Tag Archives: Environment
Quebec town tries cowboy tactics after crop-trampling cattle evade capture for months
QUEBEC - A small Quebec town is resorting to cowboy tactics to round up a herd of runaway cattle that have evaded capture for months and have been wreaking havoc in farmers' fields. The mayor of St-Sv...
Nov 23, 2022
P.A. named 'greenest' city in Canada
Prince Albert is being called Canada's 'greenest' city by a real estate company out of Alberta.Calgary.com recently ranked cities across the country by how much parkland, green area, and community gar...
Nov 23, 2022
Fiona damage 'nowhere near as severe' after $40M cost of earlier storms: Parks Canada
OTTAWA - The federal agency overseeing Canada's national parks says that $40 million in damage from two earlier Atlantic Canada storms far eclipsed costs incurred due to post-tropical storm Fiona. Par...
Nov 23, 2022
Federal consumer carbon price to expand to three Atlantic provinces next summer
OTTAWA - Federal ministers were spoiling for a fight over carbon pricing Tuesday as the Liberals moved to expand the federal system - and the accompanying rebates - to three Atlantic provinces. Enviro...
Nov 22, 2022
Canada's battery supply credibility jumps as multi-billion announcements keep coming
OTTAWA - Federal Innovation Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne is selling Canada's battery-supply chain prowess in Asia again this week, but this time he has a new boast in his back pocket. Research ...
Nov 21, 2022
Climate Changed: Rising oceans, storm surges 'disaster in slow motion' for coasts
Tides are rising, sands are shifting and coastlines are crumbling. As studies warn of rising seas and accelerated erosion resulting from climate change, coastal communities in Canada are wondering wha...
Nov 20, 2022
Elizabeth May elected Green leader again, to share burden with Jonathan Pedneault
OTTAWA - After a disappointing federal election result, internal conflicts spilling into the open and a downward trend in fundraising, the federal Green Party nameda familiar faceas its leader Saturda...
Nov 19, 2022
Feds announce another $1.2 billion for ocean cleanup and protection
VANCOUVER - The federal government has announced an investment of another $1.2 billion in its Ocean Protection Plan for 29 projects involving ocean safety, science and environmental safeguards. Federa...
Nov 18, 2022
China, Saudi Arabia must be part of new fund for climate loss and damage: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - All big emitters - including China - must contribute to a new global fund to compensate developing countries for the losses and damages they incur from climate change, Environment Minister St...
Nov 18, 2022
Canadian Armed Forces to enhance engagement with Indo-Pacific, Trudeau says
BANGKOK - The Liberal government's long-promised Indo-Pacific strategy will include new investments to strengthen the role the Canadian Armed Forces plays in the region, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
Nov 18, 2022