Tag Archives: Environment
Trudeau moves on pledge to cap oil and gas emissions as COP26 talks begin in Scotland
GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the memory of Lytton, B.C., on Monday as he called for more global action in the fight against climate change and said Canada is startin...
Nov 01, 2021
Trudeau says climate progress made at G20, though Canada wanted more ambitious plan
ROME - Canada wanted a stronger and more ambitious agreement on climate change to emerge from the G20 summit but leaders still managed to make progress by committing to address some key issues, Prime ...
Oct 31, 2021
Hope for G20 to be more ambitious on climate action fading
ROME - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the G20 needs a sense of "urgency" to address the growing threat of climate change Sunday, as the leaders' summit kicked off its second day with a session on ...
Oct 31, 2021
Northern lights may be visible in much of the country this weekend after solar storm
MONTREAL - The northern lights may be visible Saturday and Sunday in parts of the country where they're rarely seen. The federally-funded AuroraMAX observatory in Yellowknife said in a post on social ...
Oct 30, 2021
Nature Conservancy says some spooky species get unfair bad rap at Halloween time
FREDERICTON - Halloween weekend is traditionally rife with images of bats, owls, spiders and other animals that spark fear in many. But one national wildlife organization is urging Halloween celebrant...
Oct 30, 2021
Canada to donate 10 million doses of Moderna vaccine to COVAX
ROME - Canada will donate 10 million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX vaccine sharing facility and another $15 million to help make mRNA vaccines in Africa, the Prime Minister announce...
Oct 30, 2021
Ship fire out, but search continues for lost containers from vessel off B.C.'s coast
VICTORIA - A fire that burned for nearly a week on the container ship anchored off Victoria's waterfront has been put out. A statement from Danaos Shipping Co., the manager of the MV Zim Kingston, say...
Oct 29, 2021
Environment minister 'cautiously optimistic' about UN climate change conference
OTTAWA - Canada has two "very heavy weeks" ahead as the government gears up for negotiations at the United Nations climate change conference, says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. International...
Oct 29, 2021
North America's first whale sanctuary is taking shape in rural Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The plan to build North America's first wild refuge for whales retired from marine parks took a big step forward Friday in a remote corner of northeastern Nova Scotia. The Whale Sanctuary Pr...
Oct 29, 2021
Company hires contractor in effort to recover overboard containers off B.C.
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Coast Guard says the owner of a ship that lost 109 containers overboard in stormy weather last week has hired a contractor to try to recover the bins loaded with cargo. It say...
Oct 28, 2021