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Conservative Leadership candidate Jean Charest answers questions from reporters after the third debate of the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership race, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Jean Charest got his final debate audience, but will he attract enough supporters?

Jean Charest compared opponents who didn't show up to the federal Conservatives' final leadership debate to fish not wanting to swim.

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | August 5th 2022

Tents line the sidewalk on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Thursday, July 28, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver's mayor wants feds and B.C. to increase funding for homeless

The deadline to dismantle an encampment along Vancouver's Hastings Street has passed with little change, but the city's mayor says he's reached out to the federal and B.C. governments for urgent funding and other supports.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | August 5th 2022

Stacks of lumber are seen at Teal-Jones Group sawmill in Surrey, B.C., on Sunday, May 30, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Ottawa will challenge lower but still 'baseless' U.S. duties on softwood lumber, says Ng

Lower than expected U.S. penalties on softwood lumber exports from Canada are doing little to temper the dismay of the federal government in Ottawa.

By James McCarten | News, US News, Politics | August 5th 2022

A 26-year-old man is dead after being shot by police in the parking lot of a motel in Montreal's Saint-Laurent borough early on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Peter McCabe

Suspect who killed 3 victims had mental health issues: Montreal police

A 26-year-old man suspected of shooting dead three people in the Montreal area earlier this week had mental health issues and likely chose his victims at random, Quebec provincial police said on Thursday, August 5, 2022.

By Sidhartha Banerjee | News | August 5th 2022

Minister of Defence Anita Anand speaks during an announcement at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Trenton, Ont., on Monday, June 20, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Lars Hagberg

Canadian troops will head to UK to train Ukrainian forces

Canada is sending military trainers to the United Kingdom to help teach Ukrainians how to fight invading Russian forces.

By Lee Berthiaume | News, Politics | August 5th 2022

Reflections on the extraordinary power of slow water

In her new book, Water Always Wins, author Erica Gies says stop resisting, just go with the flow.

By Rochelle Baker | News, Island Insider | August 5th 2022

The submerged structure that holds up a deepwater wind turbine creates turbulence that could affect important biological processes. Photo by Image Source/Alamy Stock Photo

Choppy waters ahead for offshore wind

The realization that turbulence created by deepwater wind turbines could upset the spring phytoplankton bloom has researchers warning the rapidly emerging industry to proceed with caution.

Race to a Safer World

By Doug Johnson | News | August 5th 2022

Conservation meets true crime in ‘The Salmon People’

Coming Tuesday, Aug. 9 on iTunes: The Salmon People builds on the success of CNO’s 2021 debut podcast series, Race Against Climate Change, which earned a nomination for Best Climate Solutions Reporting from the Canadian Journalism Foundation. This new collaborative podcast cements CNO’s commitment to telling impactful and creative stories about the climate.

By Luke Ottenhof | News, Climate Solutions Reporting | August 5th 2022

Elaine Chu is determined to make the food at B.C.'s Royal Columbian Hospital more sustainable — and tasty. Photo provided by Elaine Chu

Why this hospital is putting more plants on the menu

Health care is responsible for about 4.6 per cent of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions, and many of these emissions can be traced back to waste from food and a reliance on single-use plastic items, according to the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Food Insider

By Marc Fawcett-Atkinson | News | August 5th 2022

“If we don't have the presence of pollinators around the farm, then we really don't have that ability to grow bountiful amounts of vegetables,” says farmer Jon Rozinsky. Photo by Kat Smith/Pexels

How farmers are helping survey native pollinators on Vancouver Island

These pollinators are critical for growing food, but little is known about the native bee species supporting the island’s farmers.

By Hanna Hett | News | August 5th 2022

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