Tag Archives: Environment
Montreal shelters expand services to care for homeless as extreme cold hits city
MONTREAL - An extreme cold snap that brought risks of frostbite and hypothermia with temperatures of -28 C on Friday in Montreal had the city's shelters fearing for the homeless population. Environmen...
Feb 03, 2023
Feds to lay out 'sustainable jobs' plan for energy transition ahead of legislation
OTTAWA - The federal government will show Canadians its plan to protect jobs during the clean energy transition no later than early spring, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Wednesday...
Feb 01, 2023
Competition Bureau to investigate industry claims of sustainable forestry management
The Competition Bureau has opened an inquiry to see if forestry industry claims of sustainable management on vast stretches of Canadian woodlands are false advertising. The inquiry, announced late las...
Feb 01, 2023
Tide begins to turn on shark and ray populations in northwestern Atlantic: study
A new study has found that improved fisheries management and conservation measures are turning the tide on shark and ray population declines in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. The results show how we...
Feb 01, 2023
A comet is passing by earth but will you be able to see it?
It may not be visible in the night sky, but a comet will pass by earth for the first time in over 50,000 years.The ZTF Comet was named for the telescope system that discovered it (Zwicky Transient Fac...
Feb 01, 2023
Kinistino receives nearly $300k to decommission landfill
The Town of Kinistino has received help from both the Government of Saskatchewan and the Government of Canada.A total of $285,987 was given to the community in the form of ICIP grants.Along with the $...
Jan 31, 2023
Federal agency targeting illegal wildlife trade through financial intelligence
OTTAWA - Canada's financial intelligence agency is stepping up the fight against the illicit wildlife trade by taking aim at the criminals who reap big profits from the global racket. The Financial Tr...
Jan 31, 2023
Parks Canada updating its reservation system to book camping and other activities
CALGARY - Parks Canada says visitors will be able to start booking reservations for camping and other activities at its sites across the country in March. The reservation dates, which are posted onlin...
Jan 30, 2023
Government says there is no need for every toxic chemical to have a pollution plan
OTTAWA - The federal government is playing a dangerous game by refusing to force any company that makes or uses toxic chemicals to have a plan in place to prevent them from getting into the environmen...
Jan 30, 2023
There's a hungry Arctic predator with a lot of arms that eats dead polar bears
On the Arctic sea floor lie hungry predators that can eat dead polar bears. The voracious carnivores are seastars, better known as starfish, and a new study by a national research group says they tie ...
Jan 28, 2023