Tag Archives: Environment
Canada welcomes largest number of immigrants in first quarter since at least 1972
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country welcomed more than 145,000 immigrants during the first three months of the year. That's the highest number for a single quarter on record, since comparable ...
Jun 28, 2023
B.C. to provide up to 8,000 free air conditioners to low-income and vulnerable people
British Columbia will provide up to 8,000 free portable air-conditioning units to keep vulnerable people cool and protected during extreme hot weather events, Health Minister Adrian Dix said. The mini...
Jun 27, 2023
P.A.'s Water Treatment Plant monitoring high levels and debris on North Saskatchewan River
Staff at Prince Albert's Water Treatment Plant are keeping a close eye on the North Saskatchewan River.This is because levels have increased by around two metres due to a large storm that hit the Edmo...
Jun 27, 2023
Rain helps firefighters' efforts in Quebec, but not enough of it to extinguish flames
MONTREAL - The rain that has been falling in northern Quebec since Monday likely won't be enough to extinguish the wildfires threatening several communities, but the wet weather could give firefighter...
Jun 27, 2023
Future infrastructure funding to require climate change be taken into account
OTTAWA - Canada's new national climate adaptation strategy will tie future federal infrastructure transfers to the provinces to projects that incorporate adaptation efforts starting next year. By 2025...
Jun 27, 2023
Western premiers disappointed by delay to federal bail reform on repeat offenders
WHISTLER, B.C. - Premiers from Western Canada said Tuesday they are "extremely disappointed" in the federal government for not passing reforms to the bail system to target repeat offenders before Parl...
Jun 27, 2023
Saskatchewan still aiming to increase crude production by 2030
The province remains committed to increasing crude production by around 31 per cent over the next seven years.In a statement sent to paNOW, the Ministry of Energy and Resources said the plan is to pro...
Jun 26, 2023
Forest fire centre declares 2023 already worst year ever for Canadian wildfires
MONTREAL - Canada surpassed the record for area burned by wildfires in a single year Monday as hundreds of fires continued to blaze in almost every province and territory. The Canadian Interagency For...
Jun 26, 2023
Enbridge 'must cease' Line 5 operations on Bad River land by June 2026: judge
WASHINGTON - The controversial Line 5 pipeline can keep moving fossil fuels through an Indigenous band's territory in Wisconsin for now, but operations on that property "must cease" on June 16, 2026, ...
Jun 26, 2023
Trudeau taking cautious reaction to revolt to avoid fuelling Russian propaganda
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - Canada is monitoring the situation in Russia after a short-lived armed rebellion by a mercenary leader this weekend, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday, adding a cautious a...
Jun 26, 2023