Tag Archives: Environment
'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
Orphaned B.C. orca: Rescue team prepares landing site for complex rescue
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A team of about two dozen people is preparing the planned landing area for the complex rescue of an orphaned killer whale calf trapped in a remote tidal lagoon off northwest Vancouver...
Apr 12, 2024
La Ronge ParticiPARK to cost $406K
At a regular council meeting earlier this week, La Ronge council learned the cost of a ParticiPARK will cost an estimated $406,000.Planning for a ParticiPARK began in January 2023 when it was announce...
Apr 11, 2024
Liberals accuse Conservatives of using AI for amendments to jobs bill as votes loom
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are expected to vote for up to 15 hours in a row Thursday and Friday on more than 200 Conservative amendments to the government's sustainable jobs bill. The amendments a...
Apr 11, 2024
Tiny B.C. town rallies around killer whale calf rescue effort as time ticks away
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - It's just after 10 a.m., and Yvonne Malanfant has finished brewing a fresh pot of coffee and placing a plate of homemade quesadillas with a side dish of spicy mayonnaise on a table fo...
Apr 11, 2024
B.C. has lowest snowpack on record, drought a concern: BC River Forecast Centre
VANCOUVER - The April snow survey from the BC River Forecast Centre shows the lowest snowpack on record in British Columbia. Jonathan Boyd, a hydrologist with the forecast centre, told a news conferen...
Apr 10, 2024
Drought, heat raise risk of repeat of last summer's record-breaking wildfires
OTTAWA - Persistent drought and months of above-average temperatures have escalated the risk of another record-breaking wildfire season, federal ministers said Wednesday as they warned about the urgen...
Apr 10, 2024