Tag Archives: Environment
UNESCO team in Alberta to judge if Wood Buffalo Park should go on endangered list
EDMONTON - A United Nations body that monitors some of the world's greatest natural glories is in Canada again to assess government responses to ongoing threats to the country's largest national park,...
Aug 17, 2022
Melfort to host first-ever Household Hazardous Waste Collection day
The City of Melfort has decided to hold a hazardous waste collection day in the Northern Lights Palace parking lot.The event will mark the first-ever event the city has hosted, taking place this Satur...
Aug 16, 2022
Green Canadian hydrogen not an immediate solution to Germany's energy worries
OTTAWA - Some energy experts warn a deal to sell Canadian hydrogen to Germany will serve as only a small, far-off and expensive part of the solution to Europe's energy crisis. German Chancellor Olaf S...
Aug 16, 2022
Quebec allows copper smelter in northwest to emit arsenic levels five times norm
MONTREAL - A copper smelter in northwest Quebec will be permitted to release 15 nanograms of arsenic per cubic metre of air - five times the provincial norm - Quebec's environment minister said Monday...
Aug 15, 2022
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz coming to Canada to meet with Trudeau, business leaders
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will accompany the chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, on a brief Canadian visit later this month that will include stops in Montral, Toronto and Stephenville in...
Aug 13, 2022
City of Iqaluit declares emergency due to water shortage
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The City of Iqaluit declared a state of emergency Friday due to a water shortage. The Nunavut capital said there has been a lack of precipitation this summer and flows in the Apex R...
Aug 12, 2022
Excitement in B.C. Indigenous communities as salmon get past Fraser slide zone
VANCOUVER - Thousands of migrating sockeye and chinook salmon are making their way over a massive rock slide on British Columbia's Fraser River this summer where barely 100 fish were counted for the e...
Aug 12, 2022
Anglers concerned with fish population in river around Nipawin
It's a mystery stumping many anglers: where are all the big fish in the North Saskatchewan river around Nipawin?The Premier's Cup was held this past weekend and while lots of walleye were caught, the ...
Aug 11, 2022
Luxury goods tax on super-rich could hit electric vehicles: expert
OTTAWA - A new tax on yachts, luxury cars and private aircraft designed to hit the super-rich could also cover vehicles meant to help the environment, a tax expert warns. The luxury goods tax, which w...
Aug 11, 2022
Drones tackle Okanagan blaze as cool weather helps bring B.C. wildfires under control
PENTICTON - Drones are helping map hot spots in a wildfire burning in British Columbia's Okanagan region as cooler conditions helped firefighters elsewhere in the province bring blazes under control. ...
Aug 10, 2022