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Extreme weather impacting home insurance: StatCan
CityNews· 2 days agoThe national data agency says whether it’s wildfires, flooding — like we saw in the Fraser Valley and the interior a few years ago — or ice storms in the...
This is why your summer might be full of mosquitoes - Macleans.ca
Maclean s· 3 days agoHeath MacMillan is an assistant professor of biology at Carleton University. As you pack your bags for the cottage or campground this weekend, don’t forget to bring light clothes with long sleeves—and ...
Canada's beaver problem - Macleans.ca
Maclean s· 3 days agoNot expecting to get chased by a beaver that he claims had aerial capabilities, Donnie Springer once set out to hunt a moose. Springer turned back, and found the man speeding away from a bucktooth ...
Downsized: snowpack shrinks well below normal, creating concern for drought
Local Journalism Initiative via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoThe West Kootenay regional snowpack remains extremely low in May. According to the Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin — produced by the B.C. Rivers Forecast Centre — increases in the West ...
Why I’m suing the Ontario government over its climate change inaction - Macleans.ca
Maclean s· 3 days agoMy family always talked about climate change at the dinner table. Watching her advocate for...
The Big Idea: Investing in “sponge cities” can mitigate the toll of climate change - Macleans.ca
Maclean s· 3 days agoSince moving to Canada in 2002 for university, I’ve been studying—and now teaching—urban stormwater...
China Recovery Likely Picked Up With Outlook Buoyed by Stimulus
Financial Post· 3 days agoData due Friday will offer a glimpse of whether the world’s second-biggest economy was able to...
“Like a science-fiction movie”: The story of one couple’s evacuation from Kelowna - Macleans.ca
Maclean s· 3 days agoWest Kelowna, B.C., with a population of 38,311, began evacuations on August 17 after a wildfire...
Government of Canada Invests in Federation of Canadian Municipalities to Plant 1.2 million Trees in...
CNW· 3 days agoTo bring these benefits to Canadians, and to support good jobs for workers, the federal government is working with partners to plant two billion trees (2BT) over the next 10 years. As of May ...
Insurance claims skyrocket and tensions remain high after slew of natural disasters
CTV News· 3 days agoPeter Dominey still cannot fully comprehend the magnitude of the damage to his own property and his...