Akisqnuk First Nation is launching a series of scientific and economic studies on Lake Windermere and Columbia Lake as part of a broader water stewardship plan that has sparked debate over recreational boating in the area.
A Laurentian University researcher is set to start a two-year project using honey bees to help with remediation work at the Côté Gold Mine near Gogama, Ont.
A beach cleanup crew recently found marine location markers that had washed up in Advocate Harbour, N.S. The Canadian Forces base in Greenwood says while these items may appear old, inactive or harmless, they can still post a serious danger.
Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Wayhowe Huang said officials will be continuing to evaluate the tank on Sunday after emergency crews spotted the potential crack overnight. As of Sunday morning, he said it does not appear that any of the highly ...
A study published this month by researchers at the University of Ottawa has found that applying woodchips to some trails significantly reduced local tick populations.
Tens of thousands of old logbooks from the 18th and 19th centuries reveal the scope and scale of how industrial whaling nearly wiped out bowhead whales. But they also show why some modern-day populations are surviving better than others.
Rodney Schmaltz, a psychology professor at MacEwan University in Edmonton, is interested in why some people believe in the paranormal. He and his colleagues studied the effect of infrasound on the body and mind.
Unmanned drones and robots are changing how wars are fought, including on the battlefield in Ukraine. For The National, CBC's Murray Brewster goes to Latvia where soldiers are training to take on the new enemy.