Tag Archives: Environment
Wildfire crews fight wildfire with fire to protect, secure Cranbrook, B.C. airport
VICTORIA - The forest and brush around the international airport at Cranbrook, B.C., has been scorched in an all-out effort to protect the vital transportation link from an encroaching wildfire, airpo...
Jul 21, 2023
Funnel cloud spotted over Prince Albert
Along with paNOW readers, an observer at the airport has confirmed a funnel cloud formed over the city and has now dissipated.Environment Canada Meteorologist Terry Lang said such occurrences are not ...
Jul 20, 2023
Ottawa working to prevent further wildfire tragedy after deaths: environment minister
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the federal government is doing everything it can to prevent further tragedy after four recent wildfire-related deaths. On Thursday, a helicopter i...
Jul 20, 2023
Parched conditions push B.C.'s wildfire battle south, as rain brings relief in north
VICTORIA - British Columbia's wildfire fight is set to move toward the province's more populated southern areas amid hot and windy weather, while cooler temperatures and rain are expected to bring som...
Jul 20, 2023
Meet the young Canadians spending summer on the frontlines of wildfire fight
When Reese Lange was in kindergarten, she dreamed of joining the police. But it was in high school that she decided on her true calling. The 21-year-old is now part of an army of young men and women, ...
Jul 20, 2023
Recent resignations suggest industry has too much sway with Health Canada: NDP
OTTAWA - The resignation of a scientific adviser from the federal pesticide regulator is yet another example of industry having too much influence at Health Canada, the NDP's health critic is alleging...
Jul 19, 2023
Low water, wildfires sets the scene for unusual summer along Churchill River
Low water and the threat of forest fires is making for a unique year along the Churchill River.Data provided from the Water Security Agency shows flows near Otter Rapids and at Patuanak are currently ...
Jul 19, 2023
A vast problem: Coast guard floats a new solution to problem of abandoned boats
The Canadian government's inventory of wrecked, abandoned or hazardous boats includes a U.S. warship, a derelict floating McDonald's known as the McBarge, a human-smuggling ship and an old BC Ferries ...
Jul 19, 2023
Melfort participating in Drowning Prevention Week
The City of Melfort and the Northern Lights Palace Pool are trying to raise awareness about water safety.This week (July 16-22) is National Drowning Prevention Week, and the city and pool have organiz...
Jul 19, 2023
Oil and gas methane reductions less expensive than paying carbon tax, study finds
New research using the latest figures for Canada's methane emissions concludes it would be much cheaper for the energy industry to meet reduction targets for the potent greenhouse gas than it would be...
Jul 19, 2023