Tag Archives: Environment
Canada, U.S. to negotiate Beaufort Sea boundary dispute
OTTAWA - Canada and the United States say they have created a task force to negotiate a boundary dispute in the Arctic. The two countries have a long-standing dispute over a section of the Beaufort Se...
Sep 24, 2024
Trudeau attends General Assembly where Biden makes final UN speech
NEW YORK - U.S. President Joe Biden reflected on the motivation behind his decision to step away from politics and sent a message of unity to global leaders gathered at a time of increasing division a...
Sep 24, 2024
Trudeau tells Stephen Colbert there's frustration in Canada, but he'll keep fighting
NEW YORK - Justin Trudeau's interview on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" began with the expected jokes about bacon and Canadians saying sorry a lot, but the prime minister acknowledged it's "a re...
Sep 24, 2024
'We have a responsibility:' Trudeau urges global leaders to support pact for future
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that at a time when the world faces increasing instability, leaders have a choice: bury their heads in the sand or put their differences aside for the sak...
Sep 22, 2024
'She is dying': Lawsuit asks Lake Winnipeg to be legally defined as a person
WINNIPEG - A court has been asked to declare Lake Winnipeg a person with constitutional rights to life, liberty and security of person in a case that may go further than any other in trying to establi...
Sep 19, 2024
Climate, food security, Arctic among Canada's intelligence priorities, Ottawa says
OTTAWA - The pressing issues of climate change and food security join more familiar ones like violent extremism and espionage on a new list of Canada's intelligence priorities. The federal government ...
Sep 19, 2024
Canada makes small emissions cut in 2023, but must ramp up to hit key targets: report
Hikes to oil production and rebounding air travel put a drag on Canada's climate progress last year, a report published Thursday by a leading policy institute found, though the country was still able ...
Sep 19, 2024
Quebec won't fund graphite mine project tied to Pentagon; locals claim ‘victory’
MONTREAL - After years fighting against the opening of a mining project with ties to the Pentagon, Louis Saint-Hilaire is breathing a sigh of relief. That's because this week, the Quebec government re...
Sep 19, 2024
Increased wood supply ups odds of success for new mill
One of the biggest benefits of oriented strand board mills is their ability to take remnant wood from other operations and turn what might be something considered defective and make a building product...
Sep 18, 2024
New federal legislation aims to transfer development and planning authority to Jasper
Federal legislation introduced Wednesday aims to give the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta., full authority over local land planning and development instead of Parks Canada. Environmen...
Sep 18, 2024