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Canadian researchers solve 12-year mystery of sea star wasting disease
A team led by researchers in British Columbia has solved the mystery of a gruesome disease that has killed billions of sea stars along the Pacific coast of North America, more than a decade after the ...
Aug 04, 2025
Rat complaints on the rise in Montreal as critics demand city take action
MONTREAL - The rats took over James Klein's backyard this spring. He'd never had a rat problem in the more than two decades he's lived in Montreal's Snowdon neighbourhood. But now, when he watches TV ...
Aug 04, 2025
Glencore accused of discharging copper concentrate dust at Horne smelter in Quebec
ROUYN-NORANDA - Glencore's Horne smelter in western Quebec is facing a charge under the province's environmental laws for allegedly releasing copper concentrate dust into the air in March 2023. Quebec...
Aug 01, 2025
First human case of West Nile virus acquired in Canada this year confirmed
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says this year's first human case of West Nile virus acquired within the country has been confirmed in Toronto. The confirmation comes after Toronto Public...
Jul 31, 2025
Cenovus encouraged by talks with Carney government but says regulatory hurdles remain
Cenovus Energy Inc. says it is "cautiously optimistic" about the federal government's commitment to building new projects that aim to spearhead economic growth, but the company hopes to see Ottawa cle...
Jul 31, 2025 The Cenovus Christina Lake oilsands facility steam-assisted gravity drainage pad southeast of Fort McMurray, Alta., is shown on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
B.C. sea cucumber poacher gets six-year sentence for 'ravaging the ocean'
A British Columbia judge has sentenced a man with the longest record of Fisheries Act violations in Canadian history to six years in prison for "ravaging the ocean and flouting the law." Scott Steer a...
Jul 29, 2025
Grizzly attack in B.C. likely 'defensive', bears to be spared, investigators say
British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says a grizzly attack on a couple in the province's Interior over the weekend was likely "defensive in nature," and it's unlikely the bears were stalkin...
Jul 29, 2025 Two of three orphaned grizzly bear cubs play at the Greater Vancouver Zoo, in Aldergrove, B.C., on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Nova Scotia, Ottawa announce four designated areas for offshore wind projects
HALIFAX - Four areas off Nova Scotia's coast have been designated for offshore wind development, as the province looks to become a key player in supplying Canada's future energy needs. The announcemen...
Jul 29, 2025
Man punches cougar in face, deters attack near Smithers, B.C.
SMITHERS - A British Columbia man suffered minor injuries after fending off a cougar attack by punching the animal in the face in the province's northern Interior. The province's Conservation Officer ...
Jul 27, 2025
Algae blooms, development concerns at Turtle Lake prompt call for input
A study into popular recreation spot Turtle Lake in west-central Saskatchewan is asking people who live at or use the lake to give their opinions on its future. The lake, located around 59 kilometres ...
Jul 27, 2025 (Matthew Siemens/sasklakes.ca)
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