Tag Archives: Environment
Industry group says climate pledges risk making Canada an outlier with competitors
Canada's climate pledges risk putting the country out of step with its economic competitors, the head of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers said Friday. Tim McMillan says that as Canada i...
Nov 05, 2021
Indigenous leaders concerned over B.C.'s process for old-growth logging deferrals
VANCOUVER - Indigenous leaders in British Columbia have expressed concerns over the tight timeline and lack of support in the government's plan for old-growth logging deferrals, while they underscore ...
Nov 05, 2021
Iqaluit's water emergency has so far cost $1.5M, city may ask Nunavut for aid
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The City of Iqaluit says it has spent $1.5 million to date during the city's water emergency and plans to request financial assistance from the Nunavut government. The capital's 8,0...
Nov 04, 2021
U.S. commerce secretary agrees to meet quarterly with Canada's industry minister
WASHINGTON - There may be gale-force winds of change in America's long-term political forecast, but Canada will keep pressing its case with the White House and Congress regardless of who ends up in co...
Nov 04, 2021
U.S. commerce secretary agrees to meet quarterly with Canada's industry minister
WASHINGTON - Canada's industry minister says he and several U.S. officials, including Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, have agreed to meet at least four times a year as the two countries work on rein...
Nov 04, 2021
Moose makes dramatic entrance crashing through window of Saskatoon classroom
Saskatoon police say a moose narrowly skirted a trip to the principal's office after crashing through the window of a school classroom. The moose broke through the glass of a community room, which is ...
Nov 04, 2021
Canada joins pledge to end public fossil fuel finance, shift resources to renewables
Canada has joined the United States, United Kingdom and 21 other countries in a historic deal to stop new direct public finance for coal, oil and gas development by the end of 2022 and shift investmen...
Nov 04, 2021
Researcher develops Canadian floodplain map to show impact of climate change flooding
Low-lying areas of major cities like Vancouver and Montreal could become inundated with floods in the next 80 years under various climate change scenarios, suggests a floodplains map developed by a We...
Nov 03, 2021
Officials track the origin of a 'murder hornet' possibly from the U.S., found in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The remains of a giant hornet have been found in British Columbia, but the province's bee expert doubts there is any cause for alarm. Paul van Westendorp says the Asian giant hornet, somet...
Nov 03, 2021
Canada's spy agency plans to offer 'significant' help assessing climate change threat
OTTAWA - A senior Canadian Security Intelligence Service official predicts the spy agency will make a "significant contribution" to understanding the threats posed by a warming planet as climate chang...
Nov 03, 2021