Tag Archives: Environment
Canadian population edged lower in third quarter as non-permanent residents drop
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's population edged down 0.2 per cent in the third quarter as the drop in the number of non-permanent residents posted its largest decline on record. The age...
Dec 17, 2025
World of woes: How the global polycrisis is shaping Canada's youth
TORONTO - Amir Faraji has been journaling to stave off despair. It helps him turn a nebulous sort of hopelessness, which he attributes to the state of the world, into something tangible: words on a pa...
Dec 17, 2025
Young Canadians talk about chasing their dreams in a world in crisis
The Canadian Press has been speaking with young people across the country about being part of the unhappiest generation - and the financial and emotional pressures they face in a world in crisis. 'WE ...
Dec 17, 2025
Two new cases of chronic wasting disease confirmed in deer in B.C.'s Kootenay
VICTORIA - Two new cases of chronic wasting disease have been detected in deer in British Columbia's Kootenay region, bringing the total cases discovered in the province to eight. A statement from the...
Dec 16, 2025
Feds announce plan to reduce methane emissions from oil sector, landfills
OTTAWA - The federal government is announcing new regulations to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector and landfills. A federal document says the new rules for oil and gas operators, which...
Dec 16, 2025
New Brunswick first province to sign federal "one project, one review" agreement
HALIFAX - New Brunswick has become the first province to sign an agreement with the federal government to create a joint environmental assessment process for major projects. Premier Susan Holt made th...
Dec 16, 2025
Major conservation of B.C. forestry land totalling 45,000 hectares announced
VANCOUVER - An environmental charity says it has reached an agreement with the federal and British Columbia governments as well as other private and public sector partners to conserve 45,000 hectares ...
Dec 16, 2025
Major conservation of B.C. forestry land totalling 45,000 hectares announced
VANCOUVER - An environmental charity says it has reached an agreement with the federal and British Columbia governments as well as other private and public sector partners to conserve 45,000 hectares ...
Dec 16, 2025
$50,000 fine, 10-year hunting ban issued after B.C. man illegally hunts wildlife
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says a man has been fined $50,000 for illegally hunting and killing wildlife in multiple incidents across British Columbia. It says in a post to socia...
Dec 15, 2025
Crews use sandbags to shore up breach in levee near Seattle after failure prompts flood warning
TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) - Crews used sandbags to shore up an earthen levee south of Seattle on Monday after a small section of it failed following a week of heavy rains, prompting an evacuation order cove...
Dec 15, 2025
