Tag Archives: Environment
Testing planned after 30 deer found dead within two weeks in Grand Forks, B.C.
Samples have been collected to try and figure out what has killed at least 30 deer over the last two weeks in and around Grand Forks, B.C. Jeff Gailey, president of the Grand Forks Wildlife Associatio...
Sep 23, 2025
Hurricane Narda has formed in the Pacific. In the Atlantic, Gabrielle spurs hurricane watch
MIAMI (AP) - Narda was upgraded to a hurricane Tuesday as it strengthened in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. Narda had maximum sustained winds of 85...
Sep 23, 2025
Wall of hay bales constructed around B.C. ostriches ahead of CFIA cull
A wall of hay bales about three metres tall has been constructed at a British Columbia farm where the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is organizing the cull and disposal of about 400 ostriches after a...
Sep 23, 2025
Wall of hay bales constructed around B.C. ostriches ahead of CFIA cull
A wall of hay bales about three metres tall has been constructed at a British Columbia farm where the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is organizing the cull and disposal of about 400 ostriches after a...
Sep 23, 2025
Efforts underway to untangle humpback whale from fishing gear near Parksville
NANAIMO - Staff from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) are attempting to help free a humpback whale, spotted partially tangled in fishing gear over the weekend. A pair of Nanaimo-based Vancouver Islan...
Sep 22, 2025
Five things to know about the B.C. ostrich farm and pending cull
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - RCMP and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where about 400 birds are expected to be culled over an outbreak of avian fl...
Sep 22, 2025
Five things to know about the B.C. ostrich farm and pending cull
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - RCMP and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where about 400 birds are expected to be culled over an outbreak of avian fl...
Sep 22, 2025
Gabrielle becomes at Category 4 hurricane and forecasters advise Azores to take notice
MIAMI (AP) - People in the Azores archipelago were advised Monday to monitor the progress of Hurricane Gabrielle which is now a Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Cente...
Sep 22, 2025
Environment Canada officials grilled on Canada's climate targets at committee hearing
OTTAWA - Environment and Climate Change Canada officials struggled Monday to explain how recent federal policy shifts have affected national emissions reduction targets, as federal ministers in recent...
Sep 22, 2025
A timeline of the fight to save a flock of ostriches in a B.C. farm
Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., has spent months fighting a cull order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that would result in the deaths of nearly 400 birds. On Monday, police and di...
Sep 22, 2025