Agriculture recovery fund will help B.C. farmers with flood cleanup
The widespread flooding and landslides followed "destructive, climatechange-related" wildfires, drought and heat waves last summer.
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Nova Scotia Power axes contentious solar fee, but advocates worry utility is ‘holding us for ransom’
Nova Scotia Power has backpedalled on its proposed fee for solar customers after a huge backlash. However, the solar community says the series of events have laid bare systematic problems faced by the industry.
Innovative internet project will bring B.C.’s rural coastal communities up to speed
The Connected Coast’s fibre-optic spine to bring rapid internet to coastal communities will snake more than 3,400 kilometres along the coast south from Prince Rupert and Haida Gwaii and around Vancouver Island —– becoming one of the longest coastal subsea networks in the world.
What you need to know about your dog walks
A new study has found that the resulting overfertilization of the ground with nitrogen and phosphorus by footpaths could reach levels that would be illegal on farmland.
Wet’suwet’en want UN spotlight on Coastal GasLink crisis
Gidimt’en land defenders are calling for the United Nations to visit Wet’suwet’en unceded territory to witness the alleged violation of Indigenous rights.
Arson suspected in Ottawa protest zone apartment fire near Parliament Hill
Surveillance video appears to show two men light a package of the bricks in an apartment lobby and secure the front door handles together before leaving through the side door around 5 a.m. Sunday.
What other police forces in Canada have learned from the Ottawa trucker protest
Toronto police "made it very clear" to demonstrators that no one would be staying overnight, Pogue said, and police had heavy tow trucks at the ready.
NDP wants to extend consultation on shipping terminal that poses risks to shorebirds
The NDP wants Canadians to have more time to weigh in on a proposed Metro Vancouver shipping terminal that Environment Canada scientists warn would have disastrous environmental impacts.
N.B. maple syrup producers need more land to meet international sweet tooth
New Brunswick produced a record 10 million pounds of maple syrup which was all sold by September,
Jagmeet Singh calls for emergency debate on Ottawa trucker occupation
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, is calling for an emergency debate on how to handle the truckers convoy occupying the nation’s capital.
New B.C. Liberal Party leader Kevin Falcon looks for a seat
The new leader of the British Columbia Liberals says he's on his way to Victoria with promises that will rebuild the party and attract voters while he also seeks his own seat in the legislature.
Government flood recovery plan on the way for B.C. agriculture industry
A recovery package is expected to be announced today, February 7, 2022, for British Columbia's agriculture industry after devastating floods last November.
Judge silences annoying horn-honkers at Ottawa protest, at least for now
OTTAWA — Ontario Superior Court Justice Hugh McLean has granted a 10-day injunction to prevent truckers parked on city streets in downtown Ottawa from honking their horns incessantly.
Can Canada's forests survive climate change?
Ten thousand years ago, when the last ice age gave way to the Holocene, a great migration was triggered in North America: trees began travelling northward, colonizing newly thawed landscapes at a pace of up to 500 metres a year. In a geoclimatic blink of an eye, trees colonized 38 per cent of the landmass now known as Canada, ultimately giving us nearly a 10th of all the forest in the world.