Tag Archives: Environment
Complainant in Nikolaj Sorensen sexual assault case reveals identity
The woman who has alleged Canadian-Danish figure skater Nikolaj Sorensen sexually assaulted her has publicly identified herself, saying she hopes doing so will help create a safer environment in the s...
Apr 30, 2026
B.C. banning exotic cat ownership, citing public safety and animal welfare
VICTORIA - The B.C. government has announced a ban on breeding and future ownership of all exotic cats in a measure it says strengthens public safety, animal welfare and environmental protection. The ...
Apr 30, 2026
Waterways in B.C.'s Mount Robson Park to be shut to prevent whirling disease
VICTORIA - Lakes, rivers and streams in Mount Robson Park in central British Columbia are being closed to all watercraft and wading gear in an effort to prevent the spread of whirling disease in fish....
Apr 30, 2026
Quebec coroner says Brazilian woman died of hypothermia near Quebec border in 2024
MONTREAL - Canadian officials turned away a Brazilian woman at border crossings three times in the days before she got lost in the woods and died of hypothermia near the U.S. border in 2024. The 36-ye...
Apr 30, 2026
Carney names former cabinet minister Jonathan Wilkinson as next EU ambassador
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen MP and former cabinet minister Jonathan Wilkinson to serve as Canada's next ambassador to the European Union. "It's an important job right now for Canada...
Apr 30, 2026
Environmental advocates call LNG tax incentive a fossil fuel subsidy
CALGARY - A tax incentive for "low carbon" liquefied natural gas facilities amounts to a government subsidy for the fossil fuel industry at a time when Canada should be pivoting to electrification and...
Apr 29, 2026
Rogers' voluntary buyouts could signal further industry cuts to come: analyst
TORONTO - While it's yet to be determined how many employees will accept Rogers Communications Inc.'s latest buyout offer, an analyst says it could mark the start of a cost-cutting wave throughout the...
Apr 28, 2026
B.C. to allow killing of abandoned domestic sheep to protect the wild animals
VICTORIA - The B.C. government has changed its regulations to give wildlife officers more power to kill escaped or abandoned domestic sheep to order to protect wild sheep populations. The province say...
Apr 27, 2026
Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes
NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) - A volunteer firefighter died battling a wildfire in northern Florida while more than 120 homes have been destroyed in southeast Georgia and thousands more remain threatened by two ...
Apr 24, 2026
'20-30 porta-potties outside': Canadiens ready for electric atmosphere in Game 3
MONTREAL - Martin St. Louis didn't need to step inside the Bell Centre to gauge what kind of atmosphere was coming. The Montreal Canadiens coach could feel the buzz during his regular game-day routine...
Apr 24, 2026