Tag Archives: Environment
Quebec recovering from historic rainfall, power outages as storm remnants move east
MONTREAL - Communities across Quebec began taking stock of the damage on Saturday a day after the remnants of Hurricane Debby knocked out power to nearly half a million residents and pummeled several ...
Aug 10, 2024
Polar bears kill worker in attack off Baffin Island in Nunavut
IQALUIT - A worker has died after being attacked by two polar bears off the eastern coast of Baffin Island in Nunavut. The Nasittuq Corporation says in a statement that employees responded to the atta...
Aug 09, 2024
Calgary mayor says city considering replacing water pipe that ruptured
CALGARY - City officials are weighing options to strengthen a key water main for the long term -- including building a new one -- after a June rupture forced Calgarians to cut their water use and furt...
Aug 09, 2024
68 dead fish found after contaminated water discharge from Yukon mine disaster site
WHITEHORSE - The federal government has ordered the company that owns the Eagle Gold mine in Yukon to build barriers to protect fish from cyanide-contaminated water after 68 dead fish were found follo...
Aug 09, 2024
SHA warns public about Stoney Beach at Humboldt Lake due to microcystin levels
An advisory has been issued for a local beach because of high levels of microcystin. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) revealed that Stoney Beach at Humboldt Lake has elevated microcystin levels...
Aug 09, 2024
‘Extra hoops’: Parks Canada’s building rules could delay Jasper rebuild
Residents of Jasper, Alta., who lost their homes in last month's wildfire face unique rebuilding challenges tied to leasing provisions nearly as old as Canada, followed modern rules dictating what the...
Aug 09, 2024
A look into the Saskatchewan fur trade
For the past few years, fur trappers have been seeing prices going down and less demand for the pelts they trap. Those prices have started to level out in some areas, but trappers are still having tro...
Aug 09, 2024
Heavy rain hits Eastern Canada as remnants of tropical storm Debby move in
MONTREAL - Remnants of tropical storm Debby doused a large swath of Eastern Canada on Friday, with forecasters saying up to 120 millimetres of rain would fall in some parts of Quebec before it moved o...
Aug 09, 2024
'Extra hoops': Parks Canada's lease system, building rules could delay Jasper rebuild
Residents of Jasper, Alta., who lost their homes in last month's wildfire face unique rebuilding challenges tied to leasing provisions nearly as old as Canada, as well as modern rules dictating what t...
Aug 09, 2024
A funky mystery?
An unpleasant odour has been lingering in Prince Albert, and the source remains a mystery.The smell appears to have started Wednesday night and continued throughout Thursday. The central area of the c...
Aug 08, 2024