<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Nature & Environment News - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Nature & Environment News news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:52:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Fears are widespread about data centre impacts on Canada’s water, environment: poll]]></title><description><![CDATA[A large majority of Canadians in a recent poll said they worry that artificial intelligence data centres will hike their power bills and harm the environment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/fears-are-widespread-about-data-centre-impacts-on-canadas-water-environment-poll/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/fears-are-widespread-about-data-centre-impacts-on-canadas-water-environment-poll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hoekstra says Trump serious about tariff threat over wildfire smoke]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. ambassador says frustration is growing south of the border over Canadian wildfire smoke.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/hoekstra-says-trump-serious-about-tariff-threat-over-wildfire-smoke/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/hoekstra-says-trump-serious-about-tariff-threat-over-wildfire-smoke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he’ll be ‘holding Canada responsible’ for wildfire smoke]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump says he plans to hold Canada accountable for wildfire smoke blowing across the border, vowing the cost will be added to the American tariffs.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/trump-says-hell-be-holding-canada-responsible-for-wildfire-smoke/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/trump-says-hell-be-holding-canada-responsible-for-wildfire-smoke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Canada helped in past U.S. wildfires as Ford says some are ‘chirping’]]></title><description><![CDATA[As wildfires continue to burn across Canada, American politicians have been vocal about their displeasure surrounding smoke that has made its way to American skies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/how-canada-helped-in-past-us-wildfires-as-ford-says-some-are-chirping/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/how-canada-helped-in-past-us-wildfires-as-ford-says-some-are-chirping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[June storms result in more than $1.1B in damages across Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[June storms in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, along with flooding in the Montreal area, caused more than $1.1 billion in insured damage, the Insurance Bureau of Canada says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/june-storms-result-in-more-than-11b-in-damages-across-canada/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/june-storms-result-in-more-than-11b-in-damages-across-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bear kills 2 people in northern Saskatchewan, ministry confirms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two people are dead after a bear attack in northern Saskatchewan, the province's Ministry of Community Safety confirmed in a news release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/bear-kills-2-people-in-northern-saskatchewan-ministry-confirms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/bear-kills-2-people-in-northern-saskatchewan-ministry-confirms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire smoke could impact your brain health. Here’s how]]></title><description><![CDATA[The perils of wildfire smoke don't stop at the lungs or the heart. They can also affect the brain.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/wildfire-smoke-could-impact-your-brain-health-heres-how/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/wildfire-smoke-could-impact-your-brain-health-heres-how/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calgary area ‘very uniquely situated’ for study of hailstorms, says researcher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers with the Northern Hail Project deploying some new 'hail sensors' this year to collect information on size and impact of storms in Canada's 'hail alley.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/calgary-area-very-uniquely-situated-for-study-of-hailstorms-says-researcher/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/calgary-area-very-uniquely-situated-for-study-of-hailstorms-says-researcher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memorial tree at Saskatoon cemetery to be cut down due to invasive disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tree on the Memorial Avenue of Trees at Saskatoon's Woodlawn Cemetery is&nbsp;being removed due to Dutch Elm Disease, the City of Saskatoon said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/memorial-tree-at-saskatoon-cemetery-to-be-cut-down-due-to-invasive-disease/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/memorial-tree-at-saskatoon-cemetery-to-be-cut-down-due-to-invasive-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sovereignty comes with responsibility:’ U.S. lawmakers to Canada on wildfires]]></title><description><![CDATA[As wildfire smoke blankets parts of the country, and spills into the United States, some U.S. lawmakers are calling on Canada to do more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/sovereignty-comes-with-responsibility-us-lawmakers-to-canada-on-wildfires/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/sovereignty-comes-with-responsibility-us-lawmakers-to-canada-on-wildfires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bow Glacier Falls Trail, site of two deaths in 2025 rock slide, reopens to hikers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A popular hiking trail in Banff National Park has been reopened, following a fatal rockslide in June 2025 that killed two people, but warnings about the dangers remain in place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/bow-glacier-falls-trail-site-of-two-deaths-in-2025-rock-slide-reopens-to-hikers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/bow-glacier-falls-trail-site-of-two-deaths-in-2025-rock-slide-reopens-to-hikers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Asia Highlands exhibit, with some new species, opens at the Calgary Zoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Snow leopards, Sichuan takins and the return of the red pandas &mdash; those are some of the species of animals included in the Calgary Zoo's newly-opened Asian Highlands exhibit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/new-asia-highlands-exhibit-with-some-new-species-opens-at-the-calgary-zoo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/new-asia-highlands-exhibit-with-some-new-species-opens-at-the-calgary-zoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire smoke transforms skies as air quality plummets across Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[During such conditions, everyone&rsquo;s health is at risk regardless of their age or health status, Environment Canada said in its alert on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/wildfire-smoke-transforms-skies-as-air-quality-plummets-across-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/wildfire-smoke-transforms-skies-as-air-quality-plummets-across-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air quality tanks as wildfire smoke spreads across huge swaths of Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[During such conditions, everyone&rsquo;s health is at risk regardless of their age or health status, Environment Canada said in its alert on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/air-quality-tanks-as-wildfire-smoke-spreads-across-huge-swaths-of-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/air-quality-tanks-as-wildfire-smoke-spreads-across-huge-swaths-of-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heat, staffing shortages push Montreal emergency rooms past 200% capacity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health officials are encouraging people to stay cool during the heat wave, particularly seniors and those with respiratory conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/heat-staffing-shortages-push-montreal-emergency-rooms-past-200-capacity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/heat-staffing-shortages-push-montreal-emergency-rooms-past-200-capacity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta entering prolonged mosquito season not seen in decades: ‘Eaten alive’]]></title><description><![CDATA['There's water in places I haven't seen in literally decades. The mosquitoes are being produced from those habitats,' said Edmonton biological sciences technician Mike Jenkins.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/alberta-entering-prolonged-mosquito-season-not-seen-in-decades-eaten-alive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/alberta-entering-prolonged-mosquito-season-not-seen-in-decades-eaten-alive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns raised over proposed N.B. AI data centre within UNESCO Geopark boundary]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposed large-scale AI data centre near Lorneville, N.B., continues to create waves with some residents due to its potential environmental impacts.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/concerns-raised-over-proposed-nb-ai-data-centre-within-unesco-geopark-boundary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/concerns-raised-over-proposed-nb-ai-data-centre-within-unesco-geopark-boundary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How extreme heat and humidity fuels more dangerous storms — and tornadoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[As heat waves blanket parts of Canada, experts say the extreme heat and humidity can also 'fuel' severe thunderstorms &mdash; and even tornadoes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/how-extreme-heat-and-humidity-fuels-more-dangerous-storms-and-tornadoes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/how-extreme-heat-and-humidity-fuels-more-dangerous-storms-and-tornadoes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal researchers using driftwood to study and track seabird deaths off N.S. coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environment and Climate Change Canada has dropped about 600 wooden blocks in the waters between Halifax and Sable Island and off the north coast of Cape Breton.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/federal-researchers-using-driftwood-to-study-and-track-seabird-deaths-off-ns-coast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/federal-researchers-using-driftwood-to-study-and-track-seabird-deaths-off-ns-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Much of Canada reels under extreme heat warning as temperatures soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heat warnings were issued for most of Ontario, along with parts of Quebec, Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, Environment Canada said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/much-of-canada-reels-under-extreme-heat-warning-as-temperatures-soar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/nature-&-environment-news-canada/much-of-canada-reels-under-extreme-heat-warning-as-temperatures-soar/</guid></item></channel></rss>