Tag Archives: Environment

Hurricane Lee to weaken as it approaches Maritimes, but will still pack a punch
HALIFAX - Hurricane Lee is expected to lash parts of the Maritimes with strong winds and heavy rain this weekend, but the Canadian Hurricane Centre says much of its strength will be sapped by cooler s...
Sep 12, 2023

Pre-registration for re-entry flights set to begin for some N.W.T. communities
YELLOWKNIFE - It remains unclear when residents in the Northwest Territories' South Slave region will be allowed to return home, but officials are set to open pre-registration for re-entry flights in ...
Sep 11, 2023

Study says fish stocks along Atlantic, Pacific coasts unaffected by marine heat waves
Marine heat waves haven't had a lasting effect on fish populations along Canada's Atlantic and Pacific coasts, says a study showing there is still a chance to act on climate change. The study publishe...
Sep 11, 2023

NDP wants Suncor CEO to tell MPs why company moving away from focus on clean energy
OTTAWA - NDP MP Charlie Angus will ask the natural resources committee to summon the CEO of oilsands giant Suncor when the House of Commons resumes next week. Angus said CEO Rich Kruger has a lot of e...
Sep 11, 2023

B.C.'s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected
The onset of large, severe wildfires that threaten communities year after year has occurred earlier in British Columbia than previous research projected, and experts say the record-shattering 2023 sea...
Sep 10, 2023

In U.S., Canada's 'game plan' for Trump all about stepping up the tempo of talks
WASHINGTON - Canada's ambassador to Washington typically doesn't get a whole lot of notice before the president of the United States makes a decision with the potential to reverberate beyond the count...
Sep 08, 2023

La Ronge, Prince Albert break records for smoke hours in 2023
It was a record-breaking year when it came to the amount of smoke hours in La Ronge, Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon. That's according to data from Environment and Climate Change Canada, which not...
Sep 08, 2023

'Marathon in a sauna': emergency projects aim to help B.C. salmon through drought
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's prolonged drought risks damaging the salmon population for generations and has led to a series of emergency, rapidly deployed projects in an effort to intervene. The Pac...
Sep 08, 2023

Bear not welcome at Central Park School in Nipawin
Provincial conservation officers said a young black bear that was spotted at Central Park School in Nipawin on the first day of class was shot by responders. Inspector Brett Diemert, with the Conserva...
Sep 08, 2023

Regulator yanks thousands of wells from troubled oil company, transfers for cleanup
Alberta's energy regulator has transferred control of thousands of oil and gas wells and other facilities held by a troubled Calgary company to the group that's responsible for cleaning up poorly main...
Sep 08, 2023