Tag Archives: Environment
Fall floods, summer heat in B.C. in line with climate change: meteorologist
VANCOUVER - Flood warnings were issued Wednesday for several major rivers in British Columbia as a federal scientist says record-setting rainfall and alpine temperatures are consistent with climate ch...
Dec 01, 2021
Michigan abandons Line 5 challenge to focus instead on 2019 state court lawsuit
WASHINGTON - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has abruptly abandoned her federal court case aimed at shutting down the cross-border Line 5 pipeline. Instead, Attorney General Dana Nessel says Whitmer wi...
Nov 30, 2021
Vice-president swears in David Cohen as newest U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - David Cohen has been sworn in as the new United States ambassador to Canada - the first full-time American envoy since 2019. Vice-president Kamala Harris presided over the process in her ...
Nov 30, 2021
Montreal suburb revives plan to kill majority of deer herd in local park
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A city south of Montreal announced Tuesday that it has revived a controversial plan to kill most of the deer in a local park, about a year after it backed off from a similar initiati...
Nov 30, 2021
Turtleford honoured with provincial Communities in Bloom award
TURTLEFORD, Sask. - The Town of Turtleford is thrilled to have a new feather in its cap after receiving a Saskatchewan Communities in Bloom ‘Special Recognition’ award this year. The award...
Nov 30, 2021
Study suggests Arctic to see more rain than snow earlier than expected
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Research suggests that rain will become more common in the Arctic than snow and, because of climate change, it could happen earlier than predicted with severeconsequences for the re...
Nov 30, 2021
Travel advisory issued as British Columbia prepares for more heavy rain
VANCOUVER - Officials warned against non-essential travel Tuesday as the forecast called for heavy rainfall across swaths of southern and coastal British Columbia, including areas devastated by floodi...
Nov 30, 2021
Turtleford honoured with provincial Communities in Bloom award
The Town of Turtleford is thrilled to have a new feather in its cap after receiving a Saskatchewan Communities in Bloom 'Special Recognition' award this year.The award recognizes the town's Memorial P...
Nov 29, 2021
British Columbia extends gas rationing, state of emergency after floods
VICTORIA - Fuel rationing in parts of British Columbia was extended Monday for another two weeks until Dec. 14 to allow crews to bring the Trans Mountain pipeline back online after a series of devasta...
Nov 29, 2021
B.C. set to use Alert Ready system when next storm strikes in days ahead
VICTORIA - British Columbia is prepared to use a national emergency alert system ahead of what could be the most intense rainfall since a storm two weeks ago devastated communities and destroyed criti...
Nov 28, 2021