Tag Archives: Environment
B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species
Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside, in the first evidence of possible tool use by the an...
Nov 17, 2025
Two charged in B.C. with trafficking in wildlife: Conservation Officer Service
RICHMOND - The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) says a three-and-a-half-year Wildlife Act investigation has resulted in charges against two people. The service says in a social me...
Nov 16, 2025
Ottawa to return $623 million to small businesses in rebate payments
OTTAWA - More than 600,000 small businesses will share $623 million in carbon price rebate payments before the end of the year, the final payment they will receive following the end of the consumer ca...
Nov 14, 2025
'Deep burial' for ostriches at B.C. landfill as CFIA completes cull and disposal work
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has completed its "active operations" at the British Columbia ostrich farm where professional marksmen were used to cull the flock following an outbreak of avian fl...
Nov 13, 2025
'Deep burial' for ostriches at B.C. landfill as CFIA completes cull and disposal work
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has completed its "active operations" at the British Columbia ostrich farm where professional marksmen were used to cull the flock following an outbreak of avian fl...
Nov 13, 2025
Influencers have more reach on 5 major platforms than news media, politicians: report
OTTAWA - More than two-thirds of younger Canadians engage with political content from influencers - and influencers have significantly more reach on five major social media platforms than news media o...
Nov 13, 2025
B.C. animal sanctuary tells of threats, 'unjustified hate' since reporting avian flu
SUMMERLAND - A British Columbia animal sanctuary whose birds have been sickened by an avian flu outbreak says it has been receiving threats and "unjustified hate" since going public with its situation...
Nov 12, 2025
Fact File: 'Spam' videos use actors to spread false Canadian political news
The prospect of an Alberta sovereignty referendum triggered a wave of clickbait stories on video-sharing sites earlier this year. But in a development that one expert calls "troubling," content farms ...
Nov 12, 2025
BC SPCA says dog kennel deal with City of Quesnel won't be renewed at end of year
QUESNEL - The B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says it won't be operating the City of Quesnel's animal control pound by the end of this year. The SPCA says its facility in the cit...
Nov 11, 2025
Quebec should strengthen climate targets despite rollback in the U.S., says committee
MONTREAL - An expert committee says Quebec needs to maintain its ambition to address climate change despite a U.S. government that disputes climate science. Quebec's advisory committee on climate chan...
Nov 11, 2025
