Feds to give Nunavut communities more than $2M for food during COVID-19 pandemic
Each community in Nunavut is getting federal funds to provide food for youth and elders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Canada's top doctor asking hospitals to reuse masks
Canadian hospitals should not throw out used face masks and other protective equipment because public health officials are investigating whether it will be possible to disinfect and reuse them, Canada's public health chief said on Sunday, April 5, 2020.
Canadians 'doubtful' their country will hit emissions targets, feds told
The federal government was told just before the fall election campaign that many Canadians didn't believe the country will meet targets for reducing its greenhouse-gas emissions.
Escape of 20,000 non-native salmon on B.C. coast threatens wild stocks, farm phase-out plan
The escape of an estimated 20,000 non-native fish off Vancouver Island demonstrates the urgent need to phase out ocean-based farming and calls into question the federal government's own five-year deadline, say wild salmon advocates.
Five meals a week: Scientists audit garbage to assess household food waste
Scientists spent weeks up to their elbows in coffee grounds and banana peels to come up with what they say is the most accurate measure yet of how much food is wasted in Canadian kitchens.
Updated air passenger rights protections come into effect Monday
Airlines now have to reimburse passengers for flight bumping and damaged luggage as part of a package of new protections that took effect today, July 15, 2019.
Canada still believes in global recycling despite rotting garbage sent to Manila
Canada will not sign on to an amendment to an international treaty that could bar three dozen countries from shipping any kind of garbage, even recyclables, to the developing world.
Flush the milk: Study finds more than half of food produced in Canada wasted
More than half the food produced in Canada is wasted and the average kitchen tosses out hundreds of dollars worth of edibles every year, says a study researchers are calling the first of its kind.
Washington state combats collisions with new wildlife bridge
Before descending the Cascade Mountains on its final stretch to Seattle, Interstate 90 cuts through a mountain pass of old growth forests and wetlands.
Chef Sam Robertson: Are food critics good or bad?
Opinion: Imagine being judged by someone who has never worked in your industry but is nevertheless given a platform to speak on and is considered an authority. Chef Sam Robertson explores the pros and cons of food critics.
New travel costs revealed for EPA head amid ongoing scrutiny
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt spent more than $120,000 in public funds last summer for a trip to Italy that included a meeting of G-7 ministers and a private tour of the Vatican.
Red squirrels kill offspring of male rivals when food is abundant: study
Scientists from the University of Alberta have discovered male red squirrels kill the offspring of their male rivals in years when there's a lot of food.
Save the planet, eat an insect
David Suzuki asks whether many-legged, cold-blooded critters are the key to minimizing humanity's environmental footprint.
Some Quebec flood victims preparing to spend Christmas in hotel rooms
More than six months after the floods, this family of six is living in two hotels rooms at a Holiday Inn as they wait for the provincial government to decide whether their home has sustained too much damage to repair.
Chef Sam Robertson talks about food banks and sharing the bounty
Chef Sam Robertson discusses the importance of food banks and otherwise sharing the abundance that many of us have.