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B. C. allowed logging in caribou habitat despite its own ministry's recommendation
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (935+ words) VICTORIA " Mike James doesn't know yet whether his first grandchild will be a boy or girl, but he hopes they will have a chance to see threatened southern mountain caribou during a future visit to his family's cabin near Quesnel…...
Wyoming cuts wolf hunt in half to buoy Yellowstone region's disease-depleted population
15+ hour, 48+ min ago (560+ words) Wyoming wildlife managers plan to reduce how many wolves can be hunted by 50% following a canine distemper outbreak that has cut the state's wolf numbers to the lowest level in two decades. A 22-wolf cap is the fewest number of…...
Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide
16+ hour, 50+ min ago (358+ words) Winnipeg 15" C, Cloudy with wind Basic chemistry and physics dictate that warmer water holds less oxygen, scientists said. Warmer water, which happens with human-caused climate change, releases more oxygen into the atmosphere. More dead zones appear Scientists worry that oxygen…...
Widespread power outages, damage after Manitoba wind storm
17+ hour, 24+ min ago (465+ words) Winnipeg 15" C, Cloudy with wind High winds that began earlier this week continued to batter parts of Manitoba overnight, kicking up dust, downing trees, damaging property and leading to dozens of power outages that persisted throughout the morning. The weather…...
Opinion: Is it worthwhile courting data centres?
23+ hour, 37+ min ago (392+ words) Winnipeg 17" C, Cloudy with wind It's already clear that data centres for artificial intelligence are electricity and water hogs. But their almost unstoppable spread makes you wonder whether we realize how big a toll we're preparing to take to power…...
Artemis II crew gets hero's welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Quebec
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (784+ words) Winnipeg 26" C, Windy LONGUEUIL " Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says it took flying to the far side of the moon as a member of the Artemis II crew to get a new appreciation for how humans work together on Earth. The…...
What could a supercharged El Nino mean for Canada?
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (301+ words) A rapidly warming planet due to human-caused climate change is set to amplify what forecasters say could be a supercharged El Nino, spelling possible hot and dry conditions to come for parts of Canada. | Forecasters are increasingly confident an El…...
Dry, windy conditions spark fire warning
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (361+ words) Winnipeg 18" C, Cloudy with wind The City of Winnipeg is urging residents to be cautious as dry, windy conditions are increasing the risk for wildfires. The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service issued a warning late Wednesday, alerting residents to dry conditions…...
Canadian-developed technology helps new telescope probe mysteries of the cosmos
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (787+ words) HALIFAX " The work of researchers from across Canada is at the heart of a massive new telescope that could help unlock some of the biggest mysteries of the universe from its perch at one of the highest elevations in the…...
Somalia is in a deadly drought again. Most humanitarian aid isn't there this time
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (1059+ words) He is in debt from buying water. The reservoir outside his tent is nearly empty. His family is down to one meal a day: rice with sugar and oil. The youngest of his 22 children was born three weeks ago and…...