Tag Archives: Environment
Aamjiwnaang First Nation declares state of emergency over industry benzene leak
OTTAWA - Aamjiwnaang First Nation is declaring a state of emergency over a benzene leak linked to a neighbouring petrochemical facility. The community near Sarnia, Ont., which is surrounded by industr...
Apr 26, 2024
As the climate changes, so too do Canadians' farm fields and dinner tables
Canada's farm fields are in the midst of a transformation. As the country rapidly warms from human-caused climate change, farmers are being pushed to reconsider conventional wisdom about what can and ...
Apr 26, 2024
Billions of bottles: Canadian statistics paint grim picture of plastic litter problem
OTTAWA - New Canadian data suggest that over a nine-year period between 2012 and 2020, the equivalent of more than 15 billion plastic bottles and as many as 14 billion plastic grocery bags became litt...
Apr 25, 2024
Mom distributes air quality monitors after 9-year-old's asthma death during wildfires
Nine-year-old Carter Vigh was having a great day last July 11, visiting a waterpark, enjoying a picnic lunch and playing soccer with other kids at a day camp run by his mother, Amber Vigh. At the time...
Apr 25, 2024
Green deputy leader sentenced to jail for Fairy Creek old growth protests
OTTAWA - The Green Party is decrying a 60-day sentence handed to its deputy leader today for her role in old growth logging protests on Vancouver Island. Angela Davidson, also known as Rainbow Eyes, w...
Apr 24, 2024
Canadian health-care professionals urged to share climate disaster mitigation info
HALIFAX - After last summer's heat waves, deadly floods and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to help their patients better prepare for climate change...
Apr 24, 2024
'Good luck with that': PM says Saskatchewan premier shouldn't pick fight with CRA
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Wednesday that the Canada Revenue Agency is "very, very good" at getting the money it's owed. "Having an argument with C...
Apr 24, 2024
Don't leave us out of UN plastic treaty talks, says Aamjiwnaang First Nation
OTTAWA - A First Nation in southern Ontario has a simple message for the delegates who are gathered in Ottawa this week to negotiate a treaty to curb plastic waste around the world: don't leave us out...
Apr 24, 2024
As treaty talks continue, new forecast predicts clouds with a 100% chance of plastic
OTTAWA - Mother Nature delivered a typical spring day Wednesday in Ottawa, with a morning of light drizzle fading into afternoon sunshine, near-freezing temperatures - and thousands of grams of plasti...
Apr 24, 2024
Meadow Lake under fire risk warning
Meadow Lake is officially under a fire risk advisory and as of earlier today, there may not be any fires in the city. Included in the ban are bonfires, Category 2 and 3 open fires, fireworks, burn bar...
Apr 23, 2024