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The proposed aerial spraying covers an area of 52 hectares with an additional 165-hectare buffer zone, according to a West Kelowna environmental group.

The $5 million investment at East Park in London, Ont., will see two classic waterslides upgraded and the two mat slides replaced with a five-slide tower.

School lunches have returned! Keep things fun and interesting with these helpful tips and tools that make packing those daily lunches a little more joyful.

Towards the end of summer, wasp populations typically reach their peak as colonies expand in size and the need for food intensifies in preparation for the upcoming winter season.

Non-native plant and insect species can have devastating effects on various sectors. Here are four pesky invaders that are keeping Canadians on their toes this summer.

The city will be spraying boulevards, city-owned parks and cemeteries. Daily inspections will determine where areas of priority are.

Increasingly unpredictable winter temperatures have Ontario maple syrup producers concerned about how climate change will affect the industry's future.

The Ministry of Forests says the spraying is planned for the Greater Victoria area and Vancouver Island communities of Courtenay, Campbell River and Port Alberni.

A disease that has been nearly wiping out bat populations in eastern Canada and the U.S. has made its first appearance in Alberta.

"Last year was the most significant outbreak of gypsy moth in the history of Ontario and it looks like this year it might do just as much if not more damage."

"Duckling Docks" were installed over the weekend along the Toronto waterfront in response to growing concern over ducklings drowning without access to proper resting areas.

Caterpillar's second-quarter profit grew 44 per cent and with strong demand for its heavy equipment, the company bumped up its outlook for the entire year Friday.

ATLANTA - Three film companies have drastically reduced smoking in their movies aimed at children and teens, thanks in part to their policies to reduce on-screen tobacco use, a new study says.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Caterpillar Inc. says its second-quarter profit soared 67 per cent because of growing demand for its construction and mining equipment, and the company boosted its outlook for the year.

WASHINGTON - Companies cut back on orders for long-lasting U.S. factory goods last month, outside volatile aircraft and other transportation equipment. The decline suggests businesses are losing confidence in the economy.

VANCOUVER - Finning International Inc. (TSX:FTT) reported Wednesday a second-quarter profit of $81.3 million and raised its revenue guidance for the year, boosted by stronger than expected revenue growth this year and a solid order backlog.

The 14th annual Salt Spring Island Apple Festival has been cancelled due to a near island-wide crop failure, according to organizer Harry Burton.

It seems a grassroots movement in the B.C. Interior has stopped a Ministry of Forests campaign that would have sprayed pesticides in the Greenbush and Sugar Lake area.

VANCOUVER - Heavy equipment dealer Finning International (TSX:FTT) has received contracts worth a total of US$497 million from several mining companies