Tag Archives: Environment
Montreal must become 'sponge city' as extreme weather to become more common
MONTREAL - As Montreal emerges from a severe thunderstorm that flooded underpasses and more than 130 homes on Thursday, the city must do more to mitigate the effects of extreme weather, says a spokesp...
Jul 14, 2023
White House details 'extreme heat strategy' amid blistering temperatures in U.S.
WASHINGTON - Crippling heat waves are an annual fixture in the United States - but it's not every day the White House announces a detailed strategy to confront them. So far, it's been an extreme-weath...
Jul 14, 2023
'Kind and thoughtful' firefighter, 19, who died in B.C. is identified by her brother
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A 19-year-old B.C. firefighter who police say was killed by a falling tree near Revelstoke on Thursday has been identified by her brother as Devyn Gale, who was a former member of t...
Jul 14, 2023
Tornado hits Ottawa suburban neighbourhood, damaging 125 homes and scattering debris
OTTAWA - The remains of totalled fences, blown-out windows and ripped-off roofs were scattered across a south-end neighbourhood in Ottawa on Thursday after a tornado hit with little warning. After the...
Jul 13, 2023
Alberta energy minister told to design incentives for industry to clean up oil wells
EDMONTON - Direction from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to her new energy minister suggests the United Conservative government hasn't given up on a controversial program that would see taxpayers back...
Jul 13, 2023
B.C. residents urged to conserve water as worsening drought conditions parch province
British Columbia residents are being asked to do their part to conserve water as drought conditions parch the province. Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Minister Bowinn Ma called on resident...
Jul 13, 2023
N.W.T. communities shatter temperature records as heat warnings continue
YELLOWKNIFE - Several communities in the Northwest Territories have broken temperature records in recent days as residents try to beat the heat. Jesse Wagar, a meteorologist with Environment and Clima...
Jul 12, 2023
Disaster relief possible following June storms
Residents of Prince Albert could get some extra help with property damage following some heavy rainfalls and hail this summer. City council voted in favour of applying for the Provincial Disaster Reli...
Jul 12, 2023
Four years after passage of law on abandoned boats, only two fines have been levied
OTTAWA - The federal government has issued just two fines under a four-year-old law meant to prevent boat owners from leaving their vessels behind for someone else to clean up when they are shipwrecke...
Jul 12, 2023
Cabins destroyed by wildfire near Tulita, N.W.T.
TULITA, N.W.T. - The Northwest Territories government says several cabins near Tulita have likely been destroyed by a wildfire burning in the area. In a special wildfire bulletin on Saturday, the terr...
Jul 11, 2023