Tag Archives: Environment
Alberta premier's visit to House of Commons environment committee cancelled
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's scheduled appearance before a House of Commons environment committee next week has been cancelled. Smith had said she would speak before the environment and...
Oct 12, 2023
Supreme Court to rule if federal environmental impact assessment law can stand
Canada's highest court is slated to rule Friday on federal environmental legislation in a decision expected to settle - for now - the role of different levels of government in balancing the economic b...
Oct 12, 2023
N.W.T. premier presses for infrastructure as Trudeau promises new homes
YELLOWKNIFE - The premier of the Northwest Territories said Thursday she doesn't expect the North to get essential critical infrastructure before the next climate disaster, as Prime Minister Justin Tr...
Oct 12, 2023
B.C. First Nation 'furious' after federal government rejects order to protect owls
VANCOUVER - A federal government decision to reverse course on issuing an emergency order for the northern spotted owl has angered the British Columbia First Nation that asked for the protection of th...
Oct 11, 2023
Alberta MP accuses premier of 'baseless,' 'ludicrous' statements on electricity
CALGARY - The fuse is lit for fireworks in Ottawa after a Liberal member of Parliament accused Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of making false claims days before Smith is slated to appear before a fede...
Oct 11, 2023
Conservationists raise concerns over B.C.'s proposed grizzly bear stewardship plan
Grizzly bears seen starving in the rainforests of British Columbia's south coast because there isn't enough salmon to sustain them raises alarm bells for wildlife biologist Wayne McCrory, who's known ...
Oct 11, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits fire-ravaged parts of Northwest Territories
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got an up-close look at the burned-out remains of buildings and vehicles Wednesday as he toured parts of the Northwest Territories ravaged by a record...
Oct 11, 2023
P.E.I. piping plover numbers see a tiny bump this year from effects of Fiona
Post-tropical storm Fiona left behind a trail of destruction and crumbling shorelines on Prince Edward Island, but the cataclysmic tempest seems to have been a big help to a tiny bird, the piping plov...
Oct 10, 2023
Canadian municipalities looking to become 'spongier' to build climate resilience
MONTREAL - From green roofs in Toronto to Vancouver's rain city strategy, Canadian cities are looking to become "sponges" in order to help mitigate some of the effects of extreme rainfall events. In M...
Oct 08, 2023
Trans Mountain route change will 'desecrate' sacred site: Secwépemc knowledge keeper
OTTAWA - A Secwpemc law called X7ensq't says that if you disrespect the land and don't take care of it properly, the land and the sky will turn on you. "It's a serious law," said Mike McKenzie, a Secw...
Oct 08, 2023