Tag Archives: Environment
Bay du Nord not liable for end-use emissions, marine shipping, company lawyer says
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge could determine whether oil and gas projects must be assesses for environmental impacts related to the shipping and end-use of their products, on top of those resulting ...
Mar 02, 2023
Climate activists splash Royal B.C. Museum's mammoth 'Woolly' with pink paint
VICTORIA - A centrepiece of the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria, Woolly the mammoth, was defaced with pink paint by protesters trying to draw attention to climate change. A statement issued by the new c...
Mar 01, 2023
Environment groups say Bay du Nord approval flawed, must be overturned
OTTAWA - The future of an offshore oil project in Newfoundland and Labrador is in question as environment and Indigenous groups ask a federal judge to tear up the approval that would allow the project...
Mar 01, 2023
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