Tag Archives: Environment
Study finds Alberta underestimates methane emissions by 50 per cent
Emissions of a potent greenhouse gas from Alberta's energy industry are underestimated by nearly 50 per cent, according to a new study from one of Canada's premier climate labs. The study from Carleto...
Nov 17, 2023
What Xi said: Trudeau urged Chinese president to maintain an open channel with Canada
SAN FRANCISCO - Canada and China need to keep in touch, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he told Xi Jinping during a chance encounter this week at the annual economic summit of Pacific Rim leaders t...
Nov 17, 2023
Federal Court quashes cabinet order underlying single-use plastics ban
OTTAWA - The federal government's ban on plastic straws and grocery bags is in question after the Federal Court ruled on Thursday that Ottawa had overstepped its bounds in designating all "plastic man...
Nov 16, 2023
At sprawling San Fran APEC summit, Canada opts for more intimate, one-on-one approach
SAN FRANCISCO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau embraced a more intimate form of Pacific Rim diplomacy Thursday as he sat down with several world leaders on the margins of a sprawling international summ...
Nov 16, 2023
Carbon price carve-out for heating oil muddied waters in Senate on other bill: Simons
OTTAWA - A Conservative private member's bill to exempt more fuel used by farmers from the carbon price is stirring up intense lobbying efforts in the Senate, and leaving the Liberals on the verge of ...
Nov 15, 2023
Poll suggests widespread dissatisfaction with Trudeau government
OTTAWA - Almost two in three Canadians have a negative impression of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and half want him to resign before the next election, a new survey suggests. While affordability, hou...
Nov 15, 2023
Trudeau arrives in Golden State for APEC summit in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau focused on old friendships and newfangled paths to affordability Wednesday as he touched down in California for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summ...
Nov 15, 2023
P.A. tops Canada for cocaine/meth load in wastewater
In a dubious first place finish, recently released numbers from Statistics Canada show Prince Albert having the highest amount of certain drugs in municipal wastewater in Canada. Three separate graphs...
Nov 14, 2023
Trudeau, Eby announce $1-billion battery plant in Maple Ridge, B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - A billion-dollar battery cell production plant in Maple Ridge, B.C., will produce up to 135 million batteries each year as part of Canada's push toward clean technology, Prime Mini...
Nov 14, 2023
Quebec to improve forest fire adaptation after record-beating wildfire season
Quebec's forest fire prevention agency says the area burned by wildfires this year was greater than the previous 20 years combined. SOPFEU director general ric Rousseau told reporters today that some ...
Nov 14, 2023