‘It’s pretty dire’: Vancouver Island salmon under threat from climate change-induced droughts
As the island enters the most severe level of drought in the province, experts warn...
Teaching citizen scientists to hunt for ‘canary in the coal mine’ in Alberta’s rivers
In the face of ‘data deficiencies,’ training helps communities take water monitoring into their own...
‘It was hard enough before’: Manitoba’s drought, worsened by climate crisis, is upending Prairie life
Farmers wait, desperate for rain, in a prolonged season of extremely dry conditions across central...
5 ways the climate crisis is changing the ocean and threatening human health
Ocean waters are now warmer, more acidic and hold less oxygen. They’re also stressed from...
Federal watchdog urged to investigate Canada’s ‘longstanding failure’ to stop B.C. Elk Valley coal mine pollution
Report from the University of Victoria’s Environmental Law Centre says new proposed mines could further...
What’s behind the driest year for Lake Ontario since 1966?
Scientists have always recorded fluctuations in water levels, but they say the dramatic shift between...
Teck Resources gives B.C. $1.5 million towards $48-million cleanup of abandoned Tulsequah Chief mine
Conservationists welcome the much-needed funds but say there is no clear financial plan to remediate...
Northeast B.C. at increased risk of powerful earthquakes from thousands of fracked gas wells, new research warns
In a newly published study, a former hydrologist with the provincial oil and gas regulator...
Indigenous leaders launch $2.1 billion class-action lawsuits against Canada over lack of drinking water
The claimants argue the federal government failed to provide clean water and forced First Nations...
