Interesting insects: Enjoy these photos from around New Brunswick
Birds, bugs and beautiful views make up the photos in this week’s edition of Your Lens. If you get any nice shots, be sure to send them to us at cbcnb@cbc.ca for a chance to be featured in next week’s edition. Don’t forget to include your name and the location where the photo was taken. […]
Residents and officials meet on dredging concerns
Officers plan to meet with a complainant in the coming days over the dredging at St Aubin’s Bay. Source link
Reef balls are turning an ocean desert into a thriving ecosystem in N.L.’s Placentia Bay
Last year, fisheries technologist Mark Santos and a team at the Marine Institute launched 285 cement reef balls into Placentia Bay’s Fox Harbour in a bid to remediate an ocean dead zone. Already, he said, they can see marine life returning. Source link
Canada's oil windfall may yet wipe out its losses from tariffs
The total cost of Trump’s tariffs to Canada’s GDP — about 0.5 per cent — could well be outweighed by the positive effects of oil topping $100 US per barrel. High prices that declined over the summer are back as peace recedes, and recent successes by Iran’s Houthi allies suggest that high prices are here […]
With millions of dead oysters and mounting debt, P.E.I. farmers fear they'll lose everything
Disease has blighted P.E.I.’s oyster industry, wiping out entire crops. Oyster farmers say they need more help to survive the crisis and are worried their independent farms may be snapped up by bigger corporations with deeper pockets. Source link
Provinces are turning to U.S. health-care workers to help with shortages. And it’s working
With shortages of nurses, physicians and other health workers, some provinces are actively recruiting U.S. health-care professionals — and they’re getting results. Source link
The price of diesel is skyrocketing. Here's why Canadians may soon feel it at the grocery store
With diesel prices skyrocketing due to ongoing global conflicts, filling up the trucks that carry food and goods across Canada has never been more expensive, experts say — and Canadians could be feeling it soon. Source link
Could AI really 'kill all humans'? Breaking down the dire warnings about the technology's existential risk
A dire warning from an outgoing researcher at Anthropic that AI could “kill all humans” by the end of the decade led to public outcry over the dangers posed by the technology’s rapid development. It’s raised questions about why some experts believe AI poses such an extreme risk, and how it could lead to the […]
Anthropic CEO urges AI companies to slow model development
Amid fears over misuse. Source link
Summer wildfires caused catastrophic hidden damage, scientists warn
Bangor University researchers say the scale of damage is far greater than what is immediately visible. Source link