Tag Archives: Environment
US braces for more freezing cold as winter storm leaves at least 26 dead
Many in the U.S. faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the Northeast and kept parts of the South coated in ice....
Jan 26, 2026
Woman found dead in Montreal-area home without power during extreme cold
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner will investigate the death of a woman whose body was found Sunday evening inside a Montreal-area home that had been without power for more than a day. It was fire departm...
Jan 26, 2026
Blue Jackets' game against Kings is postponed because of major winter storm
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The NHL postponed the Columbus Blue Jackets' home game against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night because of a major winter storm that created dangerous travel conditions acro...
Jan 26, 2026
Australia culls dingoes linked to attack on Canadian Piper James, found dead on beach
A pack of "aggressive" dingoes involved in the death of 19-year-old Canadian Piper James on an Australian beach is being culled, government officials have announced. Preliminary autopsy results releas...
Jan 24, 2026
Quebec Environment Minister Drainville enters race for CAQ party leadership
Quebec Environment Minister Bernard Drainville moved ahead of his rival Saturday by launching his bid for the leadership of Quebec's governing Coalition Avenir Qubec, saying the party must become the ...
Jan 24, 2026
China's envoy says Beijing, Ottawa 'eye to eye' on supporting Greenland
OTTAWA - China's envoy to Canada says the two countries "see eye to eye" on the need to support Greenland's territorial integrity and Beijing wants to play a productive role in the North - even as ana...
Jan 24, 2026
Too cold to ski: Bone-chilling cold warnings sweep the country
WINNIPEG - A baleful front of face-freezing Arctic air delivered a winter wallop across Canada's midsection Friday, making it too cold to ski in parts of Manitoba and sending agencies rallying to keep...
Jan 23, 2026
American aquariums say they are working to provide future for Marineland's belugas
TORONTO - American aquariums say they visited Marineland last week with the goal of "providing hope and a future" for 30 beluga whales that face euthanasia should they not be moved. The Niagara Falls,...
Jan 23, 2026
Too cold to ski: Bone-chilling cold warnings sweep the country
WINNIPEG - A baleful front of face-freezing Arctic air delivered a winter wallop across Canada's midsection Friday, making it too cold to ski in parts of Manitoba and sending agencies rallying to keep...
Jan 23, 2026
Fewer black bears killed in B.C. last year than in last decade: conservation officers
New figures suggest fewer black bears in British Columbia were killed in 2025 than in previous years in the last decade. The Conservation Officer Service says officers dispatched 178 black bears and e...
Jan 23, 2026
