Tag Archives: Environment
City crews and businesses ready for winter wallop
A layer of ice and snow will soon cover roadways and sidewalks across Prince Albert, which means Wednesday morning's commute to work may be a bit slower.Colin Fraser, owner of OK Tire, told paNOW they...
Nov 09, 2021
Alberta isn't alone in facing climate challenge, says province's COP26 representative
Alberta's top representative to the global climate conference taking place in Scotland has a message to those in the province who feel singled out by the pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Y...
Nov 09, 2021
CMHC has projects underway to help build greener housing in Canada
OTTAWA - The chief climate officer for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the federal agency has "lots underway" to encourage the construction of more sustainable housing. Steven Mennill says a fi...
Nov 09, 2021
Planning for Canada-U.S. treaty talks on Line 5 'well underway,' Canada says
WASHINGTON - Planning is "well underway" for bilateral treaty talks between Canada and the United States in the dispute over the Line 5 pipeline, with formal negotiations expected to begin "shortly," ...
Nov 09, 2021
Most Canadians support the federal government's climate policy announcements: poll
OTTAWA - After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made multiple policy announcements across the pond at the COP26 climate summit in Scotland, a new poll hints at how Canadians feel about those developments...
Nov 09, 2021
Warming oceans may absorb less carbon and that could impact climate goals: scientist
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Warming oceans may be absorbing less carbon dioxide than they used to, and scientists say that could have serious ramifications for climate targets. More research is desperately nee...
Nov 08, 2021
Ottawa to protect habitat of endangered western chorus frog in Montreal suburb
MONTREAL - The federal government will intervene to preserve the habitat of an endangered frog south of Montreal, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Monday. Guilbeault said in a statement on ...
Nov 08, 2021
B.C. professor's Mother Tree research branches out to bestselling book, movie deal
A British Columbia forestry professor's unique research and bestselling book mapping how trees are deeply connected communities has gained the attention of Hollywood. Prof. Suzanne Simard of the Unive...
Nov 07, 2021
Canada earmarks 20 per cent of climate funding to address biodiversity loss
GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Canada's Environment Minister says the federal government will allocate at least 20 per cent of its $5.3 billion international climate finance commitment to nature-based solu...
Nov 06, 2021
Hearing on Baffinland mine expansion ends, board to make recommendation
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The hunters and trappers association in the community closest to an iron ore mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island doesn't want to see the mine expand its operations, saying the...
Nov 06, 2021