Tag Archives: Environment
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
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