Tag Archives: Environment
Arctic and global security top agenda as Trudeau meets Nordic leaders in Iceland
VESTMANNAEYJAR, Iceland - Arctic security and Russia's invasion of Ukraine were top of mind on Sunday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Iceland for a two-day summit with Nordic leaders. Trud...
Jun 25, 2023
Rising number of wildfires trigger poor air quality warnings in Ontario, Quebec
OTTAWA - The number of forest fires burning across Canada crept higher over the last week and more dangerous air quality warnings were issued in parts of Ontario and Quebec Sunday. The Canadian Intera...
Jun 25, 2023
Arctic and global security top agenda as Trudeau meets Nordic leaders in Iceland
VESTMANNAEYJAR, Iceland - Arctic security and Russia's invasion of Ukraine were top of mind as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Iceland Sunday for a two-day summit with Nordic leaders. Trudeau...
Jun 25, 2023
Quebec wildfires: more evacuations ordered in northwestern Quebec
MONTREAL - Officials in northwestern Quebec have ordered residents of two villages near the Ontario border to leave their homes as a wildfire continues to spread in the area. Residents of the villages...
Jun 24, 2023
Tourism Saskatchewan looking to change northern lights from niche market to popular attraction
The province is hoping to entice more people to visit by promoting opportunities to see the aurora borealis.More commonly known as the northern lights, Tourism Saskatchewan considers it a niche market...
Jun 23, 2023
Parks Canada says bison herd to remain the backcountry of Banff National Park
BANFF, Alta. - A final report on a five-year project to bring plains bison back to Banff National Park in Alberta says the herd will stay on the mountain landscape. Parks Canada published the report, ...
Jun 23, 2023
Quebec wildfires: Cree community orders evacuation due to heavy smoke
MONTREAL - A Cree community in northern Quebec was being evacuated Friday because heavy smoke from a nearby forest fire was blanketing the town and threatening to cut off the main road to the south of...
Jun 23, 2023
U.S. Coast Guard to lead investigation into deadly rupture of Titan submersible
DARTMOUTH - The U.S. Coast Guard will lead an investigation into the catastrophic implosion of the Titan submersible, which broke apart with five aboard and sank to the ocean floor during a dive to th...
Jun 23, 2023
Foreign firefighters fight flames, fatigue and get 'eaten alive' by mosquitoes
MONTREAL - Eighteen-year-old Hunter Sousa from Maine celebrated his high school graduation by hopping in a truck and heading to Nova Scotia to fight the biggest forest fire in the province's history. ...
Jun 23, 2023
Ottawa, First Nation sign procurement framework agreement for Giant Mine
YELLOWKNIFE - The federal government and Yellowknives Dene First Nation have signed a procurement framework agreement for the cleanup of Giant Mine, one of Canada's most contaminated sites. Ottawa say...
Jun 22, 2023