Tag Archives: Environment
8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) - Crews found the bodies of eight backcountry skiers near California's Lake Tahoe and were searching for one more after they were caught in an avalanche, the nation's deadliest in...
Feb 18, 2026
Rescuers race to save 6 skiers trapped in California avalanche that's left 10 more missing
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Rescue crews on skis and snowcats battled blizzard conditions in an effort to reach six backcountry skiers still alive but trapped Tuesday after an avalanche high in the rugged No...
Feb 17, 2026
Availability of desk space unclear as feds boost in-office time for public servants
OTTAWA - Federal public service unions and workers are warning there isn't enough office space to accommodate the federal government's new requirements for more in-office work. The Public Service Alli...
Feb 17, 2026
Canada not on track to hit net-zero by 2050, or meet any climate targets: study
OTTAWA - A new study published Friday by the Canadian Climate Institute says Canada is not on track to meet any of its climate targets - not the 2026 interim emissions reduction target, the 2030 Paris...
Feb 13, 2026
Death toll rises to 31 after Tropical Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar and crushes houses
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) - Tropical Cyclone Gezani collapsed houses in Madagascar's main port city and left at least 31 people dead as it crossed the Indian Ocean island with high winds and rain,...
Feb 11, 2026
'Directly above her': Saskatchewan man recalls fight with moose to save mother
BIENFAIT - Shawn Tuffnell says he punched a moose multiple times, gripping its neck, before shooting it to death to save his 70-year-old mother. The 37-year-old Saskatchewan man says his fight with th...
Feb 11, 2026
From climate change to Inuit culture — five things shared by Greenland and Canada
NUUK - Canada is set to formally open its newest diplomatic mission Friday in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, to build on deep ties that precede the recent geopolitical crisis. U.S. President Donald T...
Feb 06, 2026
Court issues $6,000 in fines to two people who killed Tex, the B.C. grizzly
TEXADA ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Two people who killed a controversial grizzly bear on Texada Island off the B.C. coast last year have been fined a combined $6,000 by a provincial court judge. The B....
Feb 05, 2026
Ottawa to relaunch EV rebates program in 2 weeks with new auto strategy
OTTAWA - The federal government announced a suite of new electric vehicle policies Thursday, including the reintroduction of the popular rebate program and the elimination of the EV sales mandate in f...
Feb 05, 2026
New Greenland consulate sparks hopes for joint action on climate change, defence
NUUK - The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland is sparking hopes for more collaboration on climate change, Inuit rights and defence in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's an...
Feb 05, 2026