In the US, when we talk of melting glaciers, the Alaskan glaciers that are receding at an alarming pace come to mind. However, now a study has revealed that glaciers in western North America, excluding Alaska, are also melting four times faster than in the last ten years. While some of the fourfold increase in […]
According to a shocking new study, more than half of the food produced in Canada is wasted, most of which ends up in landfills. However, a major chunk of that food waste comes from industrial producers and not households. The study confirms that while consumers are part of the problem (of food waste), the actual problem […]
There is no denying the fact that Canada’s national parks are spectacularly beautiful. The rocky mountains standing tall above turquoise lakes are a sight to behold. These enchanting sights attract swarms of tourists to Banff, Jasper, and Waterton National Parks every year, but while the visitors get their fill of natural beauty, such overwhelming number of […]
In a rare example of world’s leading nations joining hands to tackle environmental problems before they begin, Canada will join more than a dozen countries today to sign a deal to block commercial fishing in the High Arctic for 16 years. Apart from the fishing ban, countries also commit to major scientific work on the entire […]
Gulf of St Lawrence, in eastern Canada, is one of the world’s richest fishing grounds and is home to fish like the Atlantic cod and the Greenland halibut. A new research by oceanographers has revealed that there has been a dramatic drop in the levels of oxygen in the area, thanks to human induced climate […]
With temperatures rising to more than 40 degree Celsius, Quebec is experiencing an extreme heat wave that may have claimed the lives of up to 70 people, report the local health authorities. Thirty four of these deaths have reportedly occurred in Montreal. Temperatures have since cooled off across the province and a spokesperson with Quebec’s […]
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) announced an interesting Zero Carbon Standard in May, 2017. The CaGBC defined a zero carbon building as “one that is highly energy-efficient and produces onsite, or procures, carbon-free renewable energy in an amount sufficient to offset the annual carbon emissions associated with operations.” Now a new office building in […]
Antibiotic resistance is pretty common these days, causing around 50,000 deaths in the US and Europe alone. A British study has even predicted that if we don’t get antibiotic use under control by 2050, the death toll is likely to rise to 10 million people per year. In an attempt to check the growing antibiotic resistance […]
This is another reminder of how we’ve polluted our oceans with plastic trash and how it is negatively impacting the marine life. Recently, a lobster caught off the coast of New Brunswick, Canada, had an unusual ‘tattoo’ on its claw — a part of a Pepsi logo. Photos of the claw show the upper lid of […]
In a move to promote public health, Health Canada has announced that the country will be banning all partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) w.e.f. September 15, 2018. This means that sale of any food items containing PHOs would be illegal in Canada after that. PHOs are made by adding hydrogen to vegetable oil, which causes it […]