Tag Archives: Environment
A timeline of B.C.'s record-setting extreme heat event in June 2021
Environment Canada heat warnings covered most of British Columbia one year ago as a so-called heat dome settled in and became deadly. The weather office described the heat dome as a strong ridge of hi...
Jun 24, 2022
Jane Goodall returns to live events in effort to inspire hope, action on environment
CALGARY - Jane Goodall says she's sharing a message of hope and a cry to action as she returns to the stage for live events. The scientist, who's best known for her work with wild chimpanzees in Afric...
Jun 24, 2022
Trial by fire continues for Lytton, B.C., its residents in limbo, buildings in ruins
LYTTON, B.C. - Denise O'Connor stands on the sidewalk outside her home of 32 years - only the home is gone and so is most of her village and she doesn't live there anymore. "I had a wooden picket fenc...
Jun 24, 2022
LLRIB developing Environmental Management Plan
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) is encouraging members to provide feedback in regards to an Environmental Management Plan. According to a public announcement, the Lands and Resources department i...
Jun 23, 2022
River will peak by Friday: Water Security Agency
Right now, the North Saskatchewan River is full of sticks and debris picked up by high water levels, but it is not expected to last much longer. Sean Osmar with the Water Security Agency said that wat...
Jun 23, 2022
'Baby bison is history being made' says head of Wanuskewin Park
The head of the Wanuskewin Heritage Park and member of Red Earth Cree Nation shared the news of six new bison calves born at the park near Saskatoon.Darlen Brander said that welcoming the new addition...
Jun 23, 2022
'Over the top hypocrisy' of F1 oilsands protest helps Alberta's case, Kenney argues
WASHINGTON - The "over-the-top hypocrisy" outspoken Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel displayed on his T-shirt and helmet last weekend in Montreal is just the sort of thing Premier Jason Kenney says...
Jun 23, 2022
Quebec premier visits Saguenay, Que., area under threat of landslides, promises aid
SAGUENAY, Que. - Most people evacuated from a Saguenay, Que., neighbourhood because of the threat of landslides will eventually be able to return to their homes, Quebec Premier Franois Legault said We...
Jun 22, 2022
Gas tax break not currently on table as Liberals battle affordability problems
OTTAWA - The federal government has no immediate plans to cut prices at the pump by offering Canadians a temporary reprieve from the federal gas tax, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said...
Jun 21, 2022
Mosquito population soon to rise in wetter weather
People might be slapping at their arms and legs a little more often recently, as mosquitoes are becoming more common in the Prince Albert area. And those numbers are only going to grow over the next f...
Jun 21, 2022