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Some store owners at Bedford Place Mall are struggling in the aftermath of last month’s devastating flash flooding in the area, as significant amounts of water spread throughout the shopping centre and resulted in costly losses for some businesses. John Connors, the owner of East Coast Kicks, said about three …
Read More »Could wildfires get worse in Canada? Officials to update on record season – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 11, 2023 6:22 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Federal officials are set to provide an update on Friday on the outlook for the rest of this year’s devastating wildfire season. Officials have already said Canada is experiencing its worst …
Read More »Phone off, eyes up: How to get the best view of the Perseid meteor show
Stargazers in the northern hemisphere can expect a treat this weekend as the peak of the Perseid meteor shower nearly coincides with the new moon, making the backdrop of the light show especially dark. Just going outside and looking up will be enough to see the show Saturday night and …
Read More »Hamilton mayor says local Greenbelt development ‘not necessary,’ asks Ontario to halt plan – Hamilton
Hamilton’s mayor is calling on the province to abandon development of Greenbelt lands in and around the city after insisting the auditor general “echoed” the city’s position that the lands are “not necessary” to fulfill obligations to beef up Ontario’s housing supply. In a statement following the release of Bonnie Lysyk‘s …
Read More »Team Rubicon back in N.S. after wildfires to help with flood recovery – Halifax
Team Rubicon has returned to Nova Scotia to help with the recovery from last month’s devastating floods. This marks the third time in a year that volunteers with the veteran-led organization have descended on the province to provide disaster relief. Since September 2022, they’ve assisted with the cleanup after post-tropical …
Read More »Manitoba polar bears to teach Calgary zoo patrons climate change awareness – Winnipeg
A pair of polar bears from Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Zoo will act as ‘ambassadors’ for climate change awareness when they move to Calgary, the zoo’s senior director of zoological operations says. The duo, six-year-old Baffin and seven-year-old Siku, were found orphaned near Churchill, Man., at less than a year old …
Read More »Canada plans to finalize emissions cap by mid-2024: Guilbeault – National
Canada will likely publish the final regulations of a plan to cap and cut greenhouse gases from the oil and gas sector by mid-2024, its environment minister told Reuters on Thursday. The government will table draft regulations on the plan by October and expects to publish the final regulations by …
Read More »Climate change: Correlation between wildfires, flooding in Nova Scotia
The fingerprints of climate change are all over the supercharged weather witnessed this year in Nova Scotia — and the rest of the country — from raging wildfires to devastating flooding. A series of punishing thunderstorms dumped up to 250 millimetres of rain on Nova Scotia this weekend, killing at …
Read More »Wildfire smoke can worsen asthma. What you can do to protect yourself – National
The death of a nine-year-old B.C. boy whose asthma was exacerbated by wildfire smoke is a horrific example of how dangerous poor air quality can be for people suffering from underlying respiratory and cardiac conditions, experts say. When wildfire smoke pollutes the air, “there is definitely an increase in asthma …
Read More »Barrhaven tornado shows how twisters in Canada are changing: ‘It’s concerning’
Emergency crews are cleaning up an Ottawa suburb after a tornado touched down on Thursday with little to no warning. Residents in Barrhaven, which is about 20 kilometres southwest of downtown Ottawa, continue to deal with the fallout of the twister that damaged at least 125 homes and left a …
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