Ontario Minister of Natural Resources John Snobelen made a major conservation announcement at the annual meeting of the World Wildlife … Continue reading Good News for Algonquin Park Wolves

HALIFAX – The storm Atlantic Canada has been bracing for has hit Newfoundland, with winds of 119 kilometres an hour … Continue reading Atlantic Canadians batten down the hatches

CALGARY – Calgary Fire officials and Alberta Environment have told Fairview residents it is safe to return to their homes. … Continue reading Residents return home but toxicity still a concern

Whitehorse, Yukon – Environmentalists in the Yukon are fighting back against charges they've sabotaged the forest industry in the territory. … Continue reading Yukon greens not killing mills: official

Inuvik, N.W.T. – A researcher in Inuvik wants to test fuel cells in remote communities in the Northwest Territories. http://north.cbc.ca/editorServlets/View?filename=n07fuelce Continue reading Test fuel cells in north: researcher

Winnipeg – A national conference on sustainable development in Winnipeg is being touted as the biggest gathering in Canada of … Continue reading Conference explores sustainable development

Ottawa – Canada's environment watchdog has told CBC Radio that 10 years is too long to evaluate the health risks … Continue reading Toxin review is taking too long: commissioner

Halifax, N.S. – The federal fisheries department is cracking down on people who dig clams in contaminated areas. http://novascotia.cbc.ca/editorServlets/View?filename=ns_clamscrack011107 Continue reading Clam clampdown

St. John's – The provincial wildlife federation welcomes tough penalties imposed in a poaching case. http://stjohns.cbc.ca/editorServlets/View?filename=nfFines011107 Continue reading Wildlife group applauds fines

EDMONTON – David Schindler, an ecologist at the University of Alberta, has won the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal of … Continue reading U of A prof wins $1-million Herzberg prize

OTTAWA – Ottawa is suggesting the United States should embrace free trade in softwood lumber if it wants continued unfettered … Continue reading PM, Pettigrew optimistic on softwood lumber dispute

Vancouver – Port Coquitlam could soon be the site of a new facility that would treat 3,000 kilograms of hospital … Continue reading Waste disposal facility possible for Port Coquitlam