Tag Archives: Environment

OTTAWA - Record federal spending to try to save the Pacific salmon population marks the beginning of a new chapter that will give the species a fighting chance at survival, Fisheries Minister Bernadet...

RANA E HEDHUN, Albania (AP) - The Albanian beach site had everything in one place: pine trees, sand, sea, nearby mountains and days of nonstop music. "It's very rare that you got all of those things t...

LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - Another 13 people have been arrested at anti-logging blockades on southwestern Vancouver Island, bringing the total of number of arrests to 185, at least nine of whom have been a...

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - A black bear seen wandering in downtown Naples has eluded wildlife officials even as sightings of the animal continue. Naples police say the bear was first spotted on Friday in the...

VANCOUVER - Blazes that continue to burn through the winter in Canada were once thought to be a myth, but the so-called zombie fires may become more common as temperatures get warmer and less snow fal...

ST. PETER'S, N.S. - A Cape Breton First Nation has successfully negotiated an interim "understanding" with the federal Fisheries Department that will allow it to set a total of 700 lobster traps begin...

OTTAWA - A Liberal campaign pledge to plant two billion trees by 2030 finally seems to have taken root. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan announced Friday that 30 million trees will be planted...

OTTAWA - Canada's Official Opposition wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to use his time at the G7 Leaders' Summit to take a stand against China and call for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved from...

Canada could reach one-third of its greenhouse gas reduction targets by making better use of its vast forests, prairies and wetlands, says a report by more than three dozen scientists. The researchers...

OTTAWA - Federal officials were asking themselves how many pipelines does Canada really need in the days after U.S. President Joe Biden cancelled Keystone XL. The query was posed in a briefing note fr...