Nature & Environment news

An environmental motion has prompted Enbridge Gas to halt construction on a $1.7M natural gas pipeline project along the 8th Line in Selwyn Township, aiming to serve 87 customers.

Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano found 11 more bodies of climbers who were caught by a surprise weekend eruption.

According to Calgary fire officials, ice on rivers, community lakes, storm ponds and waterways presents significant risk given the current weather and people should stay away.

The Rosenbauer RTX Pumper Truck cost the city $1.8 million, and is between $300,000 and $500,000 more expensive than a traditional diesel-powered engine,.

A polar bear sleeping on an iceberg, a smooching pair of hares and elephant kicking up garbage are just a few of this year's incredible nominees.

'Improving watershed health is such an important part of building a resilient environment and fighting climate change,' Environment and Climate Change Minister Tracy Schmidt said.

The evacuation order was issued Sunday night for about 1,000 homes near the Kiamika River in the municipalities of Chute-St-Philippe and Lac-des-Écorces.

'Virtually all of Canadian facilities handling natural gas will be covered' under the proposed measures, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said.

Quebecers are being treated to their first snowstorm of the season Sunday, and a messy commute is expected for Montreal on Monday morning.

Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for B.C.’s South Coast early Saturday morning, warning of possible flooding due to high ocean water levels.

A Canadian human rights lawyer is trying a different approach to compel the world's biggest polluters to compel nations to drastically lower their emissions.

Mountain Muskox is a support group for those who have suffered loss and trauma in the mountains.

A new section of the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo will open to the public on Friday and will include the debut of two polar bears who recently arrived from a zoo in Manitoba.

An environmental group says a coal company's application to deepen its open-pit mine shouldn't be considered while it's under investigation over wastewater releases.

The chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is voicing his concern over yet another incident at the Kearl oilsands facility.

A tender issued earlier this month by the federal government has closed. Ottawa is seeking a bidder to remove, deconstruct and dispose of three derelict ships in Bridgewater.

A Vancouver Island group that focuses on rescuing lost dogs, is trying to capture a wolf dog in Coombs, B.C.

Climate activists and members of the community voiced their opposition to the proposal, with a large number of deputations stating their case to council.

Residents in southeastern Vancouver Island are being asked to keep an eye out for a large wolf-dog mix-breed that has been wandering around for nearly two months but skilfuly avoiding all attempts to trap it.

Hannah Weitzenfeld with the BCSPCA said dog owners should just keep an eye on what their dog is doing and smelling, even if they are off-leash.

Sherry Doyle reflects on Hurricane Otis’ devastating landfall in Acapulco and worries for the future of the city as locals look to rebuild.

Australia has agreed to take in people displaced by climate change from the Pacific islands of Tuvalu, which are threatened by climate change, in a new treaty announced Friday.

Environment Canada says a 'vigorous frontal system' is expected to cross British Columbia's South Coast.

The COO of Hydro-Quebéc's American arm said it would be “a real stretch” to call its activities in Maine “foreign interference” and says they presented “facts and information.”

The COO of Hydro-Québec's American arm said it would be “a real stretch” to call its activities in Maine “foreign interference” and says they presented “facts and information.”

The West Vancouver Streamkeepers says student volunteers monitoring Brothers Creek recently discovered at least 30 dead coho salmon, shortly after heavy rainfalls.

Saskatoon is introducing a climate budget to help show how decision-making affects things like GHG emissions.

A B.C. Sierra Club member says wildfire emission totals are “a major problem because we cannot continue to ignore these emissions.”

New research suggests that ancient polar bear populations shrank as sea ice dwindled, adding weight to concerns about the predator's future as climate change melts the Arctic.

Hamilton East—Stoney Creek MP Chad Collins has joined several other voices calling for closure of the GFL Landfill on Green Mountain Road.

According to the Pacific Whale Watch Association and Orca Behavior Institute, there were 1,270 unique sightings of the mammal-hunting killer whales between January and October.

Canada and other major fossil-fuel-producing countries are failing to meet targets to keep climate change in check, a newly released major international report warned Wednesday.

Environment Minister George Heyman said Tuesday B.C. is on track to meet its climate targets, citing "one of the leading plans in North America" to address climate change.

The additions, valued at about $1.9 million, include an old-growth forest on Haida Gwaii, a popular canoe circuit and a swimming hole in southern B.C.

Six oilsands companies have proposed jointly investing in the construction of what would be one of the largest carbon capture projects in the world.

A deep dive into Canada's detailed plan to reach its greenhouse-gas emissions targets finds its likely to fall short, the federal environment commissioner says.

The report from the federal environment commissioner says Fisheries and Oceans Canada lacks the ability to collect timely and dependable data about what is being caught.

Ryan Millar used a bow to shoot a black bear and cub out of a tree, then killed them on the ground with a crossbow.

Ryan Millar used a bow to shoot a black bear and cub out of a tree, then killed them on the ground with a crossbow.

Crews are unable to fully assess the rockslide due to fog and there is no timeline as to when Highway 3 will reopen.

Videos posted to social media show infrastructure shows much of the trunk and door siding ripped out, along with paw prints on the front seat, and other damage.

The policy, known as the ‘Odd-Even’ scheme, is an emergency measure that the Delhi government puts in place when air quality levels plummet to dangerous levels.

Representatives from the Ktunaxa and Syilx Okanagan nations say they continue to bring up salmon restoration in negotiations for a modern Columbia River Treaty.

Toronto East Residents for Renewable Energy held a climate march at Jimmie Simpson park Saturday as part of the global Power Up Day of Action.

The B.C. environmental advocacy group Sierra Club BC said Friday's announcement is a major step forward for conservation in the province.

The petition has been created by Nigel Hole, the UBC Thunderbirds Track and Field Club’s CEO and 'life-long member of the Vancouver track and field community.'

Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault says it's not uncommon for Ottawa to make decisions in the national interest that have a greater benefit in one region.

Mushrooms large and small, tasty and toxic, are popping up across British Columbia this year in what experts say is a bumper season for fungi.

Just days after saying there would be no more carbon tax 'carve outs' for home heating, the federal natural resources minister says relief is on the way for British Columbians.

Residents of Sidney Island voted narrowly in February to support a Parks Canada plan to eradicate its entire deer population, which officials say has decimated the local ecosystem.