Canada's dramatic summer weather has altered the fall colours this year
The customary reds, oranges and yellows of the trees, marking the arrival of fall, may have appeared early this year, or not at all.
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Should you dump your gas stove? The health-risks studies are inconsistent
A Canadian study suggests an association between household use of gas stoves and a higher risk of asthma in some kids. However, like other recent studies on the issue, the results were inconsistent.
The toll on wildlife as forests burn in worst wildfire season of the century
As wildfires from coast to coast scorch large swaths of forest, sometimes changing it irreversibly, experts have zeroed in on an often overlooked casualty of the blazes: wildlife.
From cradle to compost — there’s a path to make death greener
Startups rush to gain foothold in a burgeoning industry as New York and California move to legalize human composting.
Wildfire smoke is bad for you. Now think about the cows
As climate change supercharges blazes, livestock and wildlife are suffering from smoke inhalation.
Economic slowdown has cut air pollution in Canadian cities
Most major Canadian cities saw drastic improvements in air quality over the last two months as COVID-19 kept people at home instead of on the roads.
The amazing grace after Texas petrochemical plant explodes
“It was the scariest thing I’ve ever heard in my life.”
Dozens ill from carbon monoxide out of hospital as leak at hotel investigated
Insufficient ventilation is the suspected cause of a carbon monoxide build-up that forced the evacuation of a Winnipeg hotel this week and sent 46 guests and staff to hospital.
Legault says majority of homes without power to be reconnected by Wednesday night
Premier Francois Legault said on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, the large majority of Quebec homes still without power after an ice storm two days earlier would have electricity restored before midnight.
Smoke from wildfire is like a 'chemical soup,' says fire researcher
Inhaling smoke from a wildfire can be equal to smoking a couple of packs of cigarettes a day depending on its thickness, says a researcher studying wildfires in Western Canada.
Canada's toxic refinery emissions 'wake-up call' to MPs
The federal government is failing to protect Canadians from toxic refinery emissions pumped into the air at rates far above those in the United States, opposition politicians said Thursday in response to a Toronto Star/Global News/National Observer investigation. Federal MPs said they were shocked and troubled by the findings.
Coroner says carbon monoxide suspected in deaths of four people in B.C.
British Columbia's coroners service suspects carbon monoxide killed a family of four in their home in the province's Interior.