Tag Archives: Environment
Lac-Mégantic rail bypass to be assessed by transportation agency
MONTREAL - A long-awaited rail project to bypass the town of Lac-Mgantic, Que., is one step closer to being built. Transport Minister Steven McKinnon says an official application has been submitted to...
Sep 20, 2025
RCMP says helicopters buzzing B.C. ostrich farm are unrelated to cull
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Police say helicopters seen buzzing a British Columbia ostrich farm that faces the cull of its flock over an avian flu outbreak are unrelated to the "ongoing situa...
Sep 19, 2025
Nations ratify the world's first treaty to protect international waters
SEATTLE (AP) - A major agreement to protect marine diversity in the high seas was struck Friday when Morocco became the 60th nation to sign on, paving the way for the treaty to take effect next year. ...
Sep 19, 2025
Humpback whale dead after ferry crew reports collision off B.C. coast
VICTORIA - A humpback whale has been found dead off the British Columbia coast after a ferry crew reported a collision. BC Ferries says in a statement that the crew of the Northern Expedition reported...
Sep 19, 2025
U.S. outdoor group in rough water as B.C. camping application upsets First Nations
A U.S.-based outdoor group has been paddling in British Columbia's coastal waters for almost 30 years, running sea-kayaking courses and camping along the coast. But an application by the non-profit Na...
Sep 19, 2025
CAQ member booted from cabinet quits party, says she has lost faith in leader Legault
QUBEC - A member of the Coalition Avenir Qubec recently booted from cabinet has resigned from the party and says she no longer has faith in Premier Franois Legault. Mat Blanchette Vzina says she will ...
Sep 18, 2025
Canada's 2030 emissions target is out of reach after progress stalled in 2024: report
OTTAWA - Canada's short-term targets for reducing its emissions are now out of reach after emission levels remained unchanged last year, and recent federal policies have set back Canada's progress, Ca...
Sep 18, 2025
Lichen, logging, land rights: Complex forces play out in fate of ancient B.C. forest
A shaggy, cool-green lichen hangs from the trunk of a tree in a forest on northeastern Vancouver Island, growing on the bark like coral on a rocky sea floor. Lichenologist Trevor Goward has named it o...
Sep 18, 2025
Montreal mayor sees opening of UN-Habitat office as part of her political legacy
MONTREAL - Outgoing Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante says Thursday's inauguration of a sixth UN office in the city is a reflection of the environmental, housing-focused agenda she's championed in her near...
Sep 18, 2025
Progressive groups rally 'common front' to march, challenge elements of Carney agenda
Canada-wide protests are planned this weekend, a coalition of progressive civil society groups say, in what organizers call an emerging "common front" to elements of the new Liberal government's agend...
Sep 18, 2025