Tag Archives: Environment
U.S. eases border rules for dogs from Canada as Liberals try to secure exemption
OTTAWA - After much hounding by federal officials, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control is giving Canadian dogs a slightly longer leash when it comes to new rules aimed at controlling the spread of ra...
Jul 17, 2024
Yukon water regulator said miner 'flouted' licence, saved millions, long before spill
WHITEHORSE, YUKON, CANADA - Two years before the disastrous ore slide and spill of cyanide solution last month at the Eagle Gold mine in Yukon, the former head of the Yukon Water Board accused the min...
Jul 16, 2024
Liberal energy minister promises ban on oil furnaces for new builds as soon as 2028
OTTAWA - Ottawa intends to ban the installation of oil furnaces in new construction as soon as 2028, Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced Tuesday. The federal government's planned phase-out of...
Jul 16, 2024
Repeated extreme weather events linked to rise in mental health problems, trauma
FREDERICTON - Jennifer Moore was helping a neighbour on flood-prone Stannus Street, in Windsor, N.S., last week when she fell face first in waist-deep brown water in her driveway. It was the third tim...
Jul 16, 2024
Despite an industrial past, Montreal's Lachine Canal now a popular fishing spot
MONTREAL - Live music pulses through the air as Henry Leung casts a lure into the murky waters of the Lachine Canal, at a site wedged between a noisy festival and the high-rises of Montreal's Griffint...
Jul 16, 2024
Canadian Coast Guard investigating source of motor oil spill in Montreal river
MONTREAL - The Canadian Coast Guard says it's still investigating the source of a motor oil spill the length of several city blocks in the St. Lawrence River near the Montreal east-end neighbourhood o...
Jul 15, 2024
Nearly 100 wildfires burning in Saskatchewan
There were 95 active fires burning in Saskatchewan on Sunday, all in the northern half of the province.Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said in its daily report on July 14 that 18 of the blaze...
Jul 15, 2024
Quebec town leaders, residents unite to decide fate of mine with ties to Pentagon
MONTREAL - Five Quebec municipalities located by a proposed site for a graphite mine with ties to the Pentagon have created an alliance to accelerate public consultations on the project and pressure t...
Jul 13, 2024
Break expected in heat spell, after Thursday storm brings rain and hail to Battlefords area
Residents can expect a break in the heat for a few days, following last night's thunderstorm which brought hard rain and hail the size of tennis balls and golf balls to the Battlefords, Biggar, and su...
Jul 12, 2024
B.C. wildfire crews battle blaze in ancient forest park with 1,000-year-old trees
British Columbia's wildfire service says crews are battling a 10-hectare blaze in a park that protects a portion of what the province calls the "only inland temperate rainforest in the world," with tr...
Jul 12, 2024