Tag Archives: Environment
Flooding has pushed Wisconsin's Bad River closer to Line 5 pipeline: court documents
WASHINGTON - Heavy flooding throughout the U.S. Midwest has pushed the edge of the Bad River in Wisconsin ever closer to Line 5, amplifying fears that the controversial pipeline could rupture on Indig...
May 02, 2023
Water pressure: Indigenous leaders from U.S., Canada still demanding pollution probe
WASHINGTON - Indigenous leaders in Canada and the U.S. are turning up the pressure on Ottawa for an investigation of toxic mining runoff from B.C., despite high-level bilateral promises of an agreemen...
May 01, 2023
Rally decries lack of federal regulation targetting shipbreaking operations
A Vancouver Island community is sounding the alarm about the lack of federal and provincial regulations targetting boat-dismantling operations that may leak pollutants like asbestos and heavy metals i...
Apr 30, 2023
'It's our highway:' Researchers, Indigenous guardians monitor lake ice in N.W.T.
LUTSEL K'E, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - Iris Catholique says over the past two decades, she's noticed the waters of Great Slave Lake surrounding Lutsel K'e, N.W.T., taking longer to freeze in the winter. ...
Apr 30, 2023
Threatened Quebec caribou herd expecting up to 12 calves this year
MONTREAL - A caribou herd in Charlevoix, Que., could be heading toward a baby boom this year, providing a rare bit of good news for the province's decimated population. Caroline Hins, a biologist with...
Apr 29, 2023
'Phenomenal' logjam in the Canadian Arctic stores millions of tonnes of carbon: study
YELLOWKNIFE - Researchers say they have mapped the world's largest known cumulative logjam in the Canadian Arctic and it holds millions of tonnes of carbon, representing an important but understudied ...
Apr 29, 2023
Canada won new Volkswagen battery plant despite 'way, way more' money from U.S.: PM
NEW YORK - Canada won Volkswagen's lucrative new electric vehicle battery plant despite "way, way more" U.S. dollars on the table, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday as he talked up the virtues...
Apr 28, 2023
In New York, Trudeau gets grilled about Canada's commitment to humanitarian aid
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced pointed questions about his government's cuts to foreign aid spending Thursday at a star-spangled conference meant to showcase his credentials as an inte...
Apr 27, 2023
Protected areas, fishing closures, to help B.C.'s threatened southern resident orcas
VANCOUVER - The federal government has announced several measures, ranging from sanctuary zones to fishing closures, as it works to protect critically endangered southern resident killer whales off th...
Apr 26, 2023
Trudeau urged to make good on critical mineral commitments during New York City visit
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to the U.S., hoping to capitalize on last month's well-received presidential visit as he pitches New York's movers and shakers on the virtues of Cana...
Apr 26, 2023