Tag Archives: Environment
B.C. anglers flock for sockeye, but experts warn of decades-long declines for salmon
VANCOUVER - British Columbia anglers have been standing shoulder to shoulder on stretches of the Fraser River this week, hoping to hook a sockeye salmon during a rare recreational opportunity to catch...
Aug 27, 2025
Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved
Celebrity doctor-turned-U.S. health official Mehmet Oz says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's order to cull a herd of ostriches in B.C. over bird flu concerns would amount to a "slaughter" based o...
Aug 25, 2025
Following destructive wildfires, New Brunswick reopens forest access
FREDERICTON - New Brunswickers will be permitted once again to enter the province's forests, following a bout of cool weather that has reduced the risk of wildfires, officials said Monday. Starting Tu...
Aug 25, 2025
Making mud sexy: Scientists search for climate change answers in Quebec sea floor
MONTREAL - Far below the seals and belugas that dive gracefully through Quebec's Saguenay fiord, there are small creatures burrowing in the sea floor mud that scientists believe play a crucial role in...
Aug 24, 2025
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