Tag Archives: Environment
EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was the nation's first in 12 years
A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph (322 kph), the strongest classification of tornado and the first confirme...
Oct 06, 2025
Hurricane Priscilla forms in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Priscilla has formed in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico, with heavy rain and gusty winds affecting coastal areas. The Miami-based National Hurricane Cente...
Oct 05, 2025
USask researchers receive $1.5 million for rapid response wildfire research
Researchers will have more money to study the effects of wildfire damage on First Nations and Mtis communities.The Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Institute of Indigenous Peoples Health...
Oct 05, 2025
Western Canada Marine Response Corporation exercised off Vancouver Island last month
VICTORIA - Engineer Jashan Bains is the first to spot a black dorsal fin cutting through the water. "Whale, one o'clock," he says. It's a September morning on board the Hecate Sentinel, a 20-metre lon...
Oct 05, 2025
CFIA confirms death of ostrich with 'pre-existing condition' at B.C. farm
EDGEWOOD, B.C. - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says an ostrich that was part of a B.C. flock that was recently issued a last-minute stay of a cull order by the Supreme Court of Canada has died. ...
Oct 04, 2025
Five things on the Artemis II mission to the moon with Canada's Jeremy Hansen
LONGUEUIL - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen has spent two-and-a-half years preparing for his upcoming trip to the moon and back, and he's loved every minute of it. "I know that after I launch and com...
Oct 04, 2025
Quebec LNG proposal not of 'national interest' at this point, says federal minister
MONTREAL - Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says it's too early to say whether a liquefied natural gas facility pitched for Quebec meets the bar of being in the national interest. "My sense is this...
Oct 03, 2025
Ostrich farmers awaiting Supreme Court decision get little attention from Ottawa
OTTAWA - As the Supreme Court of Canada considers whether to hear the case of a B.C. farm that's fighting to save its ostriches from a Canadian Food Inspection Agency cull, politicians in Ottawa appea...
Oct 03, 2025
Melfort's Fall Clean Up Week starts on Monday
Melfort residents have a chance to clean their yards with a little less hassle than normal. Fall Clean Up Week is being held in the city from Oct. 6 to 11. Director of Public Works Kalyna Cipywnyk sai...
Oct 03, 2025
Preparatory work to begin this fall for expansion of Port of Montreal at Contrecœur
MONTREAL - The Montreal Port Authority says it intends to begin preparatory work this fall on its planned expansion in the nearby town of Contrecur, Que. The project still requires authorization from ...
Oct 02, 2025