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- 21/4/21 19:46
The Trudeau government is expected to announce a new target for greenhouse gas emissions — at least a 40 per cent reduction from 2005 levels by...
The Trudeau government is expected to announce a new target for greenhouse gas emissions — at least a 40 per cent reduction from 2005 levels by...
In dense tropical forests in Sierra Leone, scientists have rediscovered a coffee species not seen in the wild in decades — a plant they say may help secure the future of this valuable commodity that has been imperiled by climate...
A legal battle that has pitted Canada's largest private ranch against a small recreation club in British Columbia has exposed the gaps in provincial legislation when it comes to access to public lands, say...
Most people in Canada recognize one of the country's most common birds, the Canada jay, or grey jay. Naturalist Brian Keating delves into the question of why we aren't seeing as...
TUESDAY 20. APRIL 2021
A day after a software error wiped out wireless services for thousands of Rogers customers across Canada for most of the day, consumers, telecom executives and critical public services still have questions about what exactly happened and how it can be avoided in the...
Entymologists are bracing for a big event in the bug world, as a massive swarm of cicadas is expected to emerge across the eastern United States after spending the past 17 years underground.
As the world confronts a warming climate, the federal Liberals are committing billions more dollars to a variety of measures meant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the economy and help drive a "green recovery" from the pandemic-induced economic...
MONDAY 19. APRIL 2021
A Nova Scotia company that injects carbon dioxide into concrete has taken home a multi-million-dollar grand prize in a global competition aimed at tackling climate...
Rogers says some wireless customers Canada-wide are experiencing intermittent service interruptions for both voice and data...
NASA's experimental Mars helicopter Ingenuity has achieved the first powered, controlled flight on another...
Researchers have said there can significant benefits from online medical visits or telephone appointments for patients, as they reduce costs, travel time and can be quicker than in-person visits. Now some medical staff in B.C. and N.S. are looking at the environmental benefits of virtual...
Raising chickens in the woods is being touted as a way to help improve the food security of First Nation communities by providing an alternative to dwindling supplies of traditional foods such as moose and...
SUNDAY 18. APRIL 2021
Shawn Bath switched his underwater focus after experiencing an epiphany about the state of Newfoundland and Labrador's shorelines. As Andie Bulman writes, his work is the subject of a new...
Properly managed carbon offset credits can play a significant role in reducing Canada's greenhouse gas emissions, writes Geoff...
SATURDAY 17. APRIL 2021
A Kaslo, B.C., mushroom farmer has been given the green light to launch a project to cultivate oyster mushrooms on rotting logs and stumps along a popular...
A Metro Vancouver report found that, although adoption of electric vehicles is key for the region to reduce its carbon emissions, there currently isn't enough infrastructure in multi-residential buildings to support drivers to charge them at...
Coquitlam, B.C., resident Adam Dhalla, 15, is a past recipient of the American Birding Association's Young Birder of the Year award and his new game, Find the Birds, is available...
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's new climate change plan amounts to a tricky balancing act. Will it attract enough swing voters to make up for any potential losses from a voter base inclined to oppose carbon...
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology put spider web formations through computer algorithms, creating melodic tones, chords and dissonant...
FRIDAY 16. APRIL 2021
NASA said on Friday it has awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's private space company SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to fly astronauts to the moon, picking it over Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and defence contractor Dynetics...
Some telecommunications analysts and consumer advocates say the country's regional wireless and internet carriers will benefit the most from a landmark regulatory ruling Thursday by the...
Bob McDonald's blog: Powered flight on Mars could be the first step to atmospheric flight on other planets or...
Officials on both sides of the border are concerned that the run will once again fail to meet conservation and harvest...
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how scientists, environmentalists and marketers talk about climate change.
THURSDAY 15. APRIL 2021
Three of the largest forestry companies operating in northwestern Ontario say an environmental group's criticisms of logging practices in Ontario and Quebec are...