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Chevy Bolt owner says battery-fire warning means there's nowhere in neighbourhood to safely park
Neil Wintle decided to buy a Chevy Bolt to reduce his carbon footprint but now he feels misled, because the car is at risk of catching on fire. "It has turned out to be none of the things I thought I was getting when I bought it," he...
Butterflies containing not one, but two parasitic wasps, surviving after release on Finnish island
Evolutionary biologist Anne Duplouy is surprised to see butterflies, containing wasps, continue to survive after an experiment moved them to a tiny Baltic Sea island. She has been tracking the orange and brown Glanville fritillary and its two stowaways, parasitic wasps, that emerge from the butterfly like Russian...
1,428 dolphins killed on Faroe Islands in traditional hunt
More than 1,400 white-sided dolphins were killed in the Faeroe Islands in the North Atlantic this weekend as part of a traditional hunt. Animal rights activists say it is the largest single hunt of whales or dolphins ever...
Ozone hole over Antarctica larger than usual, scientists say
The Southern Hemisphere ozone hole is larger than usual and already surpasses the size of Antarctica, scientists...
EcoSuperior rain garden in Thunder Bay to help reduce water flowing to city storm sewer
The front lawn at Habitat for Humanity in Thunder Bay, Ont., is smaller, thanks to the work of some volunteers to build a new rain...
North Korea says it tested rail-launched ballistic missiles
North Korea said Thursday it successfully launched ballistic missiles from a train for the first time and was continuing to bolster its defences, after the two Koreas test-fired missiles hours apart in duelling displays of military...
The wealthier, the greener: Why trees are more common in higher-income neighbourhoods
A CBC News analysis shows the higher the median income of a neighbourhood in Montreal, the more extensive the tree cover. In other Canadian cities and beyond, researchers are tracking similar dynamics between green space and socioeconomic status, and looking for solutions to address the...
Climate change cited as reason to deny injunction extension over logging in B.C.
Public concerns over climate change should play a large part in deciding whether a B.C. forestry company is granted an extension to an injunction against protests over the logging of old-growth forests, a court heard...
Kootenay Lake fishery in peril, B.C. Wildlife Federation says
Biologist warns the Kootenay Lake ecosystem is 'òut of balance' and requires agressive provincial intervention to save freshwater salmon and an important sport...