Tag Archives: Environment
Suncor says person injured by bear north of Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Suncor Energy says someone was injured by a bear at its oilsands base plant north of Fort McMurray, Alta., on the weekend. Spokesman Leithan Slade says it happened on Saturday a...
May 09, 2023
Riverbank erosion prompts Wisconsin band to ask for emergency shutdown of Line 5
WASHINGTON - Heavy spring flooding has made Line 5 an "imminent threat" to Lake Superior and a key Indigenous watershed, lawyers argued Tuesday in an emergency motion to shut down the controversial cr...
May 09, 2023
Indigenous guardians help restore nature and community
OTTAWA - On the shores of the eastern arm of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, Iris Catholique and the Ni Hat'ni Dene Indigenous Guardians have spent several years watching the ice take l...
May 09, 2023
Firefighters question Alberta cuts to aerial attack teams as province battles blazes
EDMONTON - Former members of an elite Alberta wildfire-fighting crew say government budget cuts have left the province battling its current blazes short-handed. "We could have been difference-makers,"...
May 09, 2023
Officials prepare for another bout of wildfires in Alberta as temperatures to rise
Officials say they are preparing for hotter weather this coming weekend in central Alberta, posing a risk for more active wildfires after a brief reprieve. "The fire danger remains high in many northe...
May 09, 2023
High temperatures in B.C. pose 'threat of new wildfires,' wildfire service warns
Rain and cooler temperatures in northeastern British Columbia will help suppression efforts for two out-of-control wildfires, but high temperatures forecast for later this week may pose a new threat, ...
May 08, 2023
'Challenging time': Alberta wildfire evacuees to get financial aid, military to help
EDMONTON - The Alberta government promised financial aid Monday to people forced from their homes by wildfires that continue to threaten many areas of the province. The province also asked the federal...
May 08, 2023
Canada's electronic waste more than tripled in 20 years, study indicates
Canada's electronic waste more than tripled in the last two decades and is expected to keep increasing, a new study indicates, with researchers urging better e-waste management to reduce environmental...
May 08, 2023
Updated fire bans in Saskatchewan
The wildfire season is off to an unprecedented start in the province with 86 fires, and counting, being reported in Saskatchewan so far. With that, the majority of the province is under a total fire b...
May 07, 2023
Evacuation order lifted in La Loche, Clearwater River DN
Residents from La Loche and Clearwater River Dene Nation have been given the green light to return home.The evacuation order was lifted on Sunday afternoon with Clearwater River and La Loche posting a...
May 07, 2023