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By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal

Environmental groups have issued a scathing review of some whale watchers and the lack of enforcement by Transport Canada to protect the endangered southern resident orcas. The groups say some . . .

First Nations are agnostic about coal — but are concerned about the implications for their right to self-determination

  WINNIPEG -- More than a hundred acres of natural wetland near Brandon, Man., will now be protected by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Announced on Tuesday, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is doubling the size of its Douglas Marsh protected area by purchasing an additional 115 new hectares. The conservation charity said marshes like the Douglas Marsh act as the earths sponges, regulating water flow through the year. It said the new purchase ensures that the largest wetland system...

Credit U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Steve Maslowski, Photographer Many years have passed and yet I still have vivid memories of the skylark- a joyous bird of the English countryside whose aerial song lifts one’s spirit to mingle with this buoyant beauty. Thankfully, we have our own version of the skylark whose name reflects its unforgettable song.  Washington Irving called the bobolink “the happiest bird of our spring and added that his life seems all song and sunshine." Emily Dickinson ca...

홍 “과도한 레버리지가 갈수록 주택가격 하방 리스크 작용할 것” 홍남기 부총리 겸 기획재정부 장관이 30일 서울 광화문 정부서울청사에서 열린 ‘25차 부동산시장 점검 관계장관회의를 주재, 모두발언을 하고 있다. 기획재정부 제공. 홍남기 부총리 겸 기획재정부 장관은 향후 주택가격 하락을 예상하며 주택 구입에 신중할 것을 당부했다. 홍남기 부총리는 30일 정부서울청�...

Jordan Cranmer reached over the edge of the boat, dipping her hands into the water of the Nechako River. Below her, an ancient giant rose from the depths. “At first, I didn’t feel anything. It . . .

An unlikely pair of piping plovers has begun nesting at an unlikely time at Sauble Beach.

An unlikely pair of piping plovers has begun nesting at an unlikely time at Sauble Beach.

The discovery of a threatened species in the forest at the heart of the province's latest logging conflict has critics calling out the B.C. NDP for not delivering on a 2017 campaign promise to enact provincial laws to protect animals at risk.