How many glaciers in Canada’s Arctic can be saved from extinction?

Thousands of glaciers have vanished over the past few decades and as the world continues to heat up, they are expected to disappear at an increasing pace. New research gives a glimpse of just how...

Major conservation of B.C. forestry land totalling 45,000 hectares announced | CBC News

The Nature Conservancy of Canada says Kootenay Forest Lands, located in southeastern B.C., is among the country's largest private land conservation projects to date. It becomes part of a network of...

Orcas Find New Prey in the Arctic

An influx of these powerful, intelligent predators could mean trouble for other marine mammals

Record Arctic warmth meets retreating climate action, leaving the North exposed

From shrinking sea ice to wetter weather, the latest report card catalogues a year of rapid-fire change

John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92

He gave readers a comprehensive and lyrical account of the historic mission in 1969. His science coverage as a Pulitzer-winning journalist and an author took him around the world.

Breath samples collected by drone hold clues to health of North Atlantic right whales | CBC News

A newly published study shows the bacteria in the spray from the whales' blowholes can indicate how healthy the individual is.

As the Arctic coastline erodes, a new report says the North needs to do more to protect it | CBC...

A recent report says Canada is not doing enough to protect its shorelines, and despite sharing a quickly eroding Arctic coastline, the three territories do not have dedicated shoreline management...

Hundreds of animals killed by trains on B.C. railways, documents reveal. So, what’s being done to...

Documents obtained through freedom of information requests by The Narwhal and shared with CBC News show hundreds of animals have been killed in collisions with trains on B.C. tracks owned by Canada's...

Like B.C.'s orcas, sea otters have now been found with toxic forever chemicals

Beach logs are damaging intertidal ecosystems: UVic study

While many see beach logs as a source of firewood or a way to stop erosion, they cause significant ecological disturbance, comparable to ice-scouring or heat waves, says UVic biologist Tom Reimchen.

B.C.'s oceans are turning acidic faster than once thought, finds study

Coral records reveal B.C. ocean acidity amplified 50 per cent more than previously thought, threatening a $452-million shellfish fishery

Up to 15% of B.C. heat wave deaths directly caused by human emissions, says study

The research is the first to quantify the direct impacts of human caused climate change on lives lost during the 2021 heat wave.

Leaked report claims B.C. timber harvest is vastly overestimated

An undisclosed report obtained by BIV estimates the province is likely approving twice as much logging than can be sustainably harvested

LNG expansion could bring 200 more tankers a year to B.C.’s West Coast, report says

Canada officially loses its measles elimination status

The return of measles in the country has largely been attributed to lower childhood vaccination rates