Tag Archives: Environment
B.C. changes policy on dispute with U.S. on selenium contamination from coal mines
The British Columbia government has changed its tune on a long-requested investigation into contamination from its mines flowing into U.S. waters, opening the door to progress on an issue that has dra...
Aug 16, 2023
Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, one year on: 'It's restoring the American dream'
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden rattled off an impressive list of economic wins Wednesday to mark one full year of "transformative" climate spending that's better known among critics in Canada and ov...
Aug 16, 2023
B.C. puts fish protection orders in place as heat, drought persists
BURNABY, B.C. - The British Columbia government is putting fish protection orders in place for the Thompson Okanagan region as extreme drought conditions affect river levels and threaten the local sal...
Aug 16, 2023
Evacuation ordered for 20,000 residents of N.W.T. capital as wildfire approaches
YELLOWKNIFE - Some 20,000 residents in the capital of the Northwest Territories have been ordered to leave by Friday as wildfire danger in the region intensifies. The evacuation order issued Wednesday...
Aug 16, 2023
Forecasted winds pose biggest wildfire threat amid heat wave: BC Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - While scorching temperatures were expected to reach their climax Tuesday in a prolonged heat wave in southern British Columbia, the BC Wildfire Service says the greatest wildfire risk...
Aug 15, 2023
A look at British Columbia's heat wave, by the numbers
A protracted heat wave has settled over the southern half of British Columbia, sending temperatures in some places into the 40s this week. Here's a look at data associated with the hot spell that bega...
Aug 15, 2023
Air conditioners 'a necessity' as B.C. heat breaks records set almost a century ago
VANCOUVER - When Nicky Fried and her husband arrived in Vancouver from South Africa more than 30 years ago, they didn't need an air conditioner. Now they have two, she said on Tuesday as she enjoyed a...
Aug 15, 2023
Records tumble as heat wave spreads from B.C.'s south coast to Interior, hitting 40 C
VANCOUVER - During British Columbia's heat dome in 2021, Nasrin Moshiri had to resort to putting the children in her daycare in the bathtub to stay cool. This week, she's taking them to the beach. "I ...
Aug 14, 2023
Alberta premier offers up contradictory versions for imposed wind and solar pause
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith offered up conflicting explanations Monday for why her government put a temporary ban on large wind and solar energy projects. Smith said the seven-month paus...
Aug 14, 2023
Singh joins Alberta NDP in push for 2035 net-zero grid, while Sask. NDP wants 2050
OTTAWA - New Democrats in two Western provinces are split over the Liberal government's goal of a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, with the federal party now saying it supports that timeline. Federa...
Aug 14, 2023