Environment

All three beached sperm whales in P.E.I. dead: conservation group

All three sperm whales stranded off the northern coast of Prince Edward Island have died, a marine rescue organization says. Tonya Wimmer, executive director of the Marine Animal Response Society, has...

The Canadian Press Sep 30, 2025

Prolonged drought stunts the renowned wild blueberry crop in the Maritimes

HALIFAX - This summer's prolonged drought across Atlantic Canada has had a costly impact on wild blueberry growers in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Donald Arseneault, general manager of the NB Bluebe...

The Canadian Press Sep 30, 2025

Two charged in July death of grizzly bear on Texada Island in B.C.

TEXADA ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Two people have been charged with the killing of a grizzly bear in July on British Columbia's Texada Island. The Conservation Officer Service of B.C. says in ...

The Canadian Press Sep 30, 2025

A glimpse of Trudeau's congratulatory call that might have been to Kamala Harris

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau had clear guidance on what to say early last November in the event he should pick up the phone to congratulate Kamala Harris on becoming the first woman president of the United...

The Canadian Press Sep 30, 2025

B.C. First Nations want meeting with Carney about salmon, need for open-net farm ban

VANCOUVER - First Nations in British Columbia are calling for a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss protecting and reviving wild salmon. Bob Chamberlin, chair of the First Nations Wild ...