Tag Archives: Environment
Canadians in several provinces to receive carbon price rebates today
Canadians living in provinces where the federal carbon price is collected are expected to receive their first Climate Action Incentive rebate of the year today. The federal government says people livi...
Jan 15, 2024
Conservationists still waiting on years-overdue recovery plan for Quebec's caribou
MONTREAL - Conservationists are urging the Quebec government to finally publish its plan to protect caribou habitat, several years after it first promised a strategy to save the dwindling herds. The l...
Jan 14, 2024
First Nations communities in P.A. area fear forest management plan will destroy treaty territory
Fearing the provincial government's forest management plan will have a big impact on their ability to hunt and gather medicines, members of several First Nations in the Prince Albert area have gone to...
Jan 13, 2024
Canada should be on 'high alert' for 2024 after record wildfire season: scientist
Canada should be on "high alert" for 2024 wildfires, a scientist with the Canadian Forest Service said Friday, as he offered a sweeping view of last year's record-shattering season. Research scientist...
Jan 12, 2024
Rise in fishing-related shark deaths worldwide despite more anti-finning laws: study
MONTREAL - Shark deaths due to fishing have increased in recent years despite an international effort to reduce the harvesting of their fins, says a new study that included contributions from Canadian...
Jan 11, 2024
Sharp decline in spring snowpack due to human-caused climate change: study
TORONTO - Human-caused climate change is behind a decline in spring snowpack across parts of Southern Canada and the Northern Hemisphere, says a new study that offers widespread caution of how a warmi...
Jan 10, 2024
Ice fishing rentals now available in La Ronge
A La Ronge entrepreneur known for his expertise of the outdoors has launched an ice fishing rental company."Ice fishing is something that costs about $1,200 if you are looking to go out and do it comf...
Jan 08, 2024
The 10 most expensive years for weather, natural disaster in Canada: insurance bureau
OTTAWA - These are the 10 most expensive years for natural disasters in Canada as measured by insurance payouts, adjusted for inflation in 2022. This data is from the Insurance Bureau of Canada. 1. 20...
Jan 08, 2024
Insured damage from severe weather exceeded $3.1B in 2023: insurance bureau
OTTAWA - Severe weather and natural disasters caused more than $3 billion in insured damages for the second year in a row in 2023. The Insurance Bureau of Canada's annual tally places 2023 fourth on t...
Jan 08, 2024
Ice fishing underway in Battlefords-Meadow Lake areas
With the ice fishing season now underway in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake areas, people are reminded to take the normal precautions before heading out to be safe.Dennis Baldinus, owner of The Genera...
Jan 05, 2024