Tag Archives: Environment
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
An 'ambitious' global plastic treaty demands limits on production, Guilbeault says
OTTAWA - A global treaty to end plastic waste will not be ambitious enough if it does not include some limits on plastic production, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Tuesday as the fourth r...
Apr 23, 2024
Fish abandoned at Deschambault Lake
The investigation is underway into a massive waste of fish at Deschambault Lake.Conservation officers in Creighton received information March 31 about fish abandoned at the lake. The fish were partial...
Apr 23, 2024
Large study shows caribou herds in Alberta, B.C., growing from wolf culls, cow pens
Fresh research suggests western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a p...
Apr 23, 2024
'Historic' law recognizing Haida Aboriginal title introduced in B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - The B.C. government says legislation formally recognizing the Haida Nation's Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii was introduced in the legislature Monday. The province says...
Apr 22, 2024
Quebec Health Department reports 28 cases of eye damage linked to solar eclipse
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says it has received 28 reports of eye damage related to the April 8 total solar eclipse that passed over southern parts of the province. The 28 cases reported as...
Apr 22, 2024
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