Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed the NDP and its leader Jagmeet Singh on Friday, saying that while they may care about the environment, they have “no idea what to do in the fight against climate change.” At a news conference in the Montreal suburb of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que., Trudeau accused the NDP of “playing simple politics” and “walking…
A dramatic four-day rescue operation has successfully freed a humpback whale entangled in fishing gear in the Hecate Strait off British Columbia’s North Coast. Paul Cottrell, marine mammal co-ordinator for Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), was conducting a necropsy on a deceased fin whale in Prince Rupert, B.C., when he was alerted to the distressed humpback’s…
Francine has strengthened into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and is advancing toward Louisiana. The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Tuesday night that the storm powered up its maximum sustained winds to 120 km/h and gained Category 1 hurricane status about 563 kilometres southwest of Morgan City, La. A hurricane warning is in effect along…
This summer I visited two coastlines: the western shore of Oregon and California by motorcycle, and the south coast of Spain. During both trips I experienced 40 C-and-higher temperatures, but the two countries dealt with the heat in different ways. The Oregon Trail and California coast are famous for spectacular seaside cliffs and long sandy…
As It Happens6:05What killed and ate a really big shark? An even bigger shark, scientists say When marine biologist James A. Sulikowski started monitoring the migration and mating habits of porbeagle sharks, he didn’t expect he would end up investigating a murder mystery. But when Penelope, a 2.4-metre-long porbeagle, dropped off his research team’s radar,…
Two U.S. researchers say they have identified the probable deployment site in Russia of the 9M730 Burevestnik, a new nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile touted by President Vladimir Putin as “invincible.” Putin has said the weapon — dubbed the SSC-X-9 Skyfall by NATO — has an almost unlimited range and can evade U.S. missile defences. But some Western experts dispute his claims and the…
Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever globally — beating a record set the day before — as countries around the world, from Japan to Bolivia to the United States, continue to feel the heat, according to the European climate change service. Provisional satellite data published by the Copernicus climate research program on Wednesday showed that…
In a report published Wednesday, Human Rights Watch found that Hamas and other militant groups committed multiple war crimes during the Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel. The New York-based organization said the Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, and at least four other Palestinian armed groups committed “crimes against humanity” against civilians during the deadly attack. In…
The Canadian government has purchased a strategically located aircraft hangar in Inuvik, N.W.T., for $8.6 million — a move that’s being met with relief by northerners and experts on Arctic security who were alarmed by foreign interest in the facility. “I think it’s the best idea the government of Canada has had in a long…
Over 45,000 species are now threatened with extinction — 1,000 more than last year — according to an international conservation organization that blames pressures from climate change, invasive species and human activity such as illicit trade and infrastructural expansion. The International Union for Conservation of Nature released its latest Red List of Threatened Species on…
