Environment

Most people are familiar with the concept of a doggy door, but how many have had the idea to super-size the concept? That’s what North Vancouver man Curt Scheewe did after a local black bear repeatedly punched a large hole in his fence. “Our neighbours, we all love the bear,” Scheewe told Global News. “We…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 15, 2024 3:16 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The operator of a pulp mill in northwestern Alberta has been fined $1 million for letting almost 31 million litres of toxic wastewater flow into the Peace River. Environment and Climate Change Canada…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 14, 2024 2:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Montreal suburb has received a provincial Environment Department permit to go ahead with a long-awaited white-tailed deer cull in a local park that has become overrun with them. The City of Longueuil,…

A key assumption about dwindling numbers of southern resident killer whales pins the blame on a lack of salmon, but a study out of the University of British Columbia has found they have twice the number of chinook available in summer as their much healthier cousins, the northern residents. Researchers spent months tracking the two…

An especially warm fall in Ontario means the province may not get the colourful array of fall foliage that usually transforms treetops this time of year. Some parts of Ontario, particularly the Greater Toronto Area, experienced higher than normal temperatures in September, and that weather pattern leads to duller colours, experts say. “The weather that…

Canada’s famed hunter and one of the inspirations for the Jurassic Park phenomenon turned 75 earlier this year and has no plans to drop his chisel and rock hammer. Albertan Philip Currie says he’ll keep digging until he’s one with the fossils he has spent his life unearthing. “I decided when I was about 40…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A great white shark has washed up dead on a B.C. beach. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) confirmed the male shark was found on the east coast of Haida Gwaii. It is approximately 13.5 feet and a scientist was able to confirm the species…

Millions of people worldwide tuned in for a remote Alaska national park’s “Fat Bear Week” celebration this month, as captivating livestream camera footage caught the chubby predators chomping on salmon and fattening up for the winter. But in the vast state known for its abundant wildlife, the magical and sometimes violent world of wild animals can be…

The Yukon government says mercury levels that “exceeded the water quality objective” were found in a creek near the site where a mine’s ore containment facility failed, causing a torrent of cyanide-contaminated rock to escape in June. A statement from the government says high levels of cyanide and dissolved metals continue to be detected in…

Toronto city council has taken a step toward banning misleading fossil-fuel advertising on city property, building on federal anti-greenwashing rules and a similar proposal approved by the city’s transit agency. It’s the latest in a series of city-level moves across Canada, including in Ottawa and Montreal, that seek to target greenwashing — a term for…