Tag Archives: Environment
Hailed as green energy source, northern Quebec lithium project divides Cree
NEMASKA, QUE. - Type the word "Nemaska" into a search engine and most results refer to Nemaska Lithium, the company that sought bankruptcy protection in 2019 before being partly bought out by the Queb...
Feb 05, 2023
Inuit, environmental groups call for stronger measures to reduce underwater noise
Hunters from Pond Inlet, Nvt. - known as Mittimatalik in Inuktitut - have said they're seeing fewer narwhal in areas where they were once abundant, making it harder to feed their families, and that th...
Feb 04, 2023
Plunging wind chill values prompt extreme cold warnings across Eastern Canada
HALIFAX - As an immense arctic air mass expanded over the eastern half of the country on Friday, Environment Canada issued an unusually long list of extreme cold warnings that covered six provinces - ...
Feb 03, 2023
Global ocean conservation conference in B.C. hopes to build on Montreal agreements
Federal politicians are expected to make a significant announcement on ocean protection during an international conference in Vancouver on how to take action on promises to protect the marine world ma...
Feb 03, 2023
Montreal shelters expand services to care for homeless as extreme cold hits city
MONTREAL - An extreme cold snap that brought risks of frostbite and hypothermia with temperatures of -28 C on Friday in Montreal had the city's shelters fearing for the homeless population. Environmen...
Feb 03, 2023
Feds to lay out 'sustainable jobs' plan for energy transition ahead of legislation
OTTAWA - The federal government will show Canadians its plan to protect jobs during the clean energy transition no later than early spring, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Wednesday...
Feb 01, 2023
Competition Bureau to investigate industry claims of sustainable forestry management
The Competition Bureau has opened an inquiry to see if forestry industry claims of sustainable management on vast stretches of Canadian woodlands are false advertising. The inquiry, announced late las...
Feb 01, 2023
Tide begins to turn on shark and ray populations in northwestern Atlantic: study
A new study has found that improved fisheries management and conservation measures are turning the tide on shark and ray population declines in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. The results show how we...
Feb 01, 2023
A comet is passing by earth but will you be able to see it?
It may not be visible in the night sky, but a comet will pass by earth for the first time in over 50,000 years.The ZTF Comet was named for the telescope system that discovered it (Zwicky Transient Fac...
Feb 01, 2023
Kinistino receives nearly $300k to decommission landfill
The Town of Kinistino has received help from both the Government of Saskatchewan and the Government of Canada.A total of $285,987 was given to the community in the form of ICIP grants.Along with the $...
Jan 31, 2023