Tag Archives: Environment
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
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