Tag Archives: Environment
Greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2021, but climate experts still see positive signs
OTTAWA - Several climate change experts said Friday they see reason for hope in Canada's efforts to slow global warming even though the country's greenhouse gas emissions rose slightly in 2021. The an...
Apr 14, 2023
Ash from Russia volcano causes flight cancellations in northwestern B.C.
TERRACE, B.C. - Some flights out of northern British Columbia are cancelled due to ash from a Russian volcano that erupted thousands of kilometres away. Air Canada says it is monitoring the ash cloud ...
Apr 13, 2023
Beware risk of 'mutually sabotaging competition' on corporate subsidies: Freeland
WASHINGTON - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland warned a U.S. audience Wednesday about the potential dangers of a global subsidy "race to the bottom" as government largesse fuels the growth of the new...
Apr 12, 2023
Heavy melting hitting the northeast
The Easter bunny wasn't the only thing brought to the northeast, courtesy of the holiday weekend, as warmer temperatures and melting snow decided to join in on the party.The temperatures have now gone...
Apr 10, 2023
Budget watchdog troubled by spin around latest report on carbon pricing
OTTAWA - Canada's Parliamentary budget officer said he is troubled by what he describes as the selective use of facts from his new financial analysis of carbon pricing. Yves Giroux said the report has...
Apr 08, 2023
'Hanging in': David Suzuki shares insights as he retires from 'The Nature of Things'
After 44 years as the face of Canada's premier science TV show, you might expect David Suzuki to feel a little sadness and a little nostalgia as he steps down as host of "The Nature of Things." Not so...
Apr 07, 2023
The Closest Living Relative Of Extinct ‘Bigfoot’ Found?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! For decades, the legend of Bigfoot has fascinated people around the globe. Is the massive 10-foot-tall ape-like creature with shaggy hair a human relative ...
Apr 06, 2023
Ottawa and Edmonton cement manufacturer sign preliminary deal on carbon capture
EDMONTON - The federal government has signed a deal to work with an Edmonton cement manufacturer to keep carbon dioxide generated at the plant from entering the atmosphere. Innovation, Science and Ind...
Apr 05, 2023
Alberta regulator confirms potential oilsands toxins in small fish-bearing waterbody
Alberta's energy regulator has confirmed hazardous chemicals are present in a small waterbody after two releases of tailings-contaminated wastewater from Imperial Oil's Kearl oilsands mine. In an upda...
Apr 05, 2023
Small businesses not getting what they were promised in aid to offset carbon price
OTTAWA - Small businesses in Canada have received less than 10 per cent of the financial aid they were promised to help them offset the costs of the national price on carbon emissions. When the federa...
Apr 05, 2023