1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (587+ words) If you believed living in a city shielded you from life-threatening tornadoes, the sister twisters that hit Winnipeg this summer are a reminder that's just a comforting myth. Manitoba has had nearly twice as many tornadoes this year as usual,…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (217+ words) The only known woolly dog pelt is back where it originated on Coast Salish territory, after being in a U.S. museum for 160 years. Before the animals became extinct, woolly dogs were bred by local First Nations for their soft, long hair…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (93+ words) CBC Science experiments (and one CBC journalist) go zero-gravity with NRC research plane The CBC's Stu Mills got to tag along with students from universities across Canada for a series of experiments conducted in zero gravity on the National Research…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (108+ words) CBC Storm researchers confirm EF-1 tornado touched down in south Winnipeg The Northern Tornadoes Project is confirming a storm spawned an EF-1 tornado in Winnipeg's River Heights neighbourhood Sunday. Darryl Gervais, whose car was blown over by wind, says he's…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1652+ words) Welcome to our weekly newsletter where we highlight environmental trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. Hi, it’s Bridget! As soon as I came across Urban Future Walks, I knew I wanted to write about…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (616+ words) Salmon are beginning to stage in estuaries across Vancouver Island, but people who monitor the region's rivers say their chances of successfully spawning vary depending on where and when they begin their journey upstream. B.C.'s River Forecast Centre says water…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (189+ words) On Tuesday, the federal government announced Calgary-based SmartGro is receiving nearly $900,000 to help develop its system, which uses pulsing LED lights, plant sensors and artificial intelligence. As CBC’s Bryan Labby reports, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food says the technology…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1521+ words) Linda Marion says her mother’s dying wish in 2014 was for her neighbourhood — located steps away from the now-infamous copper smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Que. — to have sidewalks, grass and trees. The beautification finally happened in 2021-22. One year later, the Quebec government…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (279+ words) A tornado touched down in Winnipeg's River Heights neighbourhood during Sunday evening's storm, the Northern Tornadoes Project has confirmed. Assessed as an EF-1, the tornado reached a maximum wind speed of 155 km/h, and had a path length of about…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (719+ words) A village in central Alberta is set to become home to Canada’s largest carbon capture and storage project (CCS). Enhance Energy broke ground Wednesday on its Origins CCS hub near Clive, about 140 kilometres south of Edmonton. CCS technology traps carbon…...