ENVIRONMENT

According to senior wildlife biologist, Mark Bidwell, avian flu has been on the radar, but coming across two dead whooping cranes in the province was still unfortunate. “Our hearts were in our throats” says Bidwell. “We were quite concerned. Of course, animals die all the time, they die for a variety of reasons and it’s…

👉 Visit the Official SleepLean Website Scientists in Antarctica have inaugurated the world’s first global repository of mountain ice cores, aiming to preserve vital records of Earth’s atmospheric history as glaciers rapidly melt due to global warming.The frozen sanctuary was opened on Wednesday at the Concordia research station on the Antarctic Plateau by the Ice…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem issued a security alert Wednesday reminding personnel and Americans in Israel of the embassy’s standard advice.  The alert follows weeks of mass street protests in Iran against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s regime, heightening global tensions. “Given ongoing regional tensions, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem…

Another round of winter weather is moving into Ontario and Quebec, bringing significant snowfall and a sharp drop in temperatures over the next 48 hours. Environment Canada says 10 to 20 cm of snow is possible for parts of southern Ontario between Wednesday evening and Thursday afternoon, while Quebec is also bracing for another dumping…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Las Vegas continues to see a tourism slump, echoing numbers that are similar from nearly two decades ago. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LCVA) released its year-end summary for 2025 this week.   There were 35,457,000 people who visited Sin City — down 7.4% from 2024, the…

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 14, 2026 2:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A French firm and its partner in South Korea are eyeing plans to develop wind projects off Nova Scotia’s coast. Affiliated companies Q Energy France and Hanwha Ocean said Wednesday they have…

Wood Buffalo National Park, in Canada, which spans northern Alberta and parts of the Northwest Territories, contains the largest beaver dam ever recorded. The structure lies deep within the park, far from roads, towns, or marked trails, making it largely inaccessible by foot. Its size is so vast that it is visible in satellite images…

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Wednesday that 2025 was one of the three warmest years on record, continuing the streak of extraordinary global temperatures. After analysing eight international datasets, the organization said that global average surface temperatures last year were 1.44°C above the 1850 to 1900 average. Two of these datasets ranked 2025 as…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Hundreds of old-fashioned shoes recently washed up on a beach in Wales — and locals are still trying to figure out why. Volunteers working for the Beach Academy CIC, an educational center in Porthcawl, found the shoes on Dec. 18 during their efforts on a rock pool…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size With strong wind gusts and the possibility of record-breaking temperatures in the forecast for much of southern Alberta this week, there is now a fire ban in place for the Lethbridge River Valley. The decision to order the fire ban was made after Lethbridge Fire and Emergency…