Tag Archives: Environment
Marineland has solid plan to move whales and dolphins to U.S., minister says
TORONTO - Marineland has a "solid plan" to move Canada's last remaining captive whales and dolphins to several parks in the United States, Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson said Tuesday. On Monday, t...
Jan 27, 2026
More arctic air is expected for Southern states hit by ice and riddled with power outages
When a massive winter storm descended on the Northeast and parts of the South over the weekend, Lisa Patterson planned to stick it out at her family's home in Nashville. But after she and her husband ...
Jan 27, 2026
Why two skulls unearthed in Kamloops could be harbingers for future archeological woes
KAMLOOPS - Last June, landscapers working on a site in Kamloops came upon a troubling discovery - two human skulls and jawbones. Police and the coroner were informed, but after an inspection that swif...
Jan 27, 2026
B.C. issues environmental assessment certificate for Eskay Creek mine
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has issued an environmental assessment certificate to Eskay Creek Mining Ltd., to restart gold and silver mining at the site of the former Eskay Creek mine i...
Jan 26, 2026
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
