Tag Archives: Environment
Dedicated Turtleford group takes part in Christmas Bird Count
TURTLEFORD, Sask. - A group of about 15 enthusiasts committed to participate in the Turtleford area Christmas Bird Count this year.Coordinator Brent Keen was pleased with the event held Dec. 28 but sa...
Dec 31, 2021
Dedicated Turtleford group takes part in Christmas Bird Count
TURTLEFORD, Sask. - A group of about 15 enthusiasts committed to participate in the Turtleford area Christmas Bird Count this year. Coordinator Brent Keen was pleased with the event held Dec. 28 but s...
Dec 30, 2021
Dedicated Turtleford group takes part in Christmas Bird Count
A group of about 15 enthusiasts committed to participate in the Turtleford area Christmas Bird Count this year.Coordinator Brent Keen was pleased with the event held Dec. 28 but said he would have lik...
Dec 30, 2021
Fish show quick improvement when mercury releases into lakes cut off: study
Mercury contamination in freshwater fish populations falls quickly once new sources of the toxic chemical are cut off, says new research. Paul Blanchfield, lead author of the study published in the jo...
Dec 21, 2021
Feds moving to ban plastic straws, bags by end of 2022: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - It's the end of days for plastic grocery bags and Styrofoam takeout containers in Canada. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault published draft regulations Tuesday outlining how Canada will ...
Dec 21, 2021
Quebec looks beyond hydroelectricity as last planned megaproject set to wrap
MONTREAL - Quebec's hydro dams have long provided its residents cheap electricity and bragging rights in the race to reduce global carbon emissions, with Premier Franois Legault suggesting the provinc...
Dec 21, 2021
Canada's electric vehicle charging ambitions falling short, industry group says
OTTAWA - The federal government is promising to spend close to $880 million over the next four years to build about 65,000 new charging stations for electric or fuel cell-powered passenger vehicles. B...
Dec 20, 2021
Snow and chilly temperatures expected for Christmas in P.A. and surrounding areas
It's going to be quite a chilly Christmas for those in Prince Albert and surrounding areas.According to Environment Canada, the temperature is expected to hit a high of -25 C for the upcoming holiday ...
Dec 20, 2021
Saskatchewan making progress on methane emissions
The Government of Saskatchewan says methane emissions at upstream oil facilities have dropped significantly from 2015 levels.In its inaugural Oil and Gas Emissions Management Regulations (OGEMR) Annua...
Dec 20, 2021
Midterms promise political headache for president, but possible reprieve for Canada
WASHINGTON - It's conventional political wisdom that's as old as the hills in the United States: the party that controls the White House seldom does well in the midterms. But Glenn Youngkin's convinci...
Dec 20, 2021