Tag Archives: Environment
'Be brave like Ukraine': Stick to sanctions in turbine strife, protesters tell Canada
OTTAWA - Protesters called on Canada to "be brave like Ukraine" and uphold economic sanctions against Russia on Sunday, just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered essentially t...
Jul 17, 2022
Quarterly federal carbon price rebates appear in bank accounts with vague labels
OTTAWA - Canadians who pay the federal carbon price got a midsummer money drop today with the first half of their annual "climate action incentive" payment deposited into their bank accounts. Prime Mi...
Jul 15, 2022
Updated water supply systems added to LLRPP campgrounds
Sask Parks has upgraded the drinking water supply systems at Nut Point, Wadin Bay and Nemeiben Lake campgrounds in the Lac La Ronge Provincial Park. That's according to an email sent to larongeNOW fro...
Jul 15, 2022
Feds approve nine Living Labs to involve ag producers in reducing greenhouse gases
CALGARY - The federal government has expanded a program to include the agricultural sector in coming up with solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bib...
Jul 14, 2022
Mosquito population up in northwest region
If it feels like this mosquito season has been bad, that's because it's 'partially' true.Tracking of the insect's population in multiple communities in the province is showing there's a spike this yea...
Jul 13, 2022
Meadow Lake and PBCN tribal councils get funding for green projects
Building capacity for a regional focus on renewable energy and an 816 kW solar farm is part of a $6 million announcement for the Meadow Lake Tribal Council. MLTC and Mee-Toos Forest Products (owned by...
Jul 13, 2022
Miners say baby woolly mammoth find in Yukon is biggest event in life so far
WHITEHORSE - Travis Delawski went out looking for gold but found something even more precious. The miner for Treadstone Gold got in his excavator on June 21 just before lunch and set out for the river...
Jul 13, 2022
Lake levels getting back to normal, Water Security Agency says
Lake levels in most areas of Saskatchewan are returning to normal, according to the Water Security Agency.The agency released its Water Supply Conditions and Outlook report for July on Tuesday, provid...
Jul 12, 2022
Rio Tinto can transfer, lose or use mineral rights at Fort à la Corne
While no timeline was given, Rio Tinto could lose its mineral claim in the Fort la Corne forest at some point, said the Department of Energy and Resources. The company can also choose to transfer them...
Jul 11, 2022
State Dept. backs up Canada's decision to return Nord Stream 1 turbines to Germany
WASHINGTON - The federal government has found a powerful supporter for its decision to allow a natural gas pipeline between Russia and Europe to resume operations. The U.S. State Department says it ba...
Jul 11, 2022