Tag Archives: Environment
Experts expect bad year for ticks as disease-carrying bugs expand range in Canada
HALIFAX - The prevalence of ticks that can carry Lyme disease is expected to be higher than ever in much of Canada this year, researchers say. Vett Lloyd, a researcher and director of the Lloyd Tick L...
Jun 01, 2022
Ottawa, N.W.T. in talks with U.S. charity about funding for Indigenous park guardians
Ottawa, the Northwest Territories and Indigenous governments are in discussions with a group of large American charities about permanent funding for a program that puts First Nations people in charge ...
Jun 01, 2022
Critics fear environmental impact of new Alberta anti-red-tape legislation
EDMONTON - New Alberta legislation aimed at reducing red tape could do just the opposite while threatening parks and protected areas, say legal and environmental critics. "It further centralizes autho...
May 31, 2022
Maple syrup producers see climate change as a threat to industry's future
Paul Renaud is only too aware of what the power of wind can do to trees. After violent windstorms recently swept through southern Ontario and Quebec, uprooting trees and leaving a trail of damage acro...
May 30, 2022
Thousands without power one week after deadly storm swept through Ontario, Quebec
MONTREAL - More than 27,000 homes in Ontario and Quebec remain without power, one week after a severe wind and thunderstorm swept through both provinces. At least 11 people were killed during last Sat...
May 29, 2022
Body of minke whale spotted near Montreal recovered from river, necropsy performed
MONTREAL - A dead whale found in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal is likely the second of two minke whales spotted in the area earlier this month. A Quebec marine mammal research group say...
May 28, 2022
Canada could help wean Europe from Russian oil and gas by shipping clean hydrogen
OTTAWA - Canada could ship clean hydrogen to Europe in the future to help wean it from its dependency on Russian oil and gas, say federal ministers. At meetings with G7 counterparts in Berlin this wee...
May 27, 2022
Guilbeault 'optimistic' G7 climate ministers will agree to gradually phase out coal
MONTREAL - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Thursday he's "very optimistic" this week's meeting of G7 climate and energy ministers will produce a consensus to gradually phase out th...
May 26, 2022
Minke whale carcass found northeast of Montreal is likely one seen near city: expert
MONTREAL - A dead whale found in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal is probably one of two minke whales seen near the city earlier this month, a marine researcher said Thursday. Robert Micha...
May 26, 2022
Canada's transport minister detects 'shift' in U.S. outlook after meetings in D.C.
WASHINGTON - The latest federal cabinet minister to press Canada's case with President Joe Biden's administration says he is detecting a positive "shift" in U.S. thinking when it comes to the question...
May 26, 2022