Tag Archives: Environment

Regulator defends finding that Alberta's largest earthquake was caused by oilpatch
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy regulator has defended its finding that the province's largest recorded earthquake was caused by oilpatch activity, saying the pattern of temblors since last fall clearly p...
Mar 30, 2023

RCMP arrest five people near natural gas pipeline construction site in northern B.C.
The RCMP say five people have been arrested at two camps in the area where a disputed natural gas pipeline is under construction in northwestern British Columbia. Police say Mounties responded to a co...
Mar 29, 2023

Five things to know about Canada's electricity overhaul as budget spurs clean tech
OTTAWA - Clean electricity was one of the stars of Tuesday's federal budget, with almost $1 in every $8 of new spending the budget anticipates in the next five years targeting Canada's electricity dre...
Mar 29, 2023

Move toward 'economic reconciliation' must also come with healing: AFN national chief
OTTAWA - Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says advancing "economic reconciliation" must go hand in hand with helping communities heal from intergenerational trauma. She says...
Mar 29, 2023

Fight against toxic mining runoff from Canada persists, say U.S. Indigenous leaders
WASHINGTON - U.S. Indigenous leaders from the Pacific Northwest say they won't give up trying to convince Canada's federal government to agree to a bilateral investigation of toxic mining runoff from ...
Mar 29, 2023

Wolf hunting licenses to be available to out of province hunters
The recently released provincial budget contained a lot of notes for a lot of groups and a lot of money for them as well. One news note from that busy day will interest the hunting community.Saskatche...
Mar 28, 2023

Alberta Energy Regulator to launch third-party probe of Kearl oilsands tailings leak
EDMONTON - The Alberta Energy Regulator says it's looking for an investigator to dig into releases of oilsands tailings and tailings-contaminated water that weren't made public for nine months. In a s...
Mar 28, 2023

Montreal single-use plastics ban comes into effect, covering range of products
MONTREAL - A Montreal municipal bylaw banning the use of single-use plastic items comes into effect today, with glasses, stir sticks, straws and utensils among the items that will be prohibited. The b...
Mar 28, 2023

All critical minerals and rare earth elements belong to First Nations: FSIN
A statement by the FSIN says that all rare earth elements and critical minerals in the province belong to First Nations. The statement is a response to what the organization says is a failure by the p...
Mar 27, 2023

Tennis play doesn’t deter Stanley Park herons from courtship, nest building: expert
VANCOUVER - A breeding colony of blue herons in Vancouver's Stanley Park is anything but normal; it's a noisy, busy place with many human activities, yet experts say the birds somehow thrive. It's thi...
Mar 25, 2023