Tag Archives: Environment
Tribunal upholds $10K fine for B.C. ostrich farm over failure to report sick birds
The Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal has upheld a $10,000 fine handed to the British Columbia ostrich farm whose flock of more than 300 birds was culled last fall, nearly 11 months after the confir...
Jan 16, 2026
'Damn excited': Calgary lifts water-use restrictions after broken pipe repaired
CALGARY - Calgary's 1.6 million residents and those in surrounding municipalities are once again free to flush and take longer showers, as water restrictions imposed due to a broken water main were li...
Jan 16, 2026
B.C's charity herring sale is back on. But hundreds of sea lions feasted first
RICHMOND - Victoria fisherman Bob Fraumeni is used to the challenges of the sea, having worked on fishing boats since he was 12 years old. But there was little he could do to salvage his haul of herri...
Jan 16, 2026
Not unusual for black bears to emerge from den during winter months: wildlife expert
After watching a video circulating on social media of bear running on a froze lake in Northern Saskatchewan, a provincial wildlife specialist said while the situation isn't normal, it also isn't unusu...
Jan 15, 2026
B.C. and feds sign lumber understanding with China, as province looks beyond U.S.
British Columbia's Forests Ministry has entered into a memorandum of understanding with China on modern wood construction, a development that the province hopes will bolster the provincial lumber sect...
Jan 15, 2026
Judge hands offshore wind industry another victory against Trump in clearing way for NY project
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge Thursday cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it wo...
Jan 15, 2026
Five topics other than trade that could come up during Carney's China visit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Beijing this week for meetings with President Xi Jinping and other officials. Upon arriving in China Wednesday, Carney said he was "ready to build a new partn...
Jan 14, 2026
Researchers concerned after endangered whooping cranes test positive for bird flu
SASKATOON - A wildlife biologist says it's deeply concerning that two dead members of a critically endangered flock of birds that only breed in Canadian marshes have tested positive for the avian flu....
Jan 14, 2026
Alberta government to review Calgary water main breaks, demands documents
CALGARY - The Alberta government has launched a review of Calgary's water main ruptures and is demanding the city turn over reams of documents dating back two decades within the next two weeks. Munici...
Jan 14, 2026
2025 was the third warmest year on record. What does that mean in Canada?
This past year was the third warmest on record and stood on the cusp of surpassing a major climate threshold globally, according to new data from the European climate agency.The Copernicus data indica...
Jan 14, 2026
