1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (1222+ words) The province announced in late August that landowners will no longer need approval under the Water Act to conduct "routine agricultural activities" involving temporary and seasonal wetlands on private property. The province classifies those water bodies as areas only covered…...

5+ hour, 14+ min ago   (371+ words) An excavation project at a Bronze Age site could see the area removed from a register of at-risk historical locations, the government has said. Ancient remains at Flag Fen archaeological park near Peterborough are deteriorating because of degrading groundwater levels,…...

5+ hour, 35+ min ago   (889+ words) A significant number of homes around Winnipeg, Vancouver, Chatham-Kent, Ont., and Chilliwack, B.C., are located in high flood hazard areas, according to a Statistics Canada report released earlier this month. In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and B.C., an increasing share of those homes are…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (174+ words) Jersey could expand a protected fishing zone around Les Écréhous in a bid to reverse declining lobster catches. Proposals lodged by Environment Minister Mary Le Hegarat would increase the size of the existing zone, about six miles (10km) north-east of Jersey,…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago   (317+ words) A holiday park praised by visitors as "idyllic" could be set for a major expansion despite objections from residents. Devon Hills Holiday Park, near Paignton, Devon, has applied for permission to build more than 50 new holiday lodges on its site…...

7+ hour, 35+ min ago   (52+ words) ca.news.yahoo.com Researchers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's research and development centre in Brandon, Man., are working to breed crops that are more resilient in the face of extreme weather. They say breeding hearty crops while maintaining high…...

8+ hour, 40+ min ago   (269+ words) Harbour officials have agreed to meet with residents who are worried about sand and silt from dredging being left on a beach. Letters from 24 people were sent to the Government of Jersey's environment department claiming dredging at St Aubin could…...

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16+ hour, 38+ min ago   (662+ words) Hawaii can't catch a break this year. Three tropical systems brought destructive winds and flooding to the Pacific islands so far this year, marking a trio of unusual swipes in a state that usually goes years without any serious threats....

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (715+ words) Amid an investigation into a fatal house fire in Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek, also known as Grassy Narrows First Nation, in northwestern Ontario, the National Indigenous Fire Safety Council (NIFSC) is advocating for more fire prevention support. "If three people pass…...