Tag Archives: Environment
Titan disaster: federal Fisheries Department was part of previous OceanGate mission
HALIFAX - The federal Fisheries Department is shedding new light on its relationship with OceanGate, the American company behind the deepsea Titan submersible that imploded south of Newfoundland in 20...
Aug 08, 2025
Time to move forward on national agency to fight forest fires, chiefs say
OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs says it's time for Ottawa to stop studying the idea of a national forest fire co-ordination agency and take action. The organization's president wants ...
Aug 07, 2025
Climate change major driver of surging algae levels in Canada's lakes: study
TORONTO - A study of dozens of Canadian lakes suggests global warming is the major driver of surging algae levels, raising questions about the health of a sizable chunk of Earth's freshwater as temper...
Aug 07, 2025
Tourists ticketed for ignoring BC Parks closure during Wesley Ridge wildfire
NANAIMO - Ontario tourists made an ill-advised stop at a beach to get up-close views of a helicopter scooping water from Cameron Lake to combat an out of control fire. It happened on Monday, Aug 4, ar...
Aug 07, 2025
Conservatives hoping for first seat as two-way race emerges in Quebec byelection
MONTREAL - A polarizing figure who railed against pandemic restrictions and wants to break Quebec's consensus on carbon pricing could be days away from claiming a long-coveted seat in the provincial l...
Aug 07, 2025
Around one third of Wesley Ridge fire evacuees can return home
PARKSVILLE - Some rural Qualicum beach-area residents evacuated this week due to an out-of-control wildfire are being allowed back home. At 538 hectares in size as of Wednesday afternoon, progress con...
Aug 06, 2025
Yukon First Nation to oppose all new mining claims on its territory during planning
A Yukon First Nation says it will oppose any new mining claims on its traditional territory as it begins a regional land-use planning process with the territory's government. The First Nation of Na-Ch...
Aug 06, 2025
Kinew accuses group of Republicans of pitching 'timber tantrum' over wildfire smoke
WASHINGTON - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew accused a group of Republicans of throwing a "timber tantrum" and playing "political games" after they called out Canada over wildfires sending smoke billowing ...
Aug 06, 2025
Canada pushing to include Indigenous rights in United Nations plastics treaty
OTTAWA - Canada is pushing to bring language recognizing the rights of Indigenous Peoples back into a United Nations plastics pollution treaty. Delegates from more than 170 countries are in Geneva thi...
Aug 06, 2025
No overnight growth at Wesley Ridge wildfire still considered 'out of control'
PARKSVILLE - Progress is steady on the out of control wildfire north of Cameron Lake, with minimal growth detected overnight. The Wesley Ridge wildfire remains at 511 hectares, or around 5 kilometres ...
Aug 05, 2025