Tag Archives: Environment
'Complacency' blamed for N.S. struggles with flooding, other climate disasters
HALIFAX - On the night floodwaters swept through his Nova Scotia county, taking lives and tearing out bridges, Doug Pynch says he had trouble believing an emergency alert that flashed across his phone...
Jul 30, 2023
Firefighter killed while battling Donnie Creek wildfire in B.C.
A firefighter has been killed in northeastern British Columbia, marking the second such fatality in the province this month and the fourth in Canada during this year's record fire season. A release fr...
Jul 29, 2023
Montreal program letting residents plant sidewalk gardens provides numerous benefits
MONTREAL - On a quiet residential corner of Montreal's St-Henri neighbourhood, plots of dirt carved out of the sidewalk, each hosting a solitary tree, have become verdant oases along the city block. T...
Jul 29, 2023
Paddling summer camps educating youth on canoes, kayaks
Youth from the tri-communities are gaining valuable outdoor skills through paddling camps offered by Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan.That's according to La Ronge community programmer Morgan Bell, who explain...
Jul 28, 2023
Hundreds allowed to return home as wildfire crews make progress in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Evacuation orders and alerts covering hundreds of properties in southern British Columbia were rescinded or downgraded Friday as fire crews fought back against wildfires that have ravaged ...
Jul 28, 2023
Suncor tells regulator reconsidering approvals would arm industry opponents
Oilsands giant Suncor has warned the Alberta Energy Regulator that reopening a debate over mining an ecologically valuable wetland would play into the hands of industry opponents and upset the provinc...
Jul 28, 2023
Enbridge, Bad River Indigenous band both appealing Line 5 court ruling in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON - The two sides in an enduring dispute over the cross-border Line 5 pipeline in Wisconsin are girding for battle again, this time in the U.S. Court of Appeals. The Bad River Band of the Lak...
Jul 28, 2023
White House escalates extreme-heat efforts as record July marks 'global boiling' era
WASHINGTON - The hottest month in recorded history is going out with a bang in the United States. Much of the eastern half of the U.S. sweltered Friday in temperatures that felt as high as 44 C in pop...
Jul 28, 2023
Four homes in Northwest Territories lost in wildfire, road closed: fire agency
YELLOWKNIFE - An out-of-control wildfire in the Northwest Territories has destroyed four homes in a community about 100 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife. Wildfire information officer Mike Westwick ...
Jul 27, 2023
British Columbia's record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers
British Columbia's wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 20...
Jul 27, 2023