Tag Archives: Environment
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
State of emergency declared in Quebec town due to flood risk, more towns evacuating
MONTREAL - A town near Quebec City declared a state of local emergency and other communities ordered preventive evacuations on Tuesday as torrential rain caused rivers across southern Quebec to burst ...
Jul 11, 2023
Feds offer additional money to disaster response groups as climate change worsens
OTTAWA - Four Canadian humanitarian aid groups are to use millions of dollars in new funding from the federal government to deploy response teams more quickly as climate change increases the demand on...
Jul 11, 2023
'Seeing is believing': VR project immerses viewers in climate change on Yukon island
HERSCHEL ISLAND, YUKON - Surrounded by chirping birds, buzzing mosquitoes and waves gently lapping on the shore, viewers travel through time, witnessing a permafrost thaw slump, rising floodwaters and...
Jul 11, 2023
220 homes evacuated near Quebec City as heavy rain prompts flooding, landslide fears
MONTREAL - Officials have ordered the evacuation of 220 homes in Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval, Que., near Quebec City, amid fears that rising water levels will lead to flooding. City manager Marc Proulx says...
Jul 10, 2023