Tag Archives: Environment
Zero-emission cars, shipping routes latest Canadian promises at COP26 climate talks
OTTAWA - Canada was among 19 countries promising to eliminate greenhouse-gas emissions from some international shipping routes at the COP26 climate talks in Scotland Wednesday. Transport Minister Omar...
Nov 10, 2021
Trudeau to join Biden, López Obrador in D.C. at first North America summit since 2016
WASHINGTON - Canada, the United States and Mexico are getting the band back together. U.S. President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador a...
Nov 10, 2021
Wide-ranging analysis finds negative overall impacts from coal mining in Rockies
CALGARY - Coal mining on environmentally sensitive slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains wouldn't be an overall benefit to the province, a wide-ranging analysis from the University of Calgary has conclu...
Nov 10, 2021
B.C. study shows sustainable management of salmon fishery before colonization
VANCOUVER - A new study confirms what Michelle George's family has told her about their Tsleil-Waututh ancestors' fishing practices of targeting male salmon both for their meat and to sustain the fish...
Nov 10, 2021
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