Tag Archives: Environment
Canada, China set to co-host global nature talks even as diplomatic tensions persist
OTTAWA - A major UN conference on biodiversity will get underway in Montreal Tuesday with a lofty goal to get every country to agree to protect almost one-third of the world's land and oceans before t...
Dec 05, 2022
'Paris moment:' COP15 conference in Montreal seeks hard targets on biodiversity
If global biodiversity - the subject of a huge international meeting in Montreal this week - is too much of a mouthful, try thinking instead about the white-throated sparrow. Their cheerful "Dear Swee...
Dec 04, 2022
Ontario won't allow homes to be built on floodplains, Ford says after fed warning
CLARINGTON, Ont. - Ontario has no plans to allow homes to be built on floodplains, Premier Doug Ford said Friday after the federal environment minister warned Ottawa would not provide disaster compens...
Dec 02, 2022
'Monstrous Pollution' art collection sends message of environmental concern
Some students in Prince Albert are worried about the future when it comes to caring for the environment, and have illustrated that concern with art. Both Marie Bear and Cassidy McDonald are in Grade 1...
Dec 01, 2022
Progress being made in fight to save North Atlantic right whale from extinction
HALIFAX - The latest official population estimate for the world's most endangered species of whale is grim. A group of international experts recently confirmed there were about 340 surviving North Atl...
Dec 01, 2022
List of areas the Alberta government accuses Ottawa of overreaching
EDMONTON - When the Alberta legislature resumed sitting Tuesday, the first bill introduced by the United Conservative Party government was one aimed at shielding the province from federal laws it deem...
Nov 30, 2022
Largest recorded Alberta earthquake probably natural, scientist says
EDMONTON - The largest earthquake ever recorded in Alberta, which rattled homes and nerves Tuesday, was probably due to natural causes, says a geologist. Rebecca Salvage of the University of Calgary s...
Nov 30, 2022
Smaller Canadian cities rank high on environmental scorecard that has a few surprises
HALIFAX - A new environmental scorecard says Canada's biggest cities have lower scores than most small and medium-sized municipalities, but a closer look at the data reveals some surprises. The study,...
Nov 30, 2022
A look at some of the species at risk in Canada
OTTAWA - The Wild Species 2020 report released Tuesday identifies more than 5,000 species that are extinct or at risk of going extinct in Canada. That included 18 species whose ranking is considered g...
Nov 29, 2022
Thousands of plants, animals at risk of extinction in Canada: wild species report
OTTAWA - The latest report assessing the status of wildlife across Canada paints a picture of nature in crisis, biodiversity experts said Tuesday. It comes just as Canada is readying to host a major b...
Nov 29, 2022