ST. JOHN'S, NFLD. – Canada has closed its ports to fishing vessels from the Danish territories of Faroe Islands and … Continue reading Canada bans Danish ships in shrimp fight

Inuit have no word for twilight. For centuries, people felt no need for such a word in the Arctic communities … Continue reading Global warming seen as ending long winter night in Canadian North

DARTMOUTH, December 2, 2004 ? Environment Canada has designated December 6-10th as its fourth annual Severe Winter Weather Awareness Week … Continue reading Fourth Annual Severe Winter Awareness Week in the Atlantic Provinces

Each year across Canada severe weather events cause, or are a factor in, widespread property damage, injuries and even fatalities. … Continue reading Atlantic Canada Severe Weather Awareness / Canada Atlantique – Sensibilisation au temps violent

WHITEHORSE – Yukon birdwatchers say they've spotted some new songbirds in the territory this summer. http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2004/09/02/yk_birds040902.html Continue reading New songs fill forests in Yukon

GRASSY NARROWS, ONT. – Aboriginal leaders in northwestern Ontario are calling for a public inquiry after an international health expert … Continue reading Ontario reserves demand inquiry into mercury poisoning

HECS delivers its services through an organization of over 1,200 employees in the National Capital Region and throughout the Atlantic, … Continue reading Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety – Health Canada

OTTAWA – The NAFTA environmental agency says Canada is moving more slowly than the United States in curbing pollution. http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/06/02/nafta040602 Continue reading Canada lagging U.S. on pollution cuts: report

OTTAWA (June 03, 2004) ? Fisheries and Oceans Canada is signing the death warrant for two populations of sockeye salmon … Continue reading Fisheries and Oceans Canada signing sockeye’s death warrant

OTTAWA, May 2, 2004 ? The Government of Canada announced today the appointment of a negotiator who will work with … Continue reading Government of Canada Appoints Negotiator for Sydney Tar Ponds

An Ontario man was convicted yesterday of offering an endangered bird species for sale on an internet auction site. William … Continue reading Toronto Man Convicted of Offering for Sale Endangered Eskimo Curlew on the Internet

TORONTO – It's a little easier for enthusiasts of biodiesel to get around. The first retail outlet to offer the … Continue reading It’s a first: ‘veggie’ fuel available at the pump