Nature & Environment news

Opponents of old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island say they will stage a hunger strike until they can meet with B.C. Premier John Horgan and Jonathan Wilkinson.

Dog owners in Nova Scotia should be on the lookout for blue-green algae in lakes and ponds this summer after two dogs died following a potential exposure to the bacteria.

Thousands of abandoned oil and natural gas wells are scattered across southwestern Ontario – about 6,000 in Haldimand and Norfolk counties alone.

Hundreds of people in Edmonton lined up in their vehicles for hours Saturday for a chance to throw away their unwanted junk for free at the city's big bin event.

The Grand Splash invites Quebecers to jump into bodies of water in nine different locations across the province. In Montreal, one version will happen at the former Lachine marina.

President Chris Lorenc submitted a formal recommendation to the city's Property and Development, Heritage and Downtown Development Committee, which discussed the matter this week.

Demonstrators with the group Extinction Rebellion marched from Vancouver City Hall to Broadway and Cambie streets, with the plan of disrupting traffic "indefinitely."

L. David Dubé and Heather Ryan have recently agreed to match every donation to the Field of Dreams SGI rebate fundraiser.

‘We’re asking homeowners to help us care for the young trees planted on streets and boulevards near their homes.’

"Safe, peaceful and lawful protest is permitted under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Vandalism is not," police said in a media release.

Some parts of the province got up to around 70 mm over 24 hours as of Friday afternoon, including the City of Brandon, one of the driest areas in the country.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans said fishery officers and the Marine Mammal Response Unit worked for more than four hours on Thursday to free the animal.

A big storm that broke out in southern Manitoba Thursday night may have spawned a small tornado, but meteorologists say they haven't been able to confirm one touched down.

Some Manitoba provincial parks will now have a special box to collect disposable masks to recycle them.

"The parents are very defensive, protective, trying to keep danger away from their kids" during nesting season, explains wildlife scientist and crow expert John Marzluff.

"There is an impact beyond accounting and process issues," Wylie said in a briefing before his report was tabled in the legislature Thursday.

Alberta's finance minister says the province's $1.3-billion investment of taxpayers' money in the now-defunct Keystone XL oil pipeline project was a prudent gamble.

The Muttart Conservatory will open its doors to the public Friday following a $13.3-million rehabilitation.

The Department of Natural Resources says there is a large active fire about one kilometre away from homes.

The Department of Natural Resources says there is a large active fire about one kilometre away from homes.

This request comes on the heels of Wednesday's news that the government is deferring the harvesting of old-growth trees in Fairy Creek and the Central Walbran Valley for two years.

'It doesn’t matter if you’re the best or the worst, it just matters if you want to try,' said 7-year-old disc golfer, Nikko Forbes.

The hybrid turbine connected an industrial-sized battery to an existing natural gas turbine. It's expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions equal to 10,000 cars a year.

Otonabee Conservation has issued a Level 1 low water condition for the region after experiencing the fourth driest May on record,

Otonabee Conservation has issued a Level 1 low water condition for the region after experiencing the fourth driest May on record,

Nearly 4,000 homes and businesses in Bobcaygeon will be able to connect to natural gas for the first time thanks to $68,029,650 from Ontario's Natural Gas Expansion Program. 

Hundreds of Montrealers rose at the crack of dawn to view the partial solar eclipse.

Police are responding to reports of a black bear seen roaming in the north end of Lindsay on Thursday morning.

An emergency alert issued Thursday morning says there is an unknown issue with the water in Grand Lake that has sent one person to hospital and animals to die. 

The alert says there is an unknown issue with the water in Grand Lake that has sent one person to hospital and animals to die. 

The alert says there is an unknown issue with the water in Grand Lake that has sent one person to hospital and animals to die. 

The net-zero legislation sets legally binding greenhouse gas emission reduction targets over the next three decades, culminating in net zero emissions no later than 2050.

The NDP raised questions after the provincial government announced Alberta will be out over $1 billion after TC Energy walked away from the Keystone XL pipeline.

A technical assessment has found about 146 cubic metres of heavy fuel oil aboard the wrecked MV Schiedyk.

The Huu-ay-aht, Ditidaht and Pacheedaht First Nations formally gave notice to the B.C. government over the weekend to defer old-growth logging for two years.

The Huu-ay-aht, Ditidaht and Pacheedaht First Nations formally gave notice to the B.C. government over the weekend to defer old-growth logging for two years.

The governments say they're working with Air Products Canada to build the $1.3-billon plant, which would produce the clean-burning fuel from natural gas.

The province attributes the move to an effort to revitalize St. Ambroise Beach Provincial Park, which was heavily damaged in 2011 by flooding from Lake Manitoba.

The province attributes the move to an effort to revitalize St. Ambroise Beach Provincial Park, which was heavily damaged in 2011 by flooding from Lake Manitoba.

A large part of the strategy includes building a carbon sequestration facility in Cold Lake, Alta. The group says it would be available for other industries to use as well.

Protesters fighting Enbridge's push to replace an aging oil pipeline across northern Minnesota maintained a blockade Tuesday as part of a drive to stop the project.

The dry weather, combined with high temperatures, could result in water being in short supply.

A video was provided to Maple Creek conservation officers showing the invasive fish species swimming around in Junction Reservoir in Saskatchewan.

Angela Ell is among nearby residents who want to know why Wascana Centre isn't safely relocating the beavers away from the park.

A man visiting Stanley Park was bitten on the leg by a coyote whole standing by the totem poles, near the Brockton Oval, shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday.

Heather McPherson says her private member's bill would remove a threshold on size that new mines must now cross before they are federally reviewed.

A boating advisory remains in effect in the City of Calgary as water levels remain high on the Bow River. Levels are expected to drop as temperatures cool upstream.

The agreement signed on Saturday is in addition to the decision of Huu-ay-aht First Nations to defer logging of its treaty lands.

Hundreds of protesters chanting "Stop Line 3!" and "Water is life!" gathered at the headwaters of the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota on Monday.

Ottawa plans to add 450 electric vehicles to its fleet by 2027 as part of a pitch to become the first city in Canada to have a fully electrified bus service.