Tag Archives: Environment
Conservative leadership candidate commits to being strong voice for Prince Albert riding
The man vying to be the next leader of the federal Conservative Party, and who has aspirations one day to be elected Prime Minister of Canada, made several stops across Saskatchewan on Tuesday includi...
Aug 03, 2022
Cooler weather could offer respite to crews battling wildfire near Penticton, B.C.
VANCOUVER - Snow-making machines from a British Columbia mountain resort are being used for the first time in the province to fight wildfires, the BC Wildfire Service said Tuesday. The equipment on Be...
Aug 02, 2022
N.W.T. working to encourage more residents to choose electric vehicles
YELLOWKNIFE - Electric vehicles are a rare sight in Canada's North, with challenges such as frigid winter temperatures and limited infrastructure. The Northwest Territories is hoping to change that. T...
Aug 02, 2022
May readies Green leadership bid, asked MP Mike Morrice to consider running: sources
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May, who is preparing a bid for the leadership of the Green Party, first asked the only other Green MP if he would consider taking the helm before she decided to apply for her old j...
Jul 29, 2022
Hot, windy conditions in the northwest impacting growing season
Producers are hoping for a little more moisture to ensure better yield potential in the coming weeks.According to the province, light showers this past week did little to match the hot, windy days tha...
Jul 28, 2022
Communities in Bloom Judges leave their 'mark' on Melfort
The City of Melfort saw two out-of-province judges visit their community on behalf of Communities in Bloom.Lucy Chang of Ottawa, Ont. and Colleen Stockford of Sussex, N.B. evaluated the community on J...
Jul 28, 2022
Canadian on-air weather personalities shifting tone amid worsening climate change
Forecaster Warren Dean recalls feeling helpless as a deadly heat dome hovered over British Columbia last summer. The CTV News weather anchor for Vancouver Island says he and his colleagues tried to ha...
Jul 26, 2022
Communities in Bloom judges visit Kinistino
The Town of Kinistino saw two out-of-province judges visit their community this past weekend on behalf of Communities in Bloom.Lorna McIlroy of Grande Prairie, Alta. and Linda Tomlinson of Kelowna, B....
Jul 25, 2022
Landfills and climate change increasing polar bear-human conflicts in Arctic: report
Climate change and human impacts on the land are behind a growing number of encounters between people and polar bears around the Arctic, new research concludes. "What we have seen is an increase in in...
Jul 24, 2022
Hot weather leads to sweat, delays for Canadian travellers in Europe
Trevor Norris is used to hot summer weather, being from the Prairies. But his trip to England this week - one of many European countries facing record temperatures - has left him battling train delays...
Jul 21, 2022