Mushers getting ready for the Yukon Quest dog sled race have an unusual worry this year Continue reading Mildest winter in 20 years for Yukon

HALIFAX – Members of the Assembly of First Nations are coming up with a strategy on native fishing rights at … Continue reading Conference on aboriginal fishing rights under way

ATLIN, B.C. – Unseasonably mild weather in northern British Columbia has meant wolves are cut off from their normal food … Continue reading Marauding wolves terrorize B.C. town

As part of Straight Goods' coverage of the debate over the future of the democratic Left in Canada, we link … Continue reading Nova Scotia MP proposes ‘radical change’ for NDP

Twenty-five environmental organizations from three countries have urged the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to suspend the burning of Russian plutonium … Continue reading International call to stop Cdn plutonium burning

Plans for "merchant" power plant turn Canadian business people and American farmers into environmental radicals http://www.straightgoods.com/Kome/010129.asp Continue reading Fraser Valley cross-border environmental rebellion

VANCOUVER – A Canadian environmental group is about to release a report that it believes will help the United States … Continue reading Canadian study sides with U.S. in lumber dispute

The movement toward a sustainable future has begun in many places throughout the world. Numerous initiatives to reduce waste, increase … Continue reading Fostering Sustainable Behavior through Social Marketing

To provide materials and information to school teachers and children to help them understand the critical role that trees play … Continue reading Trees for Life Canada

Two private companies say they've mapped the genome of one of the most important of all food crops – rice. … Continue reading Decoding the genes that feed the world

Riot police hosed down dozens of demonstrators who refused to leave a road near the World Economic Forum in Switzerland … Continue reading Police, protesters clash at world economic forum

At first glance, Premier Mike Harris' announcement seemed remarkably vague. His government, he told reporters this week, was considering ways … Continue reading Is our water seeping into corporate hands?