantially started," contrary to a decision made by the provincial government back in ...
Sep 29, 2025
Cleanup crew puts dent in rural Nanaimo dumping problem
NANAIMO - Led by Nanaimo Mountain Bike Club volunteers and corporate support, 6,400 pounds of trash was removed from the Doumont recreation area near Brannen Lake. Harry Olson, Nanaimo Mountain Bike C...
Sep 29, 2025