Tag Archives: Environment
Fraser Valley officials advocate for federal funding to upgrade dikes after floods
OTTAWA - The mayor of Abbotsford, B.C., says expecting local governments to shoulder the cost of infrastructure upgrades to protect their communities from flooding has been a "monumental mistake." Hen...
Apr 28, 2022
Feds enshrining right to healthy environment but no clarity on what that means
OTTAWA - More than five years after being told it should enshrine the right to a healthy environment in its environmental protection act, the federal government is moving to do it. But it wants anothe...
Apr 28, 2022
B.C. raises forest revenue sharing amounts for First Nations in reconciliation move
VICTORIA - First Nations in British Columbia will receive a $63 million increase in forestry income this year under the development of a new revenue-sharing model that Indigenous leaders say is an enc...
Apr 27, 2022
Curbing Canadian forest fires could be an affordable way to cut emissions: study
Better wildfire management in Canadian and Alaskan forests could offer a cost-effective way to limit greenhouse gas emissions, a new study says. Research published in the journal Science Advances on W...
Apr 27, 2022
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to visit counterpart Mary Ng in Ottawa
WASHINGTON - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel north of the border next week to meet with her Canadian counterpart, Mary Ng. Tai's office says the ambassador will hold two days of me...
Apr 27, 2022
Federal government emissions dropping but reporting incomplete, audit concludes
OTTAWA - Direct greenhouse gas emissions from federal departments are down almost 41 per cent in the last 17 years, hitting a target for 2025 well ahead of schedule. But in an audit of Ottawa's "green...
Apr 27, 2022
Ticks set to emerge in Saskatchewan
As spring arrives in Saskatchewan - sort of - people are being reminded to watch for ticks.The majority of ticks found in Saskatchewan are American dog ticks, which do not transmit Lyme disease to peo...
Apr 27, 2022
New investing orders should make it simpler to deploy funds: Infrastructure Bank CEO
OTTAWA - The head of a federal infrastructure agency says a new set of investing orders from the Liberal government should make it simpler to deploy more funding in the coming months. The recent feder...
Apr 27, 2022
Canada's hydrogen plans 'feasible' despite auditor concerns, says minister
EDMONTON - The federal natural resources minister said Tuesday that concerns from the auditor general's office about government plans to move to a more hydrogen-powered economy don't mean the goals ar...
Apr 26, 2022
Tory MP calls study of link between resource development, violence 'disgraceful'
OTTAWA - A private email shows a Conservative MP from Alberta calling an NDP-initiated study into the relationship between resource development and increased violence against Indigenous women and girl...
Apr 26, 2022