Tag Archives: Environment

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia advocacy group opposed to open-net salmon farms is criticizing the provincial government's new coastal mapping tool, saying it does little more than promote an industry that de...

An affidavit by Canada's deputy chief veterinarian says new analysis has confirmed ostriches at a British Columbia farm that is fighting a cull order for its flock were sickened by a unique and more l...

VICTORIA - A recent report on British Columbia's 2024 election found no evidence of foreign interference, but described a "broader culture of skepticism and conspiracy," saying misinformation and spec...

OTTAWA - Environment groups are calling on the federal government to move swiftly on climate policies in the upcoming session of Parliament. The calls are coming as the Liberal government sends unclea...

Planet-warming emissions from a group of the world's largest fossil fuel producers have significantly ramped up the intensity of heat waves, a new study suggests, one of the first peer-reviewed papers...

OTTAWA - Canada will be hosting G7 energy and environment ministers in Toronto next month. The meeting takes place Oct. 30 to 31 and the agenda is broad, covering topics like wildfires and artificial ...

VANCOUVER - Smoke from record-breaking Canadian wildfires in 2023 caused an estimated 5,400 acute deaths and about 82,100 premature deaths worldwide, a new study shows. The study published in the peer...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to reiterate her policy demands face-to-face with Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday while he's in Edmonton to meet with his Liberal caucus. Smi...

ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia judge on Tuesday said he will toss the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter tr...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and his environment minister aren't saying whether Canada is still committed to meeting its climate goals under the Paris agreement by 2030, as the government faces...