Tag Archives: Environment
Quebec making progress to protect caribou after warnings from federal government
MONTREAL - The governments of Canada and Quebec said Monday they reached an agreement in principle to protect endangered caribou in the province, but Indigenous and environmental groups said concrete ...
Aug 22, 2022
Trudeau questions business case for natural gas exports from Canada to Europe
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government is open to easing regulatory requirements for projects that would facilitate the export of Canadian natural gas to Europe, but questioned whether a bu...
Aug 22, 2022
Scientists to take 'CAT scan' of B.C. volcano to locate best geothermal energy spots
Scientists are planning a "CAT scan" of a British Columbia volcano to help harness the underground heat that turns rock into magma for renewable energy. "Canadians are often surprised to know there's ...
Aug 21, 2022
Premier Moe checks on construction progress of new Tisdale dry milling plant
The Town and RM of Tisdale recently had a special visitor come up to witness the construction being done on the new C-Merak Dry Milling Plant.Premier Scott Moe was around, along with local representat...
Aug 20, 2022
Canada, Germany to set targets and timelines for hydrogen development and exports
OTTAWA - An energy pact between Canada and Germany expected to be signed next week in Newfoundland and Labrador will set aggressive timelines and targets for exporting hydrogen to Germany, Natural Res...
Aug 19, 2022
Nunavut declares state of emergency over Iqaluit water shortage
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government has declared a two-week state of emergency over a water shortage in Iqaluit. Joanna Quassa, the acting minister of community and government services, said Fri...
Aug 19, 2022
Judge sides with Enbridge Inc. in Michigan's latest effort to halt Line 5 pipeline
WASHINGTON - The international dispute over Line 5 belongs in federal court, a Michigan judge declared Thursday, dealing a critical blow to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's bid to shut down the controversial c...
Aug 18, 2022
Western Quebec smelter will reduce arsenic emissions to five times provincial norm
MONTREAL - Arsenic emissions at a western Quebec copper smelter will be reduced to five times the provincial norm by 2017 at a cost of around $500 million, the plant's owner said Thursday. Glencore, t...
Aug 18, 2022
All evacuation orders rescinded for Keremeos Creek wildfire near Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. - Local authorities in British Columbia's Okanagan region say all evacuation orders around the so-called Keremeos Creek wildfire near Penticton have been rescinded. Erick Thompson, an ...
Aug 17, 2022
Releasing oilsands tailings into river is only one among several options: Guilbeault
Releasing treated oilsands tailings into the environment isn't the only solution being considered to clean up the massive toxic ponds in northern Alberta, federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeaul...
Aug 17, 2022