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Scientists urge federal government to ramp up conservation efforts in eastern Arctic

A team of Canadian scientists is urging the federal government to step up its conservation efforts in the eastern Arctic to try and save some of the last remaining year-round sea ice and the undiscovered organisms that live within it.

Canada North November 26

T. Rex got huge via major teenage growth spurt: study

Technology & Science November 26

Fishing gear confirmed as major cause of right whale deaths

Canada PEI November 26

Rocky the Christmas tree stowaway owl returns to the wild

Technology & Science November 26

Feds to keep more bureaucrats at home, overhaul property portfolio to get to 'net zero' emissions

Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos will today release the federal government’s plans to drive down greenhouse gas emissions within the federal bureaucracy itself, with the goal of achieving "net zero" by 2050 through a radical restructuring of the government's property and vehicle portfolio.

John Paul Tasker

Politics November 26

AstraZeneca manufacturing error raises questions about vaccine study results

AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Wednesday acknowledged a manufacturing error that is raising questions about preliminary results of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine.

Health November 26

N.S. company turning trash into fuel

Sustane Technologies Inc. in Chester, N.S., takes waste from a community landfill and turns it into biomass pellets and diesel fuel.

Missing Charles Darwin notebooks may have been stolen, says Cambridge Library director

Radio As It Happens November 25

Manitoba has spent less than 9% of federal cash to cut greenhouse gas emissions

Canada Manitoba November 25

Get ready, Canada: Another test of emergency public alert system is coming to a screen or device near you

Canada Montreal November 25

Late-year detections of endangered right whales close multiple N.S. fisheries

Canada Nova Scotia November 24

Young people taking climate change lawsuit to Federal Court of Appeal

Canada British Columbia November 24

Fossil fuels to decline but remain big player in Canada's energy use by 2050: report

Technology & Science November 25

How astronomy has provided stress relief and a sense of community during pandemic

Radio The Current November 24

Alberta researcher wins award for salt-coated mask innovation

Canada Edmonton November 24

China blasts off on mission to collect moon rocks

Technology & Science November 24

COVID-19 lockdowns have little impact on rising greenhouse gas trend, UN agency warns

Technology & Science November 23

International ban on heavy fuel in Arctic shipping full of gaps: environmentalists

Canada North November 24

Cruel to be kind: New citizen patrols will scare Edmonton coyotes with sticks and tennis balls

Canada Edmonton November 23

Senator aims to curb 'violent' porn, pitches mandatory age verification for online sites

John Paul Tasker

Politics November 23

Canadian technological ingenuity and astronaut talent has been our ticket to space

Radio Quirks & Quarks November 20

Famous Arecibo telescope was the first to send a signal to alien civilizations

Radio Quirks & Quarks November 20

Microbes may be our miners on asteroids, moons and other planets

Radio Quirks & Quarks November 20

Vancouver's climate plan 'first 10 steps in a journey of 10,000,' says expert

Canada British Columbia November 21

Bored and lonely? Researcher says online games can help us socialize safely during the pandemic

Radio Spark November 20

Rewilding Australia, one devil at a time

Documentaries The Nature of Things November 20

Can deepfake tech be used for good? Artist creates 'imaginary reckoning' for public figures

Radio Spark November 20

New satellite that will monitor Earth's changing oceans ready to launch

Technology & Science November 20

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