Tag Archives: Environment

Reformed Westwood Lake beach to open for long weekend
NANAIMO - Just in time for the May long weekend, construction gates around a popular beach in Nanaimo are coming down. Kirsty MacDonald, the City's manager of parks operations, said the expanded and a...
May 16, 2025

B.C. district wants avian flu testing on ostriches facing cull
The Regional District of Central Kootenay in British Columbia says it will ask the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to conduct further testing for avian flu on a flock of ostriches facing a cull, befor...
May 15, 2025

Supporters converge on B.C. ostrich farm as food agency confirms cull of flock
Operators of a British Columbia ostrich farm where 400 birds have been ordered culled said Wednesday that dozens of supporters have converged on the scene, as the federal agency in charge of the opera...
May 14, 2025

Canada must maximize use of existing pipelines before building more, minister says
OTTAWA - Canadian Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday Canada needs to maximize its use of existing pipelines before building more - a day after Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated an op...
May 14, 2025

Second dead grey whale washes ashore in B.C. in less than a week
A second dead grey whale has washed ashore in British Columbia in less than a week. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has confirmed that the latest dead whale was reported on May 11 in Haida Gwaii near the ...
May 13, 2025

Federal judge says cull of 400 ostriches at B.C. farm hit by avian flu can proceed
A Federal Court judge has denied a bid to prevent the Canadian Food Inspection Agency from culling 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that was hit by an avian flu outbreak. The court on Tuesday ...
May 13, 2025

Key portfolios for business community to watch as Carney's cabinet sworn in
Canada's business community will be monitoring files across various portfolios after Tuesday's swearing-in of Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet. Corporate leaders and business associations say ...
May 13, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney says new cabinet will act with 'urgency and determination'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney shook up his cabinet Tuesday by moving some key players involved in Canada-U.S. relations into new positions and promoting 24 new faces in a move meant to signal ch...
May 13, 2025

Carney needs to 'pick a lane' on climate priorities and energy boost, activist says
OTTAWA - Climate activists and energy leaders say Prime Minister Mark Carney will need to make some hard choices on whether to bolster the country's oil and gas sector as means of achieving economic s...
May 12, 2025

Steven Guilbeault to remain in cabinet: source
OTTAWA - Canadian Culture and Identity Minister Steven Guilbeault is among those names that will stay in cabinet on Tuesday when Prime Minister Mark Carney makes some hefty adjustments to his team, a ...
May 12, 2025