Canada’s first climate adaptation strategy, unveiled today, commits the federal government to new goals to prevent extreme heat deaths, reverse species loss and protect homes in flood-prone areas and to forest fires. Environment and Climate Change Canada released the strategy – which took nearly two years to develop – in Prince Edward Island, one of …
Eight cowboys from Saint-Tite stopped in Saint-Sévère, Quebec. in October with their horses, a drone and a mission. They had been brought in to fight over 20 runaway Holsteins on the loose since July. Sylvain Bourgeois, manager of the Festival Western de St-Tite rodeo, says the rodeo was contacted by Marie-Andrée Cadorette, the general manager …
Runaway cows in Quebec evade capture again and again | Radio-Canada News Read More »
Almost everywhere you look in Prince Edward Island, you can see trees torn from the ground by post-tropical storm Fiona, leaving exposed roots and large holes. An arborist and forestry expert said tree roots can be hard on the eyes, but they will eventually decay and could potentially benefit future forests. Kurt Laird, arborist at …
Some environmentalists are upset that Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change Minister Tim Halman led a fundraising campaign for his party that criticizes the carbon tax, according to Ottawa, which will arrive in the province l ‘next summer. Up to 5,000 members and supporters of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia received a mailing …
Environmental groups slam PC’s anti-carbon tax fundraising campaign | Radio-Canada News Read More »
The City of Hamilton says it has just discovered that sewage has been leaking into Hamilton Harbor for 26 years due to a hole in a combined sewer line in the industrial area. It is not known how much sewage flowed into the port. But Nick Winters, director of Hamilton Water, told reporters on Tuesday …
of Hamilton discovers 26-year-old sewage leak in harbor | Radio-Canada News Read More »
Many Canadian businesses have been hit hard in recent years by everything from the pandemic to the war in Ukraine and climate change. But for some, climate change has been a boon, in part because of government subsidies to boost energy efficiency as Canada aims for net-zero emissions by 2050. It’s all part of a …
These businesses are booming, and it’s because of climate change | Radio-Canada News Read More »
The tides are rising, the sands are shifting and the coasts are crumbling. As studies warn of rising seas and accelerating erosion as a result of climate change, Canada’s coastal communities are wondering what the future holds. “Living on the coast is part of our economic, social and cultural fabric. It’s people’s livelihood. It’s hard …
Canadians thinking about their household finances know that there are always more ideas for how to spend money than there are money to spend. This universal economic principle was on full display at COP27, the latest iteration of the UN climate change conference that ended Friday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. A long list of competing …
Angela Carter, a climate and energy policy researcher at the University of Waterloo, says Newfoundland betting on an oil and gas economic recovery isn’t the best move. (Radio Canada) As the COP27 climate summit draws to a close, experts around the world and in Newfoundland and Labrador say now is the time to start planning …
This first-person article is written by Tara Pyfrom, who lives in New Brunswick. For more information on CBC’s First Person Stories, please see frequently asked questions. Either you are lucky or you are unlucky. When you live by the ocean, by birth or by choice, you live with the consequences of annual hurricanes. As someone …
