New visitors to Toronto, if any, cannot be blamed if they think the city has become a ghost town. Tourists are likely to be greeted by empty shops and streets, with hotels offering high discounts to

From now onwards we have to battle with another mysterious enemy. Since February 2003, a disease similar to influenza has officially killed 48 people and affected hundreds of others across the world, especially in China and Hong Kong. But it was only in

for the first time, researchers have discovered that a mammal has changed its genetic make-up to cope with global warming. The change has been observed in North American red squirrel. Andrew

Approval comes amid stiff opposition from oil rich provinces

Environmental groups in the US and Canada have got together and filed a suit in a federal district court in Washington DC, challenging the US' continued use of wood preservatives containing arsenic

Tree-killing pine beetles are rapidly destroying forests in Canada's British Columbia province

Norway revokes a carbon sequestration study permit

Energy conservation seems to be the new buzzword for the Ontario government. The small Canadian province is set to offer tax credits to firms investing in energy-saving equipment and consumers buying

Canada has embarked on a major wildlife conservation campaign. The country is planning to create 10 new national parks, spread over 100,000 square kilometres, and five marine conservation areas over

Ozone hole over Antarctica is smaller in size this year due to atmospheric conditions

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