Climate & Environment

An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is searching for the person who stabbed a baby seal multiple times on a beach in Oregon.

The world’s wealthiest 10 per cent of individuals are responsible for two thirds of global warming since 1990, researchers said Tuesday.

Videos and images of scores of dead fish near the shores of Lake Ontario have been making the rounds on social media and alarming some residents but experts say that the “die off” is a natural phenomenon which happens periodically in the Greater Toronto Area.

Meet Major, a four-legged weapon in B.C.’s fight against an invasive aquatic species. The eight-year-old German Shepherd, part of the province’s K-9 Conservation Service, is one of two dogs doing crucial work to protect B.C. waterways.

First Nations, civil liberty groups and environmentalists are slamming Ontario for a proposed bill that would give cabinet the power to create “special economic zones” and allow the government to exempt itself from following laws on certain projects.

Local crews worked to manage an out-of-control fire on James Smith Cree Nation on Saturday — as dry spring conditions have increased the risk of dangerous wildfires in the province.

It will be cloudy and rainy in some parts of the country this week as a weather system slowly moves north from the United States and initially brings periods of heavy rain to areas of Ontario and Quebec, according to Kelsey McEwen, chief meteorologist and co-host of CTV’s Your Morning.

Wildfires are creating disruptions for some Manitoba first nations on Monday morning, prompting the need for vehicle bans and evacuations.

STOCKHOLM — The seventh season of Swedish slow TV hit “The Great Moose Migration” ended Sunday night after 20 days of 24-hour live coverage.

Two major scientific societies on Friday said they will fill the void from the Trump administration’s dismissal of scientists writing a cornerstone federal report on what climate change is doing to the United States.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on Friday, prompting the evacuation of the Chilean coastline throughout the Magallanes region and the suspension of water activities and navigation in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province.

Canada’s top court has turned down Ontario’s request to weigh in on a major challenge to its climate plan brought by a group of young activists.

The U.K. is set for its hottest day of the year so far on Thursday, and temperatures could hit 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) at the earliest recorded point in the calendar, forecasters said.

In a first-of-its kind move, Hawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travelers staying in hotels, vacation rentals and other short-term accommodations and earmark the new money for programs to cope with a warming planet.