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30,000 shipments of nuclear waste would move through Ontario cities, farmland under draft plan

A proposed transportation plan by Canada's nuclear industry would see up to 30,000 shipments of highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel rods travel through some of Ontario's most densely populated communities over four decades, starting in the 2040s.

Canada London January 18

WATCH — How green are the Olympic Games?

Fish swim freely for 1st time in 106 years after defunct dam in Norway dismantled

Radio As It Happens 4 hours ago

Significant damage keeping much-needed aid from reaching Tonga

World January 18

Investigators puzzled by large numbers of sick, dead crows in Charlottetown

A team at the Atlantic Veterinary College in P.E.I. is working to identify why large numbers of crows in Charlottetown are being found sick or dead in the Victoria Park area.

Jessica Doria-Brown

Canada PEI January 17

Roberta Bondar flew into space 30 years ago and never saw Earth the same after that

It's been 30 years since Roberta Bondar was strapped into a five-point harness on the space shuttle Discovery and blasted into space and into fame as Canada's first female astronaut.

Radio The Sunday Magazine January 17

Iqaluit seeks alternative water source after recurrence of fuel odour issue

In an update posted to social media on Sunday, the city says the water that's been tested remains safe under Canadian guidelines.

Canada North January 17

Fabled water bomber once used to fight B.C. wildfires on sale for $5M

Canada British Columbia January 17

Cougars moving into Manitoba slowly but surely, zoologist says

Canada Manitoba January 15

Anemia could be a challenge for astronauts, new Canadian study suggests

Science January 14

Permafrost threatening infrastructure in Arctic

Microplastics accumulating in rivers and in the air but solutions are available

Radio Quirks & Quarks January 14

'People need to get their hands dirty': Newfoundland diver cleans ocean floor, one discarded tire at a time

Documentaries January 14

As cities ban natural gas to cut emissions, Ontario is expanding its gas network

Science January 13

Plants can't adapt to climate change when seed-dispersing animals are lost

Radio Quirks & Quarks January 14

Ottawa must work with Indigenous communities to mitigate climate disasters, experts say

Politics January 14

5 things you can do right now to help save the planet

Documentaries The Nature of Things January 13

2021 was 6th warmest year on record, NASA and NOAA find. Canada definitely felt the heat

Nicole Mortillaro

Science January 13

Canada will need more electricity to hit net-zero: IEA report

Politics January 13

Watch an endangered tiger cub take its 1st steps outdoors

Science January 13

Authorities allowed Ontario couple to 'voluntarily relocate' 4 lions that killed and ate tiger

Canada London January 13

How efficient is your house? Map project plans to publish ratings for all Calgary, Edmonton homes

Madeleine Cummings

Canada Edmonton January 13

Scientists spot the world's deepest squid roaming more than 6 km below surface

Radio As It Happens January 13

Cracks in foundation led to wind turbine's collapse, 49 others also at risk

Canada New Brunswick January 12

How climate change led one Perth baker to sell smaller loaves

Canada Ottawa January 12

Power pole's incredible journey a sobering reminder of B.C.'s devastating floods

Canada British Columbia January 12

Archeologists struggle to repair vandals' damage to ancient petroglyphs in Texas

Radio As It Happens January 11

U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient in medical first

Health January 11

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