“You Got to Think of Our Children”

“You got to think of our children” is how Mr. Anbukani, the proprietor of our organic wovens factory in India, rationalized his dedication to his community and environment. Mr. Abukani is one of three brothers who own and operate a…

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Natural health vendors wary

Some local producers and vendors of natural health products
are concerned that their livelihoods may be at risk if recently
introduced amendments to the federal Food and Drugs Act become law.

Pondering carbon tax … again

OTTAWA — The idea was rejected 10 years ago by former prime
minister Jean Chretien in the midst of his three consecutive
majority governments, but Liberal Leader Stephane Dion now appears
to be…

Economy in good shape to face global ‘challenges’: Flaherty

The Canadian economy is in good shape to face the “challenges” posed by
a slowdown in the U.S. and global economies, the global credit crunch
and the strong dollar, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said…

LRT homeowners settle

The city has reached deals with 17 of the 22 homeowners along
the future west leg of the LRT, easing the initial concern of some
that their properties were being undervalued.

B.C. bee losses worse than expected

BRITISH COLUMBIA — B.C. beekeepers are reporting a 30-per-cent loss of
their winter hive stocks and this rate is sure to increase because of
colder-than-normal temperatures this year, Paul van…

Fewer Caribou Born as Warming Causes Missed Meals

As plants bloom earlier due to rising temperatures, caribou are arriving at their calving grounds when the bounty is past its peak, leading to fewer births and a lower survival rate, researchers say.

VIDEO: U.S. Tornado Survivors Speak

A Picher, Oklahoma, man describes waiting an “eternity” as a tornado lifted his house with his family inside. They survived, but the twister killed seven.

Antarctic Melt Releasing DDT, Tainting Penguins

Poisonous chemicals trapped for decades in ice are now seeping into the polar ecosystem via glacial meltwater, researchers report.

Activists play out disaster scenario of nuclear meltdown in Toronto

A group of radiation-poisoned Torontonians stricken and dying
on the sidewalk. Rescue teams with Geiger counters, stretchers and gas masks. This was
the scene at several locations in downtown Toronto today where Greenpeace activists
staged the aftermath of an accident at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station.