Climate & Environment

Residents of a community in northeastern B.C. were ordered out of their homes late Monday due to the risk of a landslide.

Water levels are now expected to stabilize along the Ottawa River in the Ottawa-Gatineau area by Wednesday, as rising water levels put additional properties at risk in the national capital region.

It was hard to dress for the weather this past weekend as Toronto saw rain, snow, and sunshine in the span of 24 hours, bringing what felt like all four seasons to the city. But this sort of 'whiplash weather' is common this time of year, according to one climatologist.

West Nipissing declared a state of emergency after flooding closed Highway 64 and other municipal roads Saturday. No evacuations ordered yet, but officials urge residents to prepare as water levels continue to rise.

Two enormous sandlike dunes at an old chemical processing plant in South Africa are at the center of an exploratory U.S.-backed project to extract highly sought-after rare earth elements from industrial mining waste.

Former environment minister Catherine McKenna says the leaders of Canada’s oil industry are figures close to American President Donald Trump who are “taking us for fools” and putting both the economy and environment at risk.

On contaminated land that is too dangerous for human life, the world’s wildest horses roam free.

A flood warning remains in effect on Saturday for parts of eastern Ontario and Quebec.

The latest annual account of greenhouse gas emissions shows Canada’s emissions reductions slowed in 2024 to almost nothing.

Climate change is breaking down typical nighttime lulls in wildfire activity, a new study by researchers in Canada suggests, eroding opportunities for crews to contain the intensifying blazes.

Not far from the vessels stuck in the Persian Gulf is a one-of-a-kind marine ecosystem that’s home to dolphins, sea turtles and corals. How do oil slicks affect them?

The South Korean internet erupted in celebration as a two-year-old wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea was captured safely Friday after a nine-day search that kept the nation on edge and made it a national celebrity.

A Squamish, B.C., company has finished jumping through a series of regulatory hurdles allowing staff to load up drones with explosives for a variety of functions—including avalanche control at ski resorts.

The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) has issued a flood watch for the Lower Ottawa River, affecting areas from Arnprior to Hawkesbury, as it warns that floodwaters could reach major flooding levels into next week.

Yuji, a 6-week-old patas monkey in Mexico, wakes up every day clinging to a stuffed dog. More than a toy, this plush companion acts as a surrogate mom after the tiny primate was rejected by his own mother, Kamaria, a first-time parent unable to form a maternal bond.