Tag Archives: Environment
When heat and drought stress trees, the consequences can be tragic
Sometimes it happens without any more warning than the sound of cracking. A tree physiologist said that several years of repeated drought in British Columbia mixed with heat stress increased the likel...
Aug 23, 2025
For trappers, the land is their office — wildfires have them bracing for the worst
WINNIPEG - Some trappers are expecting "catastrophic losses" to their food and financial security this year, as Canada's second-worst wildfire season on record sent swaths of remote boreal forest up i...
Aug 23, 2025
A court says cull of 400 ostriches in B.C. can proceed. Here are five things to know
The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak. Here are five things to know about ...
Aug 22, 2025
Supporters head for B.C. ostrich farm as it plans top court appeal to stop cull
Vancouver's Lucas Robinson was making a 575-kilometre trip east to the small community of Edgewood, B.C., with steaks, hamburgers, watermelon and his dog. The trucker said he felt a responsibility to ...
Aug 22, 2025
'This ridge is noteworthy': late summer heat blast strikes mid-Island
NANAIMO - An extended stretch of hotter-than-average weather will appease those disappointed by recent interruptions of cloud cover and precipitation. Environment Canada expects unseasonably warmer co...
Aug 22, 2025
Rising heat a 'public health crisis' for workers, including in Canada: WHO
TORONTO - The World Health Organization says climate change-driven heat is a "public health crisis" for workers around the globe and experts say Canada is no exception. The WHO and the World Meteorolo...
Aug 21, 2025
'Devastating' court ruling rejects B.C. ostrich farm's bid to prevent avian flu cull
The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by a British Columbia ostrich farm to prevent the culling of its flock that had been infected with avian flu, in a case that has drawn international atte...
Aug 21, 2025
'Colonial decision-making': First Nations denounce B.C. park closure as too short
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Two First Nations are denouncing British Columbia's planned month-long closure of Joffre Lakes Park for Indigenous cultural practices as too short, calling it "a ...
Aug 21, 2025
Canada's 'exceptional' drought hints at future climate, need for action: experts
Canada must prepare for more seasons marked by severe drought, experts say as this summer's bone-dry conditions tormented farmers, strained municipal water supply and fuelled one of the worst wildfire...
Aug 20, 2025
Hodgson 'hopeful' first batch of major projects announcements to start in fall
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said he is "hopeful" that the government will start announcing major infrastructure project approvals in the fall. In an interview with The Canadian Pre...
Aug 20, 2025