Tag Archives: Environment
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
Aging infrastructure struggling to keep up with storms, wildfires, changing climate
FREDERICTON - The torrential rain that washed out roads, bridges and a key rail link in Nova Scotia on the weekend is is being described as another sign that engineers cannot rely on past weather patt...
Jul 27, 2023
Rain allows 'slight reset' in B.C. wildfire fight but drought persists
VANCOUVER - Recent rainfall has allowed for a "slight reset" of the wildfire fight in northern British Columbia but "doesn't erase all the challenges" of this year's historic fire season, Emergency Ma...
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 26, 2023
Not all heat warnings are equal: 5 things about Canada's alert system for hot weather
MONTREAL - Environment Canada has issued heat warnings this summer for parts of the country used to baking in the heat, but also in places unaccustomed to extended periods of hot weather. Earlier this...
Jul 26, 2023
After 'historic' fires, Cree fire marshal wants more training for community members
MONTREAL - As the threat to northern Quebec Cree communities from historic wildfires diminishes, the Cree Nation's top firefighter is looking to a future where destructive blazes like those that have ...
Jul 26, 2023