Tag Archives: Environment
Judge orders Alberta to produce massive trove of coal documents after four-year fight
EDMONTON - The Alberta government must produce thousands of documents on its attempts to encourage coal mining in the Rocky Mountains after a judge threw out a bid to block their release. In denying t...
Apr 15, 2024
Urban firefighters to get additional training to also battle wildfire blazes
OTTAWA - The federal government is doubling its investment to train urban firefighters to battle wildfires - a growing threat to Canada's cities and towns. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinso...
Apr 15, 2024
Early tax filers among first to receive 2024 Canada carbon rebates
OTTAWA - Canadians who filed their taxes by the middle of March are among those who may have already received the first instalment of the Canada carbon rebate. Qualified residents of Alberta, Saskatch...
Apr 15, 2024
Quebec zoo examined animal behaviour during last week's total solar eclipse
MONTREAL - As darkness settled during last week's total solar eclipse, Japanese macaques turned their backs to the sun and red crowned cranes went uncharacteristically quiet. But the Himalayan black b...
Apr 14, 2024
B.C. rescue team regroups after little orca thwarts capture in remote lagoon
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A second attempt to rescue an orphaned killer whale calf stranded in a remote British Columbia lagoon will not take place on Saturday after an initial effort to capture the young orca...
Apr 13, 2024
Trudeau says he doesn't understand why NDP is pulling back from carbon price support
OTTAWA - The New Democrats are facing political headwinds when it comes to carbon pricing, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged Friday, although he doesn't get why they seem to be having second ...
Apr 12, 2024
'Very smart' B.C. orca calf evades rescuers, forcing switch in tactics
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A "very smart" orca calf trapped in a remote B.C. lagoon managed to dodge a 50-strong rescue team using boats, divers, nets and sophisticated underwater detection equipment in an atte...
Apr 12, 2024
Smith says she expects Poilievre to work with provinces to give cities housing cash
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday she has no problem with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's proposal to give municipalities a building bonus to encourage housing construction - ...
Apr 12, 2024
Supreme Court of Canada says treaty entitled Alberta First Nation to larger reserve
OTTAWA - An Alberta First Nation ended up with less land than it should have received under a treaty made with the Crown well over a century ago, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In a 7-0 decisi...
Apr 12, 2024
Increasing renewable energy to create more conflicts between environmental values
An Alberta environmental group opposes a solar power project over concerns it would damage antelope habitat and block their migration. Homeowners in the province are fighting a renewable natural gas p...
Apr 12, 2024