Tag Archives: Environment
Quebec government releases list of companies allowed to exceed pollution norms
MONTREAL - Quebec's Environment Department has released a list of eight companies that have the right to exceed provincial norms when it comes to water or air emissions. The list includes pulp and pap...
Aug 26, 2022
Solitary sunflower delights drivers
If you've driven north across the Diefenbaker Bridge in Prince Albert, chances are you've seen it.A solitary sunflower growing in the middle of the road, standing defiantly, inches away from the non-s...
Aug 26, 2022
Transit advocate says green hydrogen has been slow-moving for city bus projects
OTTAWA - The Canada-Germany hydrogen pact sends a positive signal about the future of the industry, but its short timeline seems "difficult" given how long it is taking to get smaller projects running...
Aug 25, 2022
Russian invasion of Ukraine forces Arctic defence back onto Canada's agenda
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in this remote northern community on Thursday to attend the Canadian military's largest Arctic training exercise, in what many see as a c...
Aug 25, 2022
Feds try to prevent disclosure of 'sensitive' details in turbine court case
OTTAWA - The federal government is moving to shield "sensitive or potentially injurious information" from disclosure during a court challenge of its decision to return a turbine repaired in Montreal t...
Aug 24, 2022
N.W.T.'s 2022 wildfire season has nearly doubled five-year average for area burned
YELLOWKNIFE - The 2022 wildfire season in the Northwest Territories is shaping up to be one of the most severe in the past five years. "We're well on our way to doubling our five-year average for area...
Aug 24, 2022
Concern for B.C. sockeye salmon as Fraser River return estimates drop by millions
VANCOUVER - Optimism over an expected bumper season for wild British Columbia sockeye salmon has turned to distress, after a regulatory body's estimate of returns to the Fraser River dropped by nearly...
Aug 24, 2022
Canada has short window to get ahead of U.S. hydrogen efforts, backer warns
OTTAWA - It is feasible to start exporting small shipments of Canadian-made hydrogen to Europe within three years but only if everyone moves quickly, the chairman of a company behind one of the bigges...
Aug 24, 2022
Canada, Germany sign deal to start hydrogen shipments by 2025
STEPHENVILLE, N.L. - Canada and Germany say a new hydrogen pact will kick-start a transatlantic hydrogen supply chain, with the first deliveries expected in just three years. Natural Resources Ministe...
Aug 23, 2022
SaskEnergy conducting flare in RM of Rosthern
People in the RM of Rosthern may notice a rather large flame in the near future.SaskEnergy is conducting a controlled natural gas flare at its block valve site near the Town of Hague on Aug. 23 betwee...
Aug 22, 2022