Tag Archives: Environment
Quebec government says it is open to studying whether to relaunch nuclear reactor
MONTREAL - Quebec Energy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon said Monday he agrees with Hydro-Qubec's decision to study a possible reopening of the province's only nuclear power plant. Fitzgibbon was reacting ...
Aug 14, 2023
City of Yellowknife declares state of local emergency due to wildfires
YELLOWKNIFE - Hundreds of northerners were being airlifted from at least three communities in the face of wind-whipped wildfires as the Canadian Forces arrived in the Northwest Territories and ashes r...
Aug 14, 2023
SaskEnergy conducting natural gas flaring in St. Louis area
People around the Village of St. Louis and the Rural Municipality (RM) of St. Louis may see a large flame for several hours this week.SaskEnergy is conducting controlled natural gas flaring at the Tra...
Aug 14, 2023
As death toll from Maui fire reaches 89, authorities say effort to count the losses is just starting
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town reached 89, authorities warned Saturday that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early st...
Aug 13, 2023
Montreal urban fish farmers say their Arctic char cuts greenhouse gases and waste
MONTREAL - A warehouse basement in an industrial area of Montreal, near the intersection of two highways, feels about as far from a fish habitat as it gets. But walk through the doors of Opercule's se...
Aug 13, 2023
Look way up tonight: Annual Perseid meteor shower reaching its peak
The annual Perseid meteor shower is reaching its peak this weekend, which means there could be quite a light show for those who know where and when to look. The American Meteor Society says the best t...
Aug 12, 2023
Children of man who died in N.S. floods question why roads open, alerts delayed
TANTALLON, N.S. - It doesn't make sense to Robie Holland that - as 250 millimetres of rain poured down in rural Nova Scotia - there was nothing to stop his father from travelling down a rapidly floodi...
Aug 12, 2023
Blueberry crop best its been in decades says northern picker
Blueberries are abundant in the Lac La Ronge region with one local picker saying the blueberry crop is the best it's been in more than 20 years. "This is the best year I have seen since I have been pi...
Aug 11, 2023
Missing artifacts flagged by auditor recovered by Canadian Museum of History
OTTAWA - Five historically significant artifacts that were deemed missing from the Canadian Museum of History during a recent investigation by the auditor general have been recovered, the museum said ...
Aug 11, 2023
Firefighter training under scrutiny as 'marathon' wildfire season gives hard lessons
Canada's minister responsible for forests said he is reflecting on hard lessons from this year's record wildfire season, including the possible need for standardizing firefighter training across provi...
Aug 11, 2023