Tag Archives: Environment
B.C. fisherman fined $33K for harvesting in 'globally unique' glass-sponge reefs
VANCOUVER - The owner of a commercial halibut vessel in British Columbia has received more than $33,000 in fines for fishing in a marine protected area containing glass sponge reefs unique to the wate...
Aug 08, 2024
Flash flooding risk in Ontario, Quebec as remnants of tropical storm Debby on the way
MONTREAL - More than 100 millimetres of rain is forecast to hit parts of Eastern Canada by the weekend as the remnants of tropical storm Debby make their way to the region. Environment Canada is warni...
Aug 08, 2024
Ottawa calls $8-million price tag for animal captivity bill speculative, premature
OTTAWA - A proposed law to prohibit keeping elephants and great apes in captivity in Canada could cost up to $8 million to administer over the first five years, the parliamentary budget officer said i...
Aug 08, 2024
Rinse and repeat: Calgarians back to water restrictions as new pipe problems found
CALGARY - Residents in Calgary and surrounding communities fresh off having to conserve water for weeks due to a water main break are soon going to have to do it all over again. Mayor Jyoti Gondek ann...
Aug 07, 2024
Listeria contamination of plant milks happened in Pickering, Ont. facility, CFIA says
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recent Listeria contamination of several plant-based milks occurred in a Pickering, Ont., factory. It says the contamination happened on a "dedicated produ...
Aug 07, 2024
Ultrafine particles linked to 1,100 deaths per year in Montreal, Toronto: study
MONTREAL - A study by researchers at McGill University has found that a microscopic air pollutant generated from vehicles and industry plays a role in the deaths of an estimated 1,100 people in Canada...
Aug 07, 2024
Feds fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands
OTTAWA - More than three decades after Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta began asking for funding to better understand if pollution from the oilsands was making their people sick, the federal gov...
Aug 07, 2024
Province supports Montreal Lake Cree Nation in establishing Molanosa as reserve land
The Government of Saskatchewan has declared support for the Montreal Lake Cree Nation (MLCN) regarding their request to add Molanosa as part of their reserve land.Molanosa is located within their trad...
Aug 06, 2024
Onion Lake hosts Search and Rescue training weekend
Training is key when it comes to delivering life-saving services and that's exactly what Saskatchewan's Search and Rescue groups were doing in the FireSong Resort Village on Fowler Lake this weekend. ...
Aug 06, 2024
Canada's poor record predicting tornadoes must be improved to save lives: researchers
MONTREAL - On July 24, Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for the area around Lachute, Que., northwest of Montreal, urging people to take shelter. The warning was accurate: a tornado touched ...
Aug 06, 2024