Tag Archives: Environment

BC Wildfire Service warns season not yet over amid drought
VANCOUVER - Seemingly endless summer conditions in British Columbia have prompted a warning that this year's "very unique fire season" in the province is not yet over. Hot and dry conditions persist, ...
The Canadian Press Oct 01, 2022
'Major damage': East Coast fishing industry feeling impact from post-tropical storm
HALIFAX - The impact of post-tropical storm Fiona on Atlantic Canada's fishing industry is still being tallied, but Osborne Burke already knows just how bad it could be. Burke, general manager of Vict...
The Canadian Press Sep 30, 2022
'Unique ecosystem': N.W.T. First Nations sign benefit agreement with Parks Canada
YELLOWKNIFE - A group of First Nations has signed an agreement with Parks Canada to ensure they receive social and economic opportunities related to the Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest ...
The Canadian Press Sep 30, 2022
Ribbon cutting ceremony held for new Tisdale off-leash dog park
The new off-leash dog park in Tisdale is now 100% complete.The town held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday to officially unveil the project.While the park has been open for a few months now, accor...
Sep 29, 2022
Arctic Ocean acidifying up to four times faster than any other sea on Earth
What may be the broadest and longest study to date has found Canada's Arctic Ocean is growing more acidic up to four times faster than any other sea on the planet. The acidification, linked to the los...
The Canadian Press Sep 29, 2022
Some in P.E.I. and Nova Scotia won't get electricity back until next week: utilities
HALIFAX - It will be Sunday or Monday before all communities in Prince Edward Island are reconnected to the electricity grid - more than a week after post-tropical storm Fiona yanked down power lines ...
The Canadian Press Sep 29, 2022
Supreme Court of Canada won't hear appeals in Alberta coal project case
OTTAWA - Canada's top court won't hear an appeal of a regulatory decision that blocked development of an open-pit coal mine in the Alberta Rockies. In a decision released Thursday, the Supreme Court t...
The Canadian Press Sep 29, 2022
Foreign affairs minister returns to U.S. capital to talk Ukraine with Blinken
WASHINGTON - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is standing by NATO's description of gas pipeline leaks in the Baltic Sea as the product of a likely act of sabotage. Joly is in Washington, D.C., for...
The Canadian Press Sep 29, 2022
Damages from spring derecho in Ontario, Quebec now top $1 billion
OTTAWA - Repair bills from the cluster of wind storms that pummeled southern Ontario and western Quebec in May are now over $1 billion, and with contractors stretched thin the recovery will last well ...
The Canadian Press Sep 29, 2022
Vanity Cup returning for 29th year
For the 29th year in a row, a few hundred people will travel down to Nipawin to compete for hundreds of thousands of dollars.The annual Vanity Cup will take place this weekend, with the banquet return...
Sep 28, 2022