Feds slow-walk promise to help protect killer whales
Federal government slow-walks 2019 promise to implement recommendations that could protect Southern Resident Killer Whales.
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Former judge and children's advocate likely has Indigenous DNA: report
A DNA test shows a former judge and Order of Canada recipient accused of falsely claiming to be Cree "most likely" has Indigenous heritage, a report from the Law Society of British Columbia revealed on Thursday.
Rain and cooler temperatures limiting wildfire in Jasper National Park
Cool and wet weather is making a difference in Jasper National Park.
B.C. crews say cold front winds spread fire, despite rain
The B.C. Wildfire Service says winds fanned by a cold front were to blame for the rapid expansion of an out-of-control fire near Golden, B.C., and it warns of similar fire behaviour even as it brings in rains and cooler weather.
Jasper fire still raging but critical infrastructure intact
Parks Canada says crews in the town of Jasper are fighting flames that are jumping from building to building but critical infrastructure has so far been protected.
For the sake of your lungs, filter indoor air amid wildfire smoke, respirologist says
A Calgary respirologist is advising people to regularly check the outdoor air quality and stay inside as smoke from the Jasper wildfires blows into other parts of Alberta and possibly beyond.
Canada among five 'other' petrostates dooming Paris climate goals with oil and gas ramp-up
Canada, United States, Norway, United Kingdom and Australia called "climate hypocrites" for claiming environmental leadership while granting record numbers of oil and gas drilling licenses in 2024, says a new report by independent think tank IISD.
Toronto seeks to make commercial and industrial sectors pay for stormwater runoff
After last week’s severe storm and flooding, Toronto’s controversial stormwater charge, dubbed “the rain tax” by critics, has resurfaced at city council with a motion by Mayor Olivia Chow.
As 'extreme heat epidemic' breaks records, UN asks nations to better prepare
Nearly half a million people a year die worldwide from heat related deaths, far more than other weather extremes such as hurricanes, and this is likely an underestimate, a new report by 10 U.N. agencies said.
As many as half of Jasper's buildings have burned to ashes, says tearful premier
Specifics on what has been destroyed in the Rocky Mountain resort town of 5,000 remained sketchy.
Canadian premiers confront escalating climate change-related disasters
As Canada’s premiers reckoned with housing, health care and their contentious relationship with Ottawa during meetings last week in Halifax, many of them remained consumed by climate change-related natural disasters that have only escalated since they returned home.
Can B.C. save southern resident orcas from extinction?
The southern resident killer whale known as Tahlequah captured global sympathy in 2018 when she pushed the body of her dead calf for more than two weeks in waters off British Columbia's south coast.
A slight temperature dip makes Tuesday the world's second-hottest day
The European climate service Copernicus calculated that Tuesday’s global average temperature was 0.01 Celsius (0.01 Fahrenheit) lower than Monday's all-time high of 17.16 degrees Celsius (62.8 degrees Fahrenheit), which was .06 degrees Celsius hotter (0.1 degrees Fahrenheit) than Sunday.
Wildfire reaches grounds of iconic Jasper Park Lodge hotel
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on social media that Ottawa has approved Alberta’s request for federal assistance after a fast-moving wildfire hit Jasper National Park and its townsite late on Wednesday.
Vancouver ditches gas ban for new buildings
In a dramatic Tuesday council meeting, four ABC party councillors voted to approve an amendment that reverses city rules from 2020 prohibiting new buildings from using natural gas for heating and hot water.