Dark Sky

• New Brunswick community aims to be designated dark sky site

  The community of St. Martins, N.B., is reaching for the sky, literally, as it works to complete a corridor with the world’s highest concentration of dark sky sites.

  Jul 15, 2025
  
• Manitoba provincial park gets dark-sky designation from astronomical society

  Spruce Woods Provincial Park was designated as Manitoba's first 'dark-sky preserve,' parks minister Jeff Wharton said Wednesday.

  Science

  Aug 31, 2022
  
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• Alberta’s Rothney Observatory telescope images being threatened by light pollution

  As the city of Calgary expands, officials from the Rothney Observatory are warning about the threat of light pollution.

  Environment

  Feb 26, 2020
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• ‘Star Trek’ actor George Takei to take part in Jasper Dark Sky Festival

  Best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek, George Takei will speak at the Jasper Dark Sky Festival in October.

  Entertainment

  Jun 28, 2016
• Quebec’s Mont-Megantic observatory to close in April

  On Wednesday, one of the few large Canadian observatories still in operation -- the Observatoire du Mont-Megantic (OMM) -- announced that it would be closing its doors on April 1.

  Canada

  Feb 11, 2015