The race to save this tiny bat
For scientists, monitoring the feisty, endangered burrowing bat from New Zealand includes moments of “actual madness.”
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Fish farm giant Mowi suing fisheries ministers, taxpayers for Discovery Islands closures
The lawsuit appears to be the first tied to the Discovery Islands closures intent on making the federal government and taxpayers pay for decisions by ministers with the authority to protect Canadian fisheries and oceans, says a B.C. salmon conservation group.
Atlantic Liberal MPs cite carbon price concerns. One MP takes it a step further
The federal Conservatives are already making hay over a Liberal MP’s decision to break rank and vote for a Conservative opposition day motion to repeal the carbon price.
‘How is that reconciliation?’: Hereditary Gitxsan Nation chiefs rally for their rights
Met by a crowd of about 40 people at the steps of the courthouse, the leaders denounced court injunctions that stopped Indigenous land defenders from protesting development and called for the dismantling of the RCMP’s contentious Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) and its presence on Indigenous land.
Alberta MP lambastes Smith for 'baseless,' 'ludicrous' statements on power generation
Calgary MP George Chahal said Wednesday that Smith is spreading misinformation about the federal Liberal government's plans to bring Canada's electricity grid to net-zero.
Nova Scotia moves away from the Atlantic Loop to focus on local renewables
On Wednesday, Natural Resources and Renewables Minister Tory Rushton announced that the province will seek other forms of energy to transition off coal.
Industry leaders launch net-zero agri-food sector alliance
A group of leaders in the agriculture and food industries is launching a national alliance to work toward achieving net zero in Canada's agri-food sector by 2050.
Canadians desperate to help family in Gaza struggle for options
Reem Sultan said she's been struggling to hold herself together after recently losing loved ones in Gaza and is desperately looking for ways to help family still in the sealed-off Palestinian territory.
Trudeau to visit fire-ravaged Northwest Territories
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to visit areas ravaged during a record wildfire season in the Northwest Territories today.
Grizzlies are starving in the woods: more protection needed, conservationists note
The science is "crying out" for greater habitat protections for the iconic species as industrial activities eat away at the landscapes the bears depend on, said wildlife biologist Wayne McCrory
Canadian screening for Nazis under scrutiny after House incident
When an individual suspected of taking part in the Second World War murder of Jews in western Ukraine applied for admission to Canada in 1951, immigration officials did not follow up with potential witnesses who might have provided crucial details.
Judge to rule if Ottawa residents can testify in 'Freedom Convoy' trial
The criminal trial of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers is expected to resume today with a ruling on whether the court will hear testimony from local Ottawa residents.
The summer that caught up to climate fiction
We no longer need authors or scientists to imagine it; real-world experience does the trick for anyone who’s paying close attention.
‘An advertisement for the nuclear industry’: Jonathan Wilkinson slammed for accepting nuclear waste strategy
On Thursday, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson accepted the Integrated Strategy for Radioactive Waste, paving the way for a deep geological repository and multiple near-surface disposal facilities.
'Freedom Convoy' trial evidence a Rorschach test for attitudes about protest: expert
The evidence put forward by the Crown and defence in the criminal trial of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers is so similar, it reflects something of a Rorschach test for how people feel about the massive protest, said criminologist Michael Kempa.