A wildlife photographer says she has spotted grizzly bears on Vancouver Island for the first time. Catherine Babault, who owns Catherine Babault Photography, said she first spotted a sow and two cubs in July.“This is a very rare sighting,” she said. “I am a professional wildlife photographer from Vancouver Island. I give photo tours and workshops
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Water that was released from the Chilcotin River landslide in B.C.’s Central Interior is now reaching the Fraser River. Video shared with Motorcycle accident toronto today showed one structure that was along the banks of the Chilcotin was washed into the flowing water.Thankfully, that structure was unoccupied and not
Water has begun moving through the dam formed on the Chilcotin River by a giant landslide, but the warning from officials is a stern one. “I cannot stress enough how extremely unsafe and unstable the valley is right now,” B.C.’s Minister of Emergency Management, Bowinn Ma, said at a press conference on Monday.“There is a
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Water is now flowing over the site of an enormous landslide blocking the Chilcotin River, south of Williams Lake in B.C.’s Central Interior. Videos taken on Monday morning show the water starting to move across the top of the site.A BC Emergency alert has been issued to
Emergency officials said the massive landslide that is blocking the Chilcotin River, in B.C.’s central interior, prompting the evacuation of dozens of properties, is expected to cause flash flooding downstream when the river breaches the slide area. Margo Wagner, chair of the Cariboo Regional District, said in an update on Thursday morning that the timeline
Ineos Styrolution announced that it will permanently shutter operations in southwestern Ontario after both the provincial and federal governments enacted new rules aimed at curbing benzene emissions at its plants. The chemical manufacturer said Tuesday in a statement that it will cease operations in Sarnia by June 2026.In April, Motorcycle accident toronto today first reported how Aamjiwnaang
On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change. Generations of Gunas who have grown up on Gardi Sugdub in a life dedicated to the sea and tourism will trade that next week for the mainland’s solid ground. They go voluntarily — sort
As May reaches the halfway point, many remain split on whether “No Mow May” is an effective method in aiding the native bee population. According to a blurb from Bee City USA, a pollinator conservation organization, the movement encourages homeowners to refrain from mowing their lawns throughout the spring as there are scarce floral resources
Descrease article font size Increase article font size At 2:30 a.m. Friday at high tide, B.C.’s orphaned orca whale calf, Kwee-sa-hay-is or Brave Little Hunter, swam past the sandbar her mother beached and died, under a bridge, down Little Espinosa Inlet, on to Esperanza near Zeballos. The calf has been stuck in a shallow lagoon
Capping global temperature rise at two degrees Celsius over baseline is no longer seen as enough to avoid a catastrophic rise in sea levels that would decimate the earth’s coastlines and displace hundreds of millions of people, climate scientists warn. A report released Thursday by the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative, compiled by more than 60