Tag Archives: Environment
A list of facts about whirling disease found in some national park waterways in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Parks Canada officials have shut down waterbodies in British Columbia's Yoho and Kootenay national parks after the discovery of whirling disease. Here are some facts about the disease: - S...
Oct 27, 2023
Parks Canada says whirling disease could 'decimate' fish, urges B.C. closure respect
VANCOUVER - Parks Canada officials said they're closely watching lakes and rivers in Kootenay and Yoho national parks for a parasite that could "decimate" as much as 90 per cent of young trout and sal...
Oct 27, 2023
B.C.'s new fossil emblem an 80-million-year-old marine reptile called elasmosaur
VICTORIA - British Columbia has officially designated a large, fierce-looking marine reptile that swam in waters off Vancouver Island 80 million years ago as the province's official fossil emblem. The...
Oct 26, 2023
Liberals pause carbon pricing on heating oil, double rural carbon price rebate top-up
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are increasing the carbon price rebate for rural Canadians and lifting the carbon price off home heating oil entirely for the next three years, as affordability concerns ...
Oct 26, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says renewable-powered grid by 2035 'fantasy thinking'
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told delegates at a climate conference in Calgary on Thursday that achieving an electricity grid that depends on renewable power by 2035 is "fantasy thinking."...
Oct 26, 2023
Feds install temporary impact review process pending new law prompted by top court
OTTAWA - The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada will revisit 23 projects it is currently reviewing to ensure there is clear federal jurisdiction, after a Supreme Court decision found parts of the law ...
Oct 26, 2023
How sediment could solve the water issues at Cumberland House
It's been nearly a week since a State of Emergency was declared by two northeast Saskatchewan communities, saying they're running out of water. The emergency declaration is still in effect for Cumberl...
Oct 25, 2023
Canada needs to move faster than the rest of the world on renewable energy: Wilkinson
OTTAWA - Canada needs to move faster on renewable energy as a new international energy outlook forecasts demand for all fossil fuels will peak in seven years, Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said W...
Oct 25, 2023
Drought reveals cracks in Canada-U.S. Columbia River Treaty as B.C. lake dries up
Victoria Youmans says she hasn't seen Arrow Lakes Reservoir looking so low in more than 20 years. The resident of Nakusp on the shores of the reservoir in British Columbia's southern Interior says she...
Oct 25, 2023
Montreal to ban most natural gas heating, cooking in new buildings
Montreal will ban gas-powered systems in new construction starting next fall, with some notable exceptions. The new regulation, adopted by the city's executive committee this morning, will apply to ne...
Oct 25, 2023