Tag Archives: Environment
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
Canada's push for small nuclear reactors will be costly, ineffective, some MPs warn
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists Canada is "very serious" about developing nuclear technology across the country to meet growing power needs, but some members of Parliament, including on...
Apr 25, 2023
Baffinland requests further production increase at Nunavut iron ore mine
POND INLET, Nunavut - The owner of an iron ore mine on the tip of Baffin Island says it needs to again increase production to prevent job losses, and several federal cabinet ministers are calling on a...
Apr 25, 2023
Town looks at recreation facilities' usage in 2022
Looking back on 2022, the Town of Battleford saw an increase in some of its recreation facilities' usage to pre-pandemic levels in some areas. Parks and Recreation Manager Jordan Schechtel said each y...
Apr 24, 2023
Head of Alberta Energy Regulator declines to say when province told of oilsands leak
OTTAWA - The head of the Alberta Energy Regulator has refused to tell a parliamentary committee investigating releases from an oilsands tailings pond about when the provincial government was told abou...
Apr 24, 2023
Program helping people to reconnect with traditional skills in Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - By the shore of the still-frozen Yellowknife River, more than a dozen people gather to prepare fish for cooking over a crackling fire. Originating from different communities across the N...
Apr 24, 2023
Oilsands emissions could be underestimated by current measuring methods, study says
New federal research suggests greenhouse gas emissions from the Alberta oilsands may be significantly underestimated, adding to a growing pile of studies that say our understanding of what is going in...
Apr 24, 2023
SaskEnergy conducting controlled flares near Biggar this week
SaskEnergy announced it will conduct controlled natural gas flaring at its block-valve site in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Biggar, north of the town of Biggar, near Biggar Regional Park this week.T...
Apr 23, 2023
P.A. expected to be fourth most impacted community in Sask. from climate change by 2050
A new report suggests Prince Albert is one of the communities in Saskatchewan expected to be hit the hardest by climate change.Ahead of Earth Day, happening on Apr. 22nd, BonusFinder wanted to determi...
Apr 22, 2023