Tag Archives: Environment
Federal government announces $89 million for conservation projects across Canada
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - The federal government is spending $89 million to fund 10 greenhouse gas emission reduction projects as the government works toward the goal of conserving 30 per cent of the cou...
Jul 18, 2024
'Like lava': Evacuee tells of frightening fire escape, as number of B.C. blazes soars
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Nandini Villeneuve and other residents of the Saranagati Hare Krishna village were in a meeting with emergency staff from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District late Wednesday when it ...
Jul 18, 2024
Western Canada sweats in renewed heat wave, rivergoers told to avoid cheap floaties
CALGARY - As Western Canadians sweat under a renewed heat wave, Calgary emergency crews say they continue to bail out rivergoers who are trying to beat the heat by navigating swift currents on dime-st...
Jul 17, 2024
Second abandoned sea otter pup rescued in B.C. in less than a month
VANCOUVER - There's been a ruckus at the Vancouver Aquarium's animal hospital these days as two orphaned sea otter pups call out from opposite ends of the room. The patients were each abandoned near T...
Jul 17, 2024
Group in charge of Google's $100M for news outlets lays out its governance model
OTTAWA - The group Google asked to distribute $100 million to news outlets in Canada has publicly released its governance model, which it says focuses on sustainability, equity and innovation within t...
Jul 17, 2024
What's ahead for Canada's first female defence chief? Observers warn of 'glass cliff'
OTTAWA - Canada's military will make history on Thursday when Jennie Carignan is promoted to the rank of general and takes over command as chief of the defence staff. Her appointment to lead the Armed...
Jul 17, 2024
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