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Research has confirmed that invasive pet turtles are successfully reproducing in the same territory as the endangered West Coast population of western painted turtles. A tally of 19 south coast spots revealed there were 2.5 invasive turtles for every one endangered turtle.  They now outnumber endangered B.C. turtle species 2.5 …

Starting in the 1940s, explosives were used on the Hay River to prevent ice jams and to protect the community from flooding.  The practice was used for decades and is still used in several other jurisdictions. In 1951, a man in Hay River, N.W.T., drowned after the town experienced devastating …

An influx of unauthorized elver harvesters prompted Nova Scotia Power to shut down one of its hydro dams last month, and the facility remains on reduced hours because of ongoing illegal fishing at the site.  Illegal fishing near dam created safety concerns, spokesperson says. An influx of unauthorized elver harvesters …

Heavy rainfall is expected in parts of British Columbia Friday as flooding and mudslides have prompted evacuation orders and highway closures in the province’s southern Interior.  More rain is expected for Cache Creek and the Okanagan Indian Band territory, already hit by flooding. Heavy rainfall is expected in parts of …

While stark warnings have made headlines, some experts say they risk obscuring more immediate, practical concerns for Canada as it considers how to regulate the fast-evolving technology.  Experts want Canada’s proposed law to include stronger privacy and human rights protections. The headlines have been, to say the least, troubling. Most …

If a tree is felled in the forest, how should its emissions be tallied? It depends on who you ask — and according to a number of environmental groups, the true carbon cost of the forestry industry is being obscured by government accounting.  Report from climate groups pegs forestry emissions …

Voices worried about an AI takeover were thin on the ground a few years ago. But despite a recent flood of calls for restraint as the technology improves by leaps and bounds, AI’s money-making and defense potential appears irresistible.  Canada’s AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says AI could wipe out humans. …

An art show opening this week in Annapolis Royal aims to celebrate the lichens of Nova Scotia while raising awareness of the destruction of old forests.  Response from artists was so great that there will be 2nd show in June. Artists and citizen scientists have come together to create a …

Record heat has moved in Alberta for the first week of May, driving extreme wildfire conditions before the summer green up.  ‘This is sort of a very rare event for it to be occurring this early in the season.’ The Prairies Climate Change Project is a joint initiative between CBC …

Migratory birds are beginning to return to nest on Prince Edward Island, and many of them are finding that trees they have nested in for years are gone.  Gary Schneider, supervisor of the Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project, said birds he has banded often come back to the same place …