Tag Archives: Environment
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
B.C. district postpones climate events, citing intimidation, safety, misinformation
NELSON, B.C. - A British Columbia regional district has postponed a series of climate action open houses, citing safety concerns and fears of intimidation. The Regional District of Central Kootenay in...
May 19, 2023
Quebec sets out plan to reach 60 per cent of greenhouse gas reduction target by 2030
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has now mapped out how it will achieve 60 per cent of its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, Premier Franois Legault said Friday as he announced an updated gre...
May 19, 2023
Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques
EDMONTON - They're affixed to old buildings where someone important used to live. Or they're mounted on a rock overlooking somewhere where something once happened. Cast in bronze or lettered on a sign...
May 19, 2023
Rewriting history: A look at some historical sites where plaques may be changed
Parks Canada is rewriting hundreds of outdated historical plaques that mark some of the country's most prominent places and events. Here's a look at 10 sites where texts are being reviewed: 1. Batoche...
May 19, 2023
Teck Coal named in U.S. legal battle over selenium from its coal mines
A Canadian coal miner is facing legal action in an American court over levels of a contaminant from its mines in U.S. waters. Teck Coal Ltd. is one of three defendants in a request for judicial review...
May 18, 2023
Emissions from wildfires hit record high in 2021 as climate change drives fire threat
OTTAWA - Emissions from wildfires hit a new record in 2021 as the blazes that raged in Western Canada and Ontario produced more greenhouse gases than the oil and gas sector and heavy industry combined...
May 18, 2023
Thousands remain out of homes as wildfire officials urge caution for long weekend
Officials urged caution ahead of the long weekend as thousands of residents in Western Canada and the Northwest Territories remained out of their homes due to wildfires. "Don't be responsible for star...
May 18, 2023