Tag Archives: Environment
Oil well cleanup program listed as 'key objective' in Alberta's pre-election budget
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's last budget before an expected spring election gives strong support to a proposed tax break for energy companies to fulfil their legal cleanup duties but do...
Feb 28, 2023
Feds to require biggest suppliers to disclose emissions, set carbon footprint targets
OTTAWA - Major suppliers to the federal government will soon have to start disclosing their carbon footprint to keep doing business with Ottawa. The new procurement directive will take effect April 1,...
Feb 28, 2023
Ontario sites short-listed for nuclear waste storage
The organization developing a place to store spent nuclear fuel in Canada has settled on two potential sites in Ontario. The move rules out 20 other potential sites across Canada, including three in n...
Feb 27, 2023
Sled Dogs take on the Battlefords in Wintertainment wrap
The dogs were yipping and wagging their tails with glee when they took off for an afternoon of sledding in North Battleford Friday.The event at the River Valley Centre was part of the City of North Ba...
Feb 27, 2023
Northern lights becoming more active
If you've been noticing some spectacular northern light shows lately, you are not alone.Social media have been filled with break-taking pictures of aurora borealis from across the province - including...
Feb 26, 2023
Neil Young, wife actress Daryl Hannah surprise crowd at Victoria old-growth rally
VICTORIA - Canadian music legend Neil Young made a surprise appearance Saturday at an old-growth logging protest rally at the British Columbia legislature. Young played acoustic guitar and harmonica, ...
Feb 25, 2023
Climate change could leave Yukon plants with nowhere to go: study
WHITEHORSE - As climate change pushes some plants northward, a new study suggests several unique species in Yukon and Alaska could have nowhere to go. The scientific paper, published late last month i...
Feb 25, 2023
'The weather got the best of us:' Ottawa's Rideau Canal Skateway to stay closed
OTTAWA - The National Capital Commission says the Rideau Canal Skateway, the world's largest outdoor skating rink, will not open this season due to warm temperatures, leaving some Ottawa residents dis...
Feb 24, 2023
Ice sculptors say they're not worried about losing their craft to climate change
OTTAWA - As part of an annual festival celebrating winter, Ottawa's Sparks Street has been lined in recent weeks with ice sculptures depicting everything from animals and flowers to a Tim Hortons cup....
Feb 24, 2023
Rotary looks at creating two new splash parks
The Rotary Club of the Battlefords is looking at building two new splash parks- one in North Battleford and another in the town of Battleford. Rotary club president Randy Patrick and board member Warr...
Feb 23, 2023