Tag Archives: Environment
'Sign of hope' for endangered killer whales as centre confirms newborn calf
The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists has spotted a new calf in a pod of endangered killer whales off British Columbia's southern coast. The Washington-based centre says in a ...
Apr 08, 2025
Carney, Eby meet in Victoria with softwood lumber duties a focal point
British Columbia Premier David Eby said he had a "productive" discussion with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday, with a focus on a "Team Canada" approach to what Eby called "attacks" on the softwoo...
Apr 07, 2025
Carney, Poilievre talk seniors, national parks, resource project approvals in B.C.
OTTAWA - The Liberal and Conservative leaders both started the third week of the federal election campaign in British Columbia - a battleground province with 43 seats up for grabs when Canadians go to...
Apr 07, 2025
Partial trail closure to mitigate lingering bank erosion downstream from Ammonite Falls
NANAIMO - Access will be restricted at a well-travelled regional park just outside Nanaimo city limits, allowing crews to deal with slope erosion issues. The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) announc...
Apr 06, 2025
With 8.7m birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next
VANCOUVER - There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw milli...
Apr 06, 2025
'Tree police': Quebec town charges $200 fee for homeowners with treeless yards
MONTREAL - In the town of St-Amable, Que., it's plant or pay up. As of this year, the municipality located 30 kilometres northeast of Montreal is imposing an annual tax of $200 for residents who don't...
Apr 06, 2025
Nanaimo Hudson’s Bay store to close amid nationwide liquidation
NANAIMO - A longstanding anchor tenant at Vancouver Island's largest shopping mall will soon be no more. Liquidation sales are underway at Hudson's Bay department stores across the country including t...
Apr 03, 2025
Whales migrations changed as seas warmed. But can they keep pace with climate change?
The Canadian lead author of a new study on the migration of humpback whales is sounding the alarm on how climate change could spell trouble for the species. The report published in the journal Scienti...
Apr 03, 2025
Critically endangered sunflower sea stars are seeking refuge in B.C. fiords
Alyssa Gehman vividly recalls seeing starfish for the first time while on a kayaking trip in British Columbia's Desolation Sound in Grade 8. "I just remembered (seeing) a lot of the colours and the ex...
Apr 02, 2025
Quebec remains on board with carbon pricing, but how long will it last?
MONTREAL - Pressure is starting to mount on Quebec to reconsider its cap-and-trade emissions pricing system after the federal consumer price ended Tuesday. There has long been a broad consensus in Que...
Apr 01, 2025