Tag Archives: Environment
Federal environmental impact law an 'existential threat,' Alberta Appeal Court says
Alberta's top court said Tuesday that the federal government's environmental impact law is unconstitutional and Ottawa almost immediately announced its plan to appeal. The Alberta Court of Appeal's st...
May 10, 2022
Marine mammal group confirms sighting of wayward minke whale in Montreal area
MONTREAL - For the second time in two years, a whale has been spotted in the Montreal area, hundreds of kilometres away from its usual habitat, the head of a marine mammal research group confirmed Mon...
May 09, 2022
Provincial parks getting ready for busy spring
Just over a week away from provincial parks opening up across Saskatchewan, local staff are working hard on the finishing touches for patrons.After a surge in campers during the pandemic, seasonal sit...
May 09, 2022
Research shows grizzly bears and wolves avoid towns, trails in Alberta's Bow Valley
A study that looked at data on the movement of grizzly bears and wolves in Alberta's Bow Valley shows the animals avoid towns and developed areas when lots of people are around. Research published las...
May 09, 2022
Blue marshlands store as much carbon as green forests, says study
VANCOUVER - Estuaries edged by tall grasses and wildflowers that are home to birds, crabs, tiny fish and other wildlife are more effective than young coastal forests at capturing and storing carbon di...
May 08, 2022
Mill opening expected to create almost 1,700 jobs
The opening of the Paper Excellence pulp mill is expected to add almost 1,700 jobs directly and indirectly to the local economy, That was the message given by Bronwyn Eyre, Minister of Energy and Reso...
May 06, 2022
Definition of 'inefficient fossil fuel subsidy' still elusive in Canada
OTTAWA - Thirteen years ago, as part of a commitment made by all G20 nations, Canada began promising to scrub out all inefficient fossil fuel subsidies from the government's books. The commitment has ...
May 06, 2022
Record profits for oil companies should be invested in climate action: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Canada's big oil companies are making record profits this year and should be using some of that extra cash to invest in things that curb their greenhouse gas emissions, Environment Minister S...
May 05, 2022
Last summer's B.C., Alberta heat wave was among most extreme since 1960s, study shows
The record-breaking heat wave that scorched western North America last June was among the most extreme ever recorded globally, new modelling and analysis by researchers at universities in the United K...
May 04, 2022
MLA wants more public comment on feedlot plan near popular Alberta recreational lake
The Alberta government must seek more public comment on a plan to build a cattle feedlot near a popular recreational lake or risk damaging public trust in how the industry is monitored, says an Opposi...
May 04, 2022