Tag Archives: Environment
At AI conference, old-school telcos pitch cutting-edge digital 'sovereignty'
MONTREAL - Canada's traditional telecom companies are jockeying for a piece of the federal government's push for "digital sovereignty" in AI. Among the thousands of business executives and tech specia...
Sep 26, 2025
Stay of ostrich cull in southeast B.C. an ongoing potential health risk, CFIA says
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the "ongoing delay" in carrying out the cull of ostriches at a British Columbia farm presents "potential animal and human health risks." The agency said in a s...
Sep 26, 2025
Quebec government lifts planned 2035 ban on gas-powered vehicle sales
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is lifting a ban on the sale of gas-powered cars that would have taken effect in 2035. Environment Minister Bernard Drainville says the decision will give industry a b...
Sep 26, 2025
Tropical weather in the Atlantic is slamming the Caribbean and may strike Southeast US next
MIAMI (AP) - Dangerous tropical weather brewed Friday in the Atlantic Ocean with Humberto intensifying into a powerful Category 4 hurricane and a system forecasters dubbed "Potential Tropical Cyclone ...
Sep 26, 2025
Crew unravels humpback whale from rope and fishing gear off B.C.'s coast
Fader the humpback has been coming back to British Columbia's waters for the last two decades, but this time the whale was spotted with something extra - more than 130 metres of rope and fishing gear....
Sep 26, 2025
Quebec scraps forestry bill after pushback from Indigenous leaders, environmentalists
QUBEC - The Quebec government is scrapping a contentious forestry reform bill that has sparked opposition from Indigenous leaders and environmental groups. Quebec Premier Franois Legault announced the...
Sep 25, 2025
Tariffs, government spending, gas prices — what's driving inflation right now?
OTTAWA - MPs returned to the House of Commons earlier this month to confront an old problem - inflation - which is now being driven by new forces. Many consumers are still reeling from the decades-hig...
Sep 25, 2025
Police probe threats of violence aimed at businesses linked to B.C. ostrich cull
Businesses across British Columbia linked or thought to be associated with a planned cull of about 400 ostriches have been "flooded" with calls and emails with "language intended to intimidate," the R...
Sep 25, 2025
Tropical Storm Humberto forms in the Atlantic as Hurricane Gabrielle takes aim at the Azores
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Humberto formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday at the same time Hurricane Gabrielle was racing across the ocean toward the Azores islands, forecasters said. A hurricane...
Sep 24, 2025
Operation Living Skies underway in Lac La Ronge Provincial Park
A specialized group of Canadian veterans, first responders, emergency management personnel and trained civilians are in La Ronge assisting with wildfire recovery efforts. Team Rubicon Canada is an int...
Sep 24, 2025
