Tag Archives: Environment
Study says buffers, fire resistant materials could slash wildfire risks to residences
HALIFAX - A new study says Canadian homeowners and communities can slash wildfire risks to buildings if they start taking steps like cutting buffer zones and using fire resistant construction material...
Dec 17, 2023
Climate change could be avenue for adversaries to harm Canada, spy service warns
Canada's spy service warns that dramatic shifts caused by climate change and the ensuing fractious upheaval around the world could leave Canada vulnerable, imperilling its food and water supplies, ene...
Dec 16, 2023
It's raining microplastics: Hurricane Larry dropped plastic particles all over N.L.
When hurricane Larry made landfall in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2021, the powerful storm brought heavy rain and wind across the province - and millions of microplastic particles originating from th...
Dec 16, 2023
Alberta's renewable energy pause could become lingering stumble, observers say
EDMONTON - It was just supposed to be a pause, a breather for an overburdened regulator and concerned public to catch up with an industry growing beyond expectations. But for those who study the renew...
Dec 16, 2023
Climate change could be avenue for adversaries to harm Canada, spy service warns
OTTAWA - Canada's spy service warns that dramatic shifts caused by climate change and the ensuing fractious upheaval around the world could leave Canada vulnerable, imperilling its food and water supp...
Dec 16, 2023
Canada to pilot options for national emergency response agency in 2024: Sajjan
OTTAWA - A new national emergency response agency may consist of regional response teams that Ottawa can call into action when disaster strikes, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan said in a...
Dec 15, 2023
Residents cleared to return home as Quebec dike declared safe after repair work
MONT-LAURIER, Que. - Authorities say work carried out by government engineers has stabilized a dike northwest of Montreal that was at risk of bursting. With the Morier dike in the Laurentians region d...
Dec 14, 2023
University of Calgary named world's first United Nations University hub for water
CALGARY - The University of Calgary has become the world's first United Nations University hub focused on water. The hub is a partnership between the Calgary school and the United Nations University I...
Dec 13, 2023
Alberta researchers call for public inquiry into program to ensure oilsands cleanup
Alberta needs an open public inquiry into how the province ensures oilsands producers can pay to clean up after themselves, says a report released Wednesday by a group of university researchers. Co-au...
Dec 13, 2023
Guilbeault hails 'monumental' COP28 deal, others warn of 'dangerous distractions'
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault hailed a "monumental" deal Wednesday to close out COP28, the first time the United Nations climate summit of nearly 200 countries agreed to transition away from ...
Dec 13, 2023