Campers evacuated after being trapped by wildfire in southern B.C. backcountry
About 80 campers have been evacuated from Cathedral Provincial Park in southern British Columbia after being trapped overnight by a nearby wildfire.
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Warming waters in the Gulf of St. Lawrence affecting animal life
From great white sharks around Quebec's Îles-de-la-Madeleine to lobsters conquering new territory, oceanographers say the warming of the Gulf of St. Lawrence is having an impact on the creatures that live in its unique ecosystem.
Extreme fire behaviour is likely as B.C.'s heat wave and dry winds persist
The British Columbia Wildfire Service says hot and dry weather is contributing to "extreme fire behaviour" in the southern Interior as a ridge of high pressure settled over the province this week, sending temperatures soaring and further drying fuel in the forests.
Liberals called on to boost social housing stock in line with peer nations
If a single mother with a newborn baby starts looking for city-subsidized housing in Canada's largest urban centre today, she might see her child enter high school before they find a new home.
City of Yellowknife evacuated as wildfire draws nearer
Residents of the capital of the Northwest Territories and two neighbouring First Nation communities have been ordered to evacuate the area by Friday, August 18, 2023, because of an encroaching wildfire.
The weird way that human waste is killing corals
Wastewater fuels blooms of reef-smothering algae. Better engineering and an army of funny-looking fish can come to the rescue.
New conservation funding helps Labrador Inuit ‘keep their bond with the land’
Inuit-led conservation received a boost on Wednesday, with the federal government announcing about $3 million towards programs that will fund data collection efforts on how climate change is affecting land, water and sea ice.
Fortis, Enbridge fudge reports, use inflated numbers to hang onto market
Gas companies in two of Canada's largest provinces are relying on reports with erroneous numbers and deleted information that make natural gas appear more sustainable and cost-effective than it actually is.
Feds announce funding for public participation in Greenbelt study
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada has announced funding to aid public participation in its assessment of Ontario's plan to open up protected Greenbelt lands near a national urban park for development.
NDP piles on another complaint to integrity commissioner over Greenbelt scandal
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles is asking the province's integrity commissioner to consider within his Greenbelt investigation the premier and government staffers' reported use of personal phones and emails.
High heat a stressor for animals
As high temperature records fall across southern British Columbia, a wildlife rescue group is warning of the heat risks for animals.
AFN blamed for delays, slow progress on First Nations policing bill: documents
Federal officials worried long-promised legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service was being delayed by Assembly of First Nations hesitations about the bill, newly released internal documents show.
Firefighters hoping for rain in Alberta-N.W.T.
Firefighters will be watching the skies over the next couple of days hoping for help from Mother Nature as wildfires along the Alberta-Northwest Territories boundary continue to force evacuations.
Air conditioners 'a necessity' as B.C. heat breaks near century-old records
When Nicky Fried and her husband arrived in Vancouver from South Africa more than 30 years ago, they didn't need an air conditioner.
Montreal researchers join international study of rare disease
Montreal researchers are joining an international study to learn more about a little-understood genetic disease that is found in Canada, and especially in Quebec and in Acadian regions of the Maritimes.