Tag Archives: Environment
Residents of Quebec town evacuated 2 weeks ago because of fire to return home Sunday
MONTREAL - Residents of a northern Quebec town that has been under an evacuation order for the past two weeks due to forest fires are expected to be allowed home on Sunday, the town's mayor said. Lebe...
Jun 16, 2023
Métis Nations set to benefit from proposed uranium project in north Sask.
Several Mtis Nations in northern Saskatchewan are set to benefit from a uranium project in the area.Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) and the seven Mtis Locals of Northern Region 2 - which includes La L...
Jun 15, 2023
Liberals table 'sustainable jobs' bill to back up pledge to help workers transition
OTTAWA - The fact Liberals are tabling new legislation to force the federal government to create and protect jobs is a recognition that the shift to a clean-energy economy is already happening, Natura...
Jun 15, 2023
Global salmon farm company with B.C. ties backs land-based aquaculture in Japan
VICTORIA - The backing of a land-based salmon farm in Japan by a global company with ties to ocean fish farms in British Columbia has Indigenous and conservation groups calling on the federal governme...
Jun 15, 2023
New changes to Canadian Environmental Protection Act just a start: minister
OTTAWA - The Canadian Environmental Protection Act has been updated for the first time in more than 20 years, and the environment minister says that's just a start. Steven Guilbeault says there will b...
Jun 14, 2023
Wildlife unseen casualty as forests burn in worst wildfire season of the century
As wildfires from coast to coast scorch large swaths of forest, sometimes changing it irreversibly, experts have zeroed in on an often overlooked casualty of the blazes: wildlife. Spring fires, such a...
Jun 14, 2023
Canadians have the right to a healthy environment with passage of new law
OTTAWA - Changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act enshrining the right to a healthy environment have passed into law. The federal government has been working on the legislation for several...
Jun 13, 2023
Women gardening in Prince George, B.C., is bitten by coyote
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A woman is nursing minor injuries after being bitten by a coyote while she was doing some gardening in Prince George, B.C. A statement from the B.C. Conservation Officers Service...
Jun 13, 2023
Wildfire roundup: What you need to know about blazes burning across Canada
Hundreds of wildfires continue to rage in Canada as storms forecast across the country could bring much-needed rain, but also the risk of powerful winds and lightning. Here's a look at developments Tu...
Jun 13, 2023
Rain should help Quebec firefighting effort as more than 7,200 people still evacuated
MONTREAL - Rain in the forecast and the pending arrival of dozens of foreign firefighters raised hopes that Quebec's more than 7,000 fire evacuees would be able to return home in the coming days, the ...
Jun 13, 2023