Tag Archives: Environment
Canada to force plastic makers to report how much they make, reuse and recycle
OTTAWA - Canada is creating a national registry to track plastic production and pollution, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Monday, with Ottawa set to host another round of negotiations tow...
Apr 22, 2024
Whale experts confident orca calf will survive, find family if rescue plan succeeds
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The odds of a two-year old killer whale calf surviving in the open ocean on its own and eventually reuniting with family members remain solid if a rescue team manages to free the orca...
Apr 21, 2024
Cap on plastic production remains contentious as Ottawa set to host treaty talks
OTTAWA - Negotiators from 176 countries will gather in downtown Ottawa this week for the fourth round of talks to create a global treaty to eliminate plastic waste in less than 20 years. Ottawa is hos...
Apr 21, 2024
Senators reject field trip to African Lion Safari amid elephant bill study
OTTAWA - A proposed road trip for senators to visit the elephants at the African Lion Safari near Hamilton was rejected Thursday as some members of the Senate legal affairs committee called it a waste...
Apr 19, 2024
Report suggests little progress in first year of Alberta's emissions reduction plan
EDMONTON - Alberta has done little to advance its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions a year after introducing it, an analysis suggests. "Based on this lack of progress, it doesn't appear that Alb...
Apr 19, 2024
Ottawa to force banks to call carbon rebate a carbon rebate in direct deposits
OTTAWA - Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, says Environment Minister Steven G...
Apr 19, 2024
'It was joy': Trapped B.C. orca calf eats seal meat, putting rescue on hold
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A rescue operation for an orca calf trapped in a remote tidal lagoon off Vancouver Island has been put on hold after it started eating seal meat thrown in the water for what is believ...
Apr 19, 2024
Violinist tries to serenade B.C. orca calf to freedom, as others ready nets and boats
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - Carol Love watches the tides at a Vancouver Island lagoon, and when the time is right, she starts to play her violin. She plays for an audience of one, a killer whale calf that has be...
Apr 18, 2024
Parks Canada removes trash bins along Lachine Canal to spur citizen responsibility
MONTREAL - On warm days, Montreal's Lachine Canal can attract thousands of picnickers, cyclists and pedestrians. But since Parks Canada recently removed around 30 trash bins from the paths along the h...
Apr 18, 2024
Elephant seal Emerson extends Victoria city break, defying relocation with 200km swim
VICTORIA - Emerson the elephant seal is back in Victoria after defying attempts to relocate him and swimming more than 200 kilometres to return to his preferred urban habitat to moult. The Fisheries D...
Apr 17, 2024