Tag Archives: Environment

Photo Gallery: Ostrich farm granted stay on cull
The mother and daughter at the centre of a movement to save their flock of 400 ostriches from a cull order had just finished a sombre and tearful prayer alongside supporters at their farm in British C...
The Canadian Press Sep 25, 2025

Tariffs, government spending, gas prices — what's driving inflation right now?
OTTAWA - MPs returned to the House of Commons earlier this month to confront an old problem - inflation - which is now being driven by new forces. Many consumers are still reeling from the decades-hig...
The Canadian Press Sep 25, 2025

Police probe threats of violence aimed at businesses linked to B.C. ostrich cull
Businesses across British Columbia linked or thought to be associated with a planned cull of about 400 ostriches have been "flooded" with calls and emails with "language intended to intimidate," the R...
The Canadian Press Sep 25, 2025

Police probe threats of violence aimed at businesses linked to B.C. ostrich cull
Businesses across British Columbia linked or thought to be associated with a planned cull of about 400 ostriches have been "flooded" with calls and emails with "language intended to intimidate," the R...
The Canadian Press Sep 25, 2025

Environmental concerns ramping up from long-term camping near Jamieson Creek
KAMLOOPS - A group of residents living in the Westsyde area of Kamloops is voicing concerns about long-term camping in the Jamieson Creek area. Several campsites have been set up on the Crown land beh...
Aaron Schulze Sep 24, 2025

Tropical Storm Humberto forms in the Atlantic as Hurricane Gabrielle takes aim at the Azores
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Humberto formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday at the same time Hurricane Gabrielle was racing across the ocean toward the Azores islands, forecasters said. A hurricane...
The Canadian Press Sep 24, 2025

Canada's mayors, councillors want fast-tracking of projects that fight climate change
MONTREAL - More than 250 elected officials across Canada have signed onto a campaign calling on the federal government to prioritize major infrastructure projects that help in the fight against climat...
The Canadian Press Sep 24, 2025

Canada's mayors, councillors want fast-tracking of projects that fight climate change
MONTREAL - More than 250 elected officials across Canada have signed onto a campaign calling on the federal government to prioritize major infrastructure projects that help in the fight against climat...
The Canadian Press Sep 24, 2025

China, world’s largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal to cut emissions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - With China leading the way by announcing its first emission cuts, world leaders said Wednesday they are getting more serious about fighting climate change and the deadly extreme ...
The Canadian Press Sep 24, 2025

B.C. Green Party votes in climate activist Emily Lowan as new leader
VICTORIA - Little more than five years ago, Emily Lowan ran and won a spot on the student council at the University of Victoria. On Wednesday, the 25-year-old climate activist celebrated her election ...
The Canadian Press Sep 24, 2025

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