Tag Archives: Environment
Joly, Freeland, Ng and Mendicino to take part in summit with Trudeau in D.C.
WASHINGTON - The "Team Canada" approach that got the federal Liberal government through the raucous renegotiation of NAFTA three years ago will be back on full display this week in the U.S. capital. F...
Nov 16, 2021
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh calls on Ottawa to pay $180M cost of Iqaluit water crisis
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh wants the Liberal government to pay the cost of fixing Iqaluit's ongoing water emergency. The 8,000 people who live in Nunavut's capital haven't bee...
Nov 16, 2021
Oceana audit says little progress in Canada's fishery management over last five years
HALIFAX - A new report says Canadian fisheries management has "fallen short" over the last five years, with nearly one in five fish stocks still "critically depleted." More than 80 per cent of the cri...
Nov 16, 2021
New minister says natural resources must evolve to include renewables, biofuels
OTTAWA - In a country intent on helping to slow global warming without destroying its economy, Canada's latest natural resources minister says his department can no longer be thought of mainly as the ...
Nov 16, 2021
B.C. forest company says rule of law must apply to ongoing protests at Fairy Creek
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a British Columbia forest company says it wants the court to uphold the rule of law at protest sites on southern Vancouver Island, where more than 1,000 people have been arres...
Nov 15, 2021
Ottawa must consult provinces on emissions cap for oil, gas industry: Alberta premier
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney warned the federal government on Monday that it must consult with the provinces as Ottawa moves on plans to implement a cap on emissions from the oil and gas sect...
Nov 15, 2021
Justin, take the wheel: experts tell Canada to show tough love at White House
WASHINGTON - The federal Liberal government was lulled into a false sense of security by the results of last year's U.S. election, say business leaders who want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take a...
Nov 15, 2021
20 evacuation centres open in B.C. for rescued motorists, residents escaping flooding
AGASSIZ, B.C. - Melanie Forsythe's drive home from Vancouver to Hope, B.C., had her making at least five detours as torrential rain washed out a bridge, closed roads and trapped her overnight between ...
Nov 15, 2021
Rare eagle sighting in Atlantic Canada like palm tree in the tundra, expert says
The unusual odyssey of a rare eagle from Russia onto Texas, Quebec and finally Nova Scotia has birdwatchers both puzzled and spellbound. This Steller's sea eagle has trekked almost halfway around the ...
Nov 14, 2021
Green groups greet climate deal with hope, frustration after last-minute compromise
A last-minute deal reached at the United Nations climate talks Saturday drew a mix of discouragement and determination from environmental groups and politicians in Canada. Almost 200 countries accepte...
Nov 13, 2021