Technology

British Columbia British Columbia failed to adequately manage a conservation lands program aimed at protecting habitats for fish and wildlife species that are some of the most diverse in Canada, the auditor general says. Graham Island, Haida Gwaii, B.C. B.C.'s auditor general has released a scathing report on the province's …

Edmonton Some herds of Alberta's provincial animal are heavily contaminated with selenium from old coal mines, says research from a retired senior government biologist. Some Alberta herds of bighorn sheep are contaminated with a naturally occurring element that can be toxic in high doses, says a recently retired government scientist.(Shutterstock) …

Toronto As the province irons out the final details of its new recycling regulations, municipalities and environmental groups are urging them to finish the job. The province's final regulation outlining a radical shift in Ontario's recycling program has yet to be released. (David Donnelly/CBC) Ontario's plan to make product producers …

Windsor Southern Ontario workers who benefit from Enbridge's Line 5 are anxiously watching what's playing out this week in Michigan, which has given the Calgary-based firm until Wednesday to shut down the pipeline — a move backed by Indigenous groups, but would cut off a major source of fuel for …

Science With rubble from an asteroid tucked inside, a NASA spacecraft fired its engines and began the long journey back to Earth on Monday. This mosaic of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 images collected on Dec. 2, 2018, by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 24 kilometres. (NASA/Goddard/University …

Science Countries such as China, Russia, India and Cuba are developing and distributing their own COVID-19 vaccines, marking a biotechnology milestone for many of them. Here’s a closer look at how they’re doing it and what that means for the world. A health worker prepares to administer the Sinovac COVID-19 …

British Columbia The recent sighting of an emaciated grey whale off Vancouver Island and the discovery of a dead whale washed up on a B.C. beach highlights concerns that the marine mammals are dying in increasing numbers. This grey whale was found dead on a beach on the northwest coast …

Science Remnants of China's biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with the bulk of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, according to Chinese state media, ending days of speculation over where the debris would hit. Remnants of the Long March 5B rocket, pictured during …

Science First came the amazing pictures, then the video. Now NASA is sharing sounds of its little helicopter humming above the surface of Mars. In this concept illustration provided by NASA, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter stands on the red planet's surface as NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover rolls away. The …

Science Under the cover of darkness in desert habitats about 70 million years ago, in what is today Mongolia and northern China, a gangly looking dinosaur employed excellent night vision and superb hearing to thrive as a menacing pint-sized nocturnal predator. Prof. Jonah Choiniere of the University of the Witwatersrand …