Monthly Archives: August 2025

The federal government has signed an agreement with a Canadian artificial intelligence company to identify areas where AI can enhance public service operations.

The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it is hiking steel and aluminum tariffs on more than 400 products including wind turbines, mobile cranes, appliances, bulldozers and other heavy equipment, along with railcars, motorcycles, marine engines, furniture and hundreds of … Continue reading →

A shareholder advocacy group has filed a greenwashing complaint with Alberta’s securities watchdog alleging Cenovus Inc., one of Canada’s biggest oilsands producers, and Enbridge Inc., the country’s biggest crude pipeline operator, have misled investors in their environmental disclosures.

With a metre wingspan, a wicked bite and a face straight out of a creature feature, you’d be hard pressed to describe spectral bats as cute. But new research shows the apex predator is much more social — and cuddly … Continue reading →

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it presented new offers to Canada Post on Wednesday seeking higher wages than the Crown corporation’s latest proposal.

Blanding’s turtles are usually dark grey in colour with a brown to black shell and a distinctive bright yellow neck. But these pigmentless hatchlings, born at an incubation lab in Kanata, have blood red eyes, pink skin and almost white … Continue reading →

Bighorn sheep in the South Okanagan are undergoing a mange medication trial due to declining populations and an increase in mange. The Okanagan Nation Alliance is leading the research out of the Penticton Indian Band.

Quebec has reported its first case of the potentially deadly tick-borne disease Rocky mountain spotted fever. The disease had been reported this spring in dogs in Ontario. Here’s what you need to know about preventing, identifying and treating the disease.

Walmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 U.S. states because federal health officials say it could have potential radioactive contamination.

Niobium rock tailings are not classified as a hazardous substance, and its movement is considered a low-risk operation, according to the province.