Tag Archives: Environment
Two buildings in La Ronge and one in Meadow Lake receive environmentally friendly certificates
A building in Meadow Lake and two in La Ronge are among a small list of Saskatchewan properties getting recognized for the work done to be more environmentally friendly.A total of 12 buildings recentl...
Nov 09, 2023
Study looks back centuries to peer into the future for polar bears
New research suggests that ancient polar bear populations shrank as sea ice dwindled, adding weight to concerns about the predator's future as climate change melts the Arctic. "The population size see...
Nov 09, 2023
Scientists call on Canada to adopt ecologically minded forest degradation definition
TORONTO - The Canadian government must take action to stop the degradation of its forests from large-scale industrial logging, a letter signed by more than 100 scientists urged Wednesday. The letter, ...
Nov 08, 2023
Canada, major fossil-fuel producers failing climate targets, jeopardizing transition
TORONTO - Canada and other major fossil-fuel-producing countries are failing to meet targets to keep global warming in check, putting the world's energy transition at risk, a newly released major inte...
Nov 08, 2023
Electric-vehicle chargers distributed unequally in Canada, environment audit finds
OTTAWA - The national infrastructure program to install electric chargers for passenger vehicles is too concentrated in a small number of provinces and has no data to show where the biggest gaps are, ...
Nov 07, 2023
B.C. Indigenous leaders lobby for transition from open-net salmon farms
OTTAWA - Indigenous leaders from British Columbia have called on the federal government to stand by plans to transition away from open-net salmon farms, but an industry spokesman suggested the leaders...
Nov 07, 2023
Federal emissions reduction plan still coming up short: environment commissioner
OTTAWA - The plan to enable Canada to reach its 2030 targets for greenhouse-gas emissions doesn't quite measure up, the federal environment commissioner says in a new audit. Jerry DeMarco did a deep d...
Nov 07, 2023
Guilbeault says no more carbon price carve outs on his watch, as Tory motion fails
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Monday he will not stand for any further adjustments to Canada's carbon-pricing system as a Conservative motion calling for more carve-outs failed ...
Nov 06, 2023
Premiers say Ottawa must ensure carbon pricing measures are fair to all Canadians
HALIFAX - Canada's premiers presented a rare unified front Monday as they took turns saying Ottawa's recent changes to its carbon pricing measures were unfairly applied across the country. They releas...
Nov 06, 2023
Premiers to focus on energy costs, health care at Halifax meeting of leaders
The effect of carbon pricing measures on the rising cost of living across Canada is slated to take centre stage at this week's meeting of the country's premiers and territorial leaders in Halifax. Tha...
Nov 05, 2023