Tag Archives: Environment
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 ...
Sep 24, 2025
More Canadians report being affected by extreme weather after hot, dry summer: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests more Canadians say they are being affected by extreme weather following one of the worst wildfire seasons on record. A Leger poll of 1,500 people conducted online between ...
Sep 24, 2025
Interim stay of cull order turns despair to joy on B.C. ostrich farm
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - 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 ...
Sep 24, 2025
Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and south China after killing dozens in Taiwan and Philippines
SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest in years, whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese coast on Wednesday aft...
Sep 23, 2025
Hurricane Narda has formed in the Pacific. In the Atlantic, Gabrielle spurs hurricane watch
MIAMI (AP) - Narda was upgraded to a hurricane Tuesday as it strengthened in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. Narda had maximum sustained winds of 85...
Sep 23, 2025
Wall of hay bales constructed around B.C. ostriches ahead of CFIA cull
A wall of hay bales about three metres tall has been constructed at a British Columbia farm where the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is organizing the cull and disposal of about 400 ostriches after a...
Sep 23, 2025
Five things to know about the B.C. ostrich farm and pending cull
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - RCMP and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where about 400 birds are expected to be culled over an outbreak of avian fl...
Sep 22, 2025
Environment Canada officials grilled on Canada's climate targets at committee hearing
OTTAWA - Environment and Climate Change Canada officials struggled Monday to explain how recent federal policy shifts have affected national emissions reduction targets, as federal ministers in recent...
Sep 22, 2025
A timeline of the fight to save a flock of ostriches in a B.C. farm
Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., has spent months fighting a cull order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that would result in the deaths of nearly 400 birds. On Monday, police and di...
Sep 22, 2025
Ostrich farmers hope for 'miracle' as CFIA moves to cull flock over avian flu
A last stand to try to save 400 ostriches from an ordered cull is unfolding along a dusty gravel road near the tiny community of Edgewood in southeastern British Columbia. Yellow tape has been strung ...
Sep 22, 2025
