Dr. Forrester talks about the many uses of water. She will talk about water treatment plants. Dr. Forrester will also brainstorm with your student how to conserve water.

Residents in Nanaimo, B.C., are being told not to use water after a powerful storm caused widespread damage. The city says the windstorm and power outages knocked out its water treatment plant so it couldn't produce water.

Clean water will no longer a a luxury for a remote First Nation in northwestern Ontario, because for the first time in more than a decade, the community has a water treatment plant. Fixing First Nations' water problems has been a major...

3-metre long reptile captured by trappers and to be returned to Florida Everglades

After torrential rain, flood waters inundated Merritt, B.C., and forced the entire city to be evacuated. The water treatment plant has stopped working and at least 1,000 homes have been flooded.

Toxic blue-green algae blooms are invading Canada’s lakes, threatening drinking water supplies — not to mention beaches and aquatic life. CBC News met the scientists using high-tech sensors to set up an early warning system to better...