Tag Archives: Environment
Alberta investigates family's lead-contaminated water well near gravel mine
Alberta Environment is investigating how a family's water well near a gravel mine became so contaminated by lead it's no longer drinkable. The investigation comes as Red Deer County considers expandin...
Jan 17, 2023
Guilbeault gives green light to James Bay lithium mine with 271 conditions
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new lithium mine in northern Quebec can go ahead with more than 270 conditions to protect wildlife and respect Indigenous use of the lands for tr...
Jan 16, 2023
Albertans who regularly visit Moraine Lake say move to restrict vehicles was overdue
Some Albertans who regularly bike, climb, hike or take photographs at Moraine Lake in Banff National Park say a decision by Parks Canada to restrict personal vehicles on its access road was long overd...
Jan 14, 2023
Toilet paper toxin found in endangered killer whales, say B.C. researchers
VANCOUVER - Toxic chemicals from toilet paper have been found in the bodies of British Columbia's endangered orcas, according to a study conducted by marine scientists. Researchers at the University o...
Jan 12, 2023
Rights group releases scathing report on Canada's violations of Indigenous rights
OTTAWA - A prominent human-rights group says Canada is failing to address long-standing abuses, delivering a rebuke of what it calls the federal government's inadequate climate policy and violations o...
Jan 12, 2023
Fatal bat fungus White Nose Syndrome makes first appearances in Alberta
EDMONTON - A disease that has been nearly wiping out bat populations in Eastern Canada and the U.S. has made its first appearance in Alberta. White Nose Syndrome, a fungus that starves bats to death b...
Jan 12, 2023
Project aimed at capturing emissions from oil wells launches near North Battleford
A new project aimed at turning emissions into clean natural gas is up and running in Saskatchewan.Angkor Resources Corp officially activated its Solution Gas/Carbon Capture Project in Evesham, a hamle...
Jan 11, 2023
City of Melfort applying for multiple 'green grants'
The City of Melfort is looking to make significant environmental impacts on a handful of community buildings, courtesy of 'green grants.'The city announced the approval of two applications, at its lat...
Jan 11, 2023
Alberta Opposition NDP calls for public input on plan to subsidize well cleanup
EDMONTON - Alberta's New Democrat Opposition wants public consultations on a government plan that would subsidize oil and gas companies to fulfil legal commitments to clean up old wells, a major propo...
Jan 11, 2023
Canada cheers USMCA win as Trudeau wraps Mexico visit singing praises of free trade
MEXICO CITY - Canada and Mexico basked Wednesday in the glow of a major trade win over the United States as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrapped up a trilateral summit aimed at charting a course for ...
Jan 11, 2023