Tag Archives: Environment
Some Alaskan salmon fisheries lose Ocean Wise label amid concern for B.C.-bound stock
VANCOUVER - Vancouver-based seafood sustainability group Ocean Wise has removed its recommended designation from southeast Alaskan salmon fisheries. It says there are questions about the impact of the...
Jul 11, 2024
Provincial fire ban issued following hot dry weather
A fire ban has been issued for all crown lands, provincial parks/recreation areas and the Northern Saskatchewan Administrative District. The ban means that open fires, controlled burns and fireworks a...
Jul 11, 2024
Canada, U.S. governments reach in-principle agreement to update Columbia River Treaty
WASHINGTON, D. C. - The Canadian and U.S. governments have reached a deal on how to modernize the Columbia River Treaty, the decades-old agreement that regulates the waterway that flows from southeast...
Jul 11, 2024
Newfoundland fishers protest interrupts environment ministers' press conference
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - About a dozen fishers interrupted a news conference with the country's environment ministers in St. John's on Wednesday to demand the federal government reinstate a 32-year moratori...
Jul 10, 2024
Jewish community takes food inspection agency to court over slaughter guidelines
OTTAWA - A group of agencies that certify Kosher meat took the government to court Wednesday to ask for an injunction against Canadian Food Inspection Agency guidelines for the ritual slaughter of ani...
Jul 10, 2024
Hurricane Beryl's remnants bring rainfall warnings for Ontario and Quebec
TORONTO - The remnants of Hurricane Beryl drenched Ontario in heavy rain and was moving into Quebec as Environment Canada warned of possible "torrential" downpours lasting into Thursday. The weather a...
Jul 10, 2024
Heat health hazards in spotlight as temperature records tumble in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Geoff Scoates, founder of Vancouver's Social Run Club, says the last thing he wants is for club members to suffer heat stroke. "I'm walking around outside right now and I'm already sweatin...
Jul 09, 2024
Whale rescue teams hoping to disentangle right whale in St. Lawrence Estuary
MONTREAL - Whale rescue teams are preparing to make another attempt to disentangle a young right whale in the St. Lawrence Estuary, in an operation to save one of the last few hundred remaining animal...
Jul 09, 2024
Montreal's air quality in 2023 worst in eight years due to historic forest fires
MONTREAL - The air in Montreal last year was the most polluted it has been since 2015, thanks to Quebec's historic forest fire season. The city's annual air quality report, published this week, shows ...
Jul 09, 2024
Melfort Communities in Bloom to compete in Nationals once again
In just a couple of weeks, Communities in Bloom (CiB) judges will be evaluating Melfort for a national competition."We took last year off, just to give our volunteers a bit of a break, so it's time to...
Jul 09, 2024