Researcher finds clear-cutting leads to bigger floods, urges more selective logging
Reducing clear-cut logging and paying more attention to where trees are removed will help reduce the flood risk in British Columbia, a researcher says.
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Wind gusts, hot weather mean ‘challenging week’ ahead for BC Wildfire Service
The operations director at the BC Wildfire Service says firefighters are bracing for a "challenging week" as hot and dry conditions are expected to persist.
Out-of-control wildfire prompts urgent evacuations north of B.C. resort town
It was a scene of confusion, sadness and fear in what is usually an idyllic lakeside community as a "drastic wind shift" caught fire forecasters off guard in British Columbia's Shuswap region.
Poilievre claims new media law is censorship. His party ran on a similar policy last election
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Liberal legislation aimed at social media platforms is ushering in censorship, despite his party running on similar policy in the last federal election.
They’re not ready to go yet
As climate impacts grow, an Indigenous Fijian community weighs what it means to leave.
Site C builder fined $1.1 million as dam gets closer to completion
The contractor building the Site C hydroelectric dam in B.C. pleaded guilty to one charge of releasing contaminated water into the Peace River on the same day the megaproject hit a big milestone.
Surf’s up — but not in a good way
Giant waves are becoming more common off California’s coast as the planet warms, according to innovative new research that tracked the surf's increasing height from historical data gathered over the past 90 years.
‘Planting two billion trees is a marathon, it is not a sprint’
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the federal government's plan to plant two billion trees by 2030 is on track, but focusing on adapting to climate change is more important than ever.
B.C. port union to brief workers on new collective deal ahead of crucial vote
Longshore union negotiators will brief workers about a new tentative collective agreement with employers, ahead of a two-day vote on whether to approve the deal that could finally bring an end to British Columbia's long-running port dispute.
Oldest-known species of swimming jellyfish found in Burgess Shale fossils
The Royal Ontario Museum says it has discovered the oldest-known swimming jellyfish in the fossil record from specimens collected at the Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies.
Jagmeet Singh talks affordability in Atlantic Canada as NDP seeks to flip Liberal seats
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is touring Atlantic Canada in an effort to highlight affordability issues — and flip two Liberal seats in the next federal election.
Firefighter killed in B.C. identified as Zak Muise, 25, called ‘vital’ member of team
The young Ontario firefighter who died last week in British Columbia has been identified as Zak Muise in an online obituary and a tribute by the firefighting contractor he worked for.
Climate change made July hotter for 80% of humans on Earth: scientists
Human-caused global warming made July hotter for four out of five people on Earth, with more than two billion people feeling climate change-boosted warmth daily, according to a flash study.
Alaska is facing a mammoth mineral boom, but at what cost?
As the state begins looking beyond fossil fuels, mining companies are quietly preparing to take over its highways.
Former co-chair quit feds’ scientific pesticide committee in frustration
When Bruce Lanphear decided to resign in June as co-chair of a scientific committee meant to advise Canada's pesticide regulations, his choice was fraught with the moral discomfort of a man caught between civic duty and personal sanity.