Tag Archives: Environment
'Amazing story of survival': 30,000-year-old mummified ground squirrel found in Yukon
WHITEHORSE - The ancient remains of a ground squirrel dug up by miners near Dawson City, Yukon, still has lessons to teach 30,000 years after it died, an expert says. At first glance, the small, brown...
Apr 05, 2023
Most Canadians got more from carbon-price rebates than they spent in 2021: report
OTTAWA - Most of the Canadians who paid the national carbon price in 2021 got far more back than they paid, a newly released annual report on pollution pricing says. Based on the numbers in the report...
Apr 04, 2023
Alberta waited a month to declare emergency response to oilsands releases: document
EDMONTON - The Alberta government waited a month before calling an emergency response to one of the biggest releases of oilsands tailings in the province's history, a leaked document shows. The docume...
Apr 04, 2023
Fungus that causes deadly white nose syndrome among bats detected in B.C. guano
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - A fungus that has led to some Canadian bat populations becoming endangered has been found in British Columbia. The province's Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says ...
Apr 03, 2023
Atlantic hydrogen projects tracking well for 2025 production start: Wilkinson
OTTAWA - Seven months after Canada and Germany agreed to build a new hydrogen supply chain across the Atlantic Ocean, the 2025 target date for the first shipments is on track, Natural Resources Minist...
Apr 03, 2023
For want of a pipeline: Canadian LNG should power low-carbon revolution, report says
WASHINGTON - As the world struggles to find the right balance between a carbon-free future and a present that still runs on fossil fuels, Canada could be leveraging its natural-gas riches to help fuel...
Apr 02, 2023
Annual elm pruning ban takes effect across Saskatchewan
The annual elm pruning ban takes effect Saturday across the province.The measure is intended to help curb the spread of Dutch elm disease, a fungus spread by elm bark beetles."With warmer weather, the...
Apr 01, 2023
Florida aquarium agrees to return Lolita the orca to Pacific after 53 years in tank
MIAMI - An orca known as Lolita could be heading back to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest, ending more than 50 years of tank captivity, after a deal was struck between the Miami Seaquarium and...
Mar 30, 2023
House passes bill creating carve-outs for farmers in Canada's carbon pricing scheme
OTTAWA - A private member's bill that would create specific carve-outs for farmers in Canada's carbon pricing scheme has passed in the House of Commons. The bill would exempt farmers from paying for e...
Mar 30, 2023
Carbon price and rebates rising Saturday in Ontario, Prairies
OTTAWA - Canadians in the prairies, two territories and Ontario will pay a bit more to fill their gas tanks or heat their houses next month as the national carbon price rises Saturday. At the same tim...
Mar 30, 2023