Tag Archives: Environment
Quebec premier wants to put a stop to prayer in parks and public places
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he's looking at ways to end prayer in public places, including parks, as his government promises to table new legislation to strengthen secularism in school...
Dec 06, 2024
Manitoba premier says conservation officers to help patrol Canada-U.S. border
WINNIPEG - Manitoba conservation officers will soon be helping with surveillance at the U.S. border as part of a plan to address threatened tariffs on Canadian goods, Premier Wab Kinew said Friday. Co...
Dec 06, 2024
Canada's Arctic policy draws on international collaboration to face emerging threats
OTTAWA - Canada has unveiled an Arctic foreign policy that commits to increasing domestic and international collaboration to combat emerging foreign threats in the North. The policy, released by Globa...
Dec 06, 2024
3 climbers from US and Canada believed to have died in a fall on New Zealand mountain
OTTAWA - Officials in New Zealand says a Canadian is one of three mountain climbers who are believed to have died in a fall on Aoraki, the country's tallest peak. A state from Aoraki Area Commander In...
Dec 05, 2024
Tons of upgrades and additions coming to Waskesiu
The Waskesiu Foundation has some ambitious plans moving forward towards the 100th anniversary of Prince Albert National Park coming up in 2028. With current projects including upgrades to the recreati...
Dec 05, 2024
Chief 'disappointed' to see clean water used as a political tactic by Conservatives
OTTAWA - A prominent Saskatchewan First Nation Chief has accused Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer of using legislation to recognize the right to safe drinking water as a political "tactic." Cow...
Dec 05, 2024
Warning over hiking apps after 'virtually identical' rescues on Vancouver North Shore
VANCOUVER - The search and rescue organization for Metro Vancouver's North Shore mountains is warning people to do their research after international visitors became stranded in two separate incidents...
Dec 05, 2024
Tariffs on Chinese EVs, aluminum and steel to raise federal revenues by $473M: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer estimates Canada's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, aluminum and steel will increase federal revenues by $473 million over five years. In October, the fe...
Dec 05, 2024
Environment Canada says winter will be more normal but still warmer than usual
OTTAWA - The national capital was blanketed under the first snowfall of the season on Wednesday, giving a snow globe effect to Parliament Hill as officials from Environment Canada presented a seasonal...
Dec 04, 2024
Saskatchewan introduces legislative amendment to keep carbon levy off home heating
REGINA - Saskatchewan introduced a promised legislative amendment Tuesday that would continue to see residents no longer pay federal carbon levies for home heating. The province says the measure is ex...
Dec 03, 2024