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VICTORIA — Advocates for a proposed national park in southeastern British Columbia brought in a little help from their friends Wednesday to push for park designation.
Cherry and apricot orchards have been particularly devastated, with some growers believing about 90 per cent of their fruit has been killed off or damaged by the deep freeze. The remaining orchards and vineyards growing the grapes, apples and peaches for 
Icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland are a common sight in the spring, but residents have been treated to a rare spectacle this May, as icebergs have jammed the mouth of a harbour near the city.
Federal officials are investigating whether the deaths of 500 ducks at a northern Alberta oilsands plant could be part of a more widespread problem following the discovery of another oil-coated duck — this time farther along the birds' migration route.
One of Vancouver's top restaurants says it would consider taking wild salmon off its its menu if it proves to be unsustainable
FORT McMURRAY - Syncrude has vowed to avoid a repeat of the wildlife incident that killed almost all of the ducks that landed on one of its tailings pond
Researchers studying long-term changes in sea temperatures said they now expect a "lull" for up to a decade while natural variations in climate cancel out the increases caused by man-made greenhouse gas emissions
Hundred of migrating birds are dying after landing on a tailings pond in northern Alberta owned by Syncrude, environment officials confirmed Tuesday.
KYIV, Ukraine - Twenty-two years after the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, work is underway on a colossal new shelter to cover the ruins and deadly radioactive contents of the exploded Soviet-era power plant.
CALGARY - Alberta will continue to suspend its controversial spring grizzly bear hunt into 2009 amid growing evidence that numbers of the iconic carnivore are significantly lower than earlier estimates.
Differences in everything from sea ice to permafrost show the Arctic climate is changing even more rapidly than scientists had predicted, says a new summary of the most recent research.
WASHINGTON -- The polar bear has become an icon of global warming vulnerability, but a new study found an Arctic mammal that may be even more at risk to climate change: the narwhal.
federal committee has repeated its declaration that the Canadian polar bear is a species "of special concern."
Two British Columbia fault lines running south of Abbotsford and south of Victoria could potentially cause earthquakes measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, according to a new study released by U.S. seismologists.
Rogers says scientists believe that three earthquakes have occurred near that fault over the past 10,000 years. They can't predict when the next quake will occur, but chances are it won't likely be any time soon.
Climate change spurred by man-made greenhouse gas emissions has increased precipitation in the North, according to a study to be published Friday.