pacific ocean

• 63 tonnes of ‘ghost gear’ removed from Atlantic Ocean in 2020: Fisheries Department

  Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan said today in a news release that most of the so-called "ghost gear" collected were traps and pots from lobster and crab fishing.

  Canada

  Jan 7
• Environment Canada predicting warmer-than-average fall for B.C. Coast, Interior

  Meteorologist says the province’s source for weather is usually the Pacific Ocean, where temperatures along the coast and near Alaska are above average.

  Weather

  Sep 7, 2019
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• Return of ‘the Blob?’ New marine heatwave off B.C. coast raises concerns

  U.S. scientists say the huge patch of warm water in the Pacific is the second largest recorded in the last 40 years.

  Sep 6, 2019
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• Spanish man paddles across Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii

  He ate dehydrated food, using heated water, and sometimes fished. He paddled eight-to-10 hours daily and slept every night. But he was always tired because he woke up hourly to check on his gear.

  World

  Aug 26, 2019
• Premier Kenney urges Senate committee to scrap oil tanker ban Bill C-48

  Alberta's new premier says he will launch a constitutional challenge against a federal government bill to ban tankers off British Columbia's northern coast if it goes ahead.

  Politics

  Apr 30, 2019
• Pink salmon might be a threat to the killer whale population, scientists say

  Pink salmon spawning patterns might be interfering with killer whales' ability to hunt in the Salish Sea, a newly published paper suggests.

  Science

  Jan 19, 2019
• Global News Meteorologist Anthony Farnell gives his winter forecast 2018/19

  With a strong El Nino, warmth and rain would should be guaranteed but that will not be the case this year.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2018
• Wild Things: Audiences captivated by animal instincts in Canada

  It was a wild week for animals in Canada, and Global News audiences were intrigued by the innate instincts of killer whales and elks, literally in their own backyards.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2018
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• Swirling pile of trash in Pacific Ocean is now 3 times the size of France

  The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, between Hawaii and California, is accumulating trash faster than ever and is now three times the size of France.

  Environment

  Mar 23, 2018
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• Search called off for Vernon woman missing after dive in Mexico: family

  The formal search for a Vernon woman missing after a dive in Mexico has concluded, according to family.

  World

  Feb 16, 2018