Tag Archives: Environment
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
Quebec man facing arson charges in northern wildfires detained ahead of bail hearing
A Quebec man facing arson charges for allegedly setting forest fires during the province's unprecedented wildfire season will remain detained ahead of a bail hearing on Monday. Brian Par, 37, of Chibo...
Sep 08, 2023
Thousands of residents return to Yellowknife, but many still out in other communities
YELLOWKNIFE - Thousands of people from the Northwest Territories have returned home this week after a wildfire evacuation order was lifted for Yellowknife's 20,000 residents. The order for the territo...
Sep 07, 2023
Quebec man, 37, charged with arson in connection with wildfires in province's north
Quebec provincial police have arrested a man for arson in connection with numerous forest fires that burned earlier this summer in the province's north. Police say a 37-year-old man was scheduled to a...
Sep 07, 2023