'Leads to a mismatch:' Climate change may be putting natural world out of synch
Mother Nature is losing her timing.
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Whirling disease found in fish in North Saskatchewan River: CFIA
An infectious disease fatal to some kinds of young fish has been found in the North Saskatchewan River watershed.
Dominic LeBlanc introduces bill 'to protect our waters for generations to come'
A new fisheries bill requires the minister to take “traditional knowledge of the Indigenous peoples of Canada” into account if it has been provided.
B.C. premier appoints top deputy to review 'integrity' of fish farm testing lab
Premier John Horgan appointed his top deputy on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, to review the "integrity" of British Columbia's animal testing laboratory after concerns were raised about a potential conflict of interest in test results done on farmed salmon.
U.S. groups threaten Canadian snow crab imports over whale deaths
An alliance of U.S. environmental groups is preparing to ask Washington to ban imports of Canadian snow crab unless Ottawa steps up its efforts to save the endangered Atlantic right whales.
Seas rise, trees die: Climate change before your eyes
They're called "ghost forests" — dead trees along vast swaths of coastline invaded by rising seas, something scientists call one of the most visible markers of climate change.
Nature group to preserve 'untouched' historic forest between Montreal and Ottawa
A pristine section of forest that was once owned by a famous 19th century Quebec politician will become a conservation area, a nature group announced on Monday, June 5, 2017.
Tidal power in the Bay of Fundy: A dream without danger?
A turbine in Nova Scotia's Bay of Fundy is showing that tidal energy — free of fossil fuels — is possible. The challenge is to show the ecosystem will stay safe.
Power failure causes death of over 9,000 fish, frogs at University of Alberta
A power failure that unleashed chlorinated municipal tap water into freshwater tanks at a University of Alberta research facility has killed more than 9,000 fish and frogs.
Newfoundland's northern cod on rebound: 'Those are very phenomenal numbers'
Almost 25 years after a sweeping commercial fishing ban that devastated Newfoundland, northern cod are making something of a comeback — sparking calls that the fishery be expanded again.
Alberta research shows fracking fluids cause 'significant' harm to fish
Research has found that liquids released from fracked oil and gas wells can harm fish even at low concentrations.
Culture shift needed to make fishing industry less deadly: federal agency
The fishing industry has cost about 190 Canadian lives since 2000 and must improve its culture of safety, the Transportation Safety Board said.
Inuit in two countries angered by Russian rocket splashdown in the Arctic
On Saturday, a stage of a Russian satellite-launching rocket is expected to fall into Baffin Bay between Ellesmere Island and Greenland within seas over which Canada has economic control.
