Tag Archives: Environment
Trudeau promises to update act around use and development of water in Canada
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeated promises Tuesday to update legislation that governs water use while formally announcing the Canada Water Agency is to be headquartered in Manitoba's c...
May 24, 2023
More than half of N.W.T. wildfires so far this season caused by humans: officials
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - Officials in the Northwest Territories say more than half of the wildfires in the territory this year were started by people. A total of 15 wildfires have burned 161 square kilomet...
May 23, 2023
Hamlet in Northwest Territories lifts local state of emergency as floodwaters recede
FORT MCPHERSON, N.W.T. - A hamlet in the Northwest Territories' Beaufort Delta region has lifted a local state of emergency as floodwaters from the Peel River recede. The Hamlet of Fort McPherson decl...
May 23, 2023
Ford to buy lithium for electric car batteries from Quebec's Nemaska Lithium
MONTREAL - A Quebec company building a lithium mine and production plan has signed an 11 year deal to sell products to Ford for use in electric car batteries. The deal announced by the automotive gian...
May 22, 2023
Boots on the ground, eyes in the sky: satellites increasingly used to fight wildfires
Eyes in the sky are becoming an increasingly important tool for boots on the ground when it comes to fighting wildfires, experts say, as data from a growing number of satellites give firefighters new ...
May 21, 2023
Boots on the ground, eyes in the sky: satellites increasingly used to fight wildfires
Eyes in the sky are becoming an increasingly important tool for boots on the ground when it comes to fighting wildfires, experts say, as data from a growing number of satellites give firefighters new ...
May 21, 2023
Deschambault Lake orders evacuation as wildfire nears community
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has issued a community public notice for Deschambault Lake, ordering an evacuation as an out-of-control wildfire is threatening to engulf the community.The evacuation noti...
May 20, 2023
Talks moving forward on key Canada-U.S. treaty on Columbia River management
Canadian and U.S. officials have wrapped up the latest round in a five-year negotiation to modernize a major treaty on flood control and power generation on the Columbia River. Global Affairs Canada s...
May 20, 2023
Red Wing students give back with big donation to SPCA after wildfires displace animals
Students at Red Wing Public School just north of Prince Albert are set to make a big donation to the SPCA and the timing couldn't be better. The school's Student Leadership Council (SLC) organized var...
May 19, 2023
Firefighting foam ban possible as Canada looks at risks of 'forever chemicals'
OTTAWA - Firefighting foams, cosmetics and food packaging that contain cancer-causing "forever chemicals" could be limited or outright banned in Canada following a federal government risk assessment o...
May 19, 2023