Tag Archives: Environment
Lac La Ronge drops one metre since height of 2020 flooding event
Lac La Ronge has dropped by one metre since reaching an almost record peak in 2020. Lac La Ronge is currently sitting at 364 metres above sea level, which is a one metre difference from its peak of 39...
Oct 28, 2021
Canada's climate plan gets good grade as Trudeau heads to summits in Europe
OTTAWA - A new analysis suggests the Liberal climate plan could meet Canada's greenhouse gas emissions targets for the first time before the end of this decade. The study by Clean Prosperity published...
Oct 28, 2021
Canada leads G20 in financing fossil fuels, lags in renewables funding, report says
Canadian fossil fuel producers receive more public financial support than any in the developed world, according to a new analysis. And compared to subsidies for oil, gas and coal, renewable energy get...
Oct 27, 2021
Iqaluit expects water testing to come back clean; tap water still undrinkable
IQALUIT - Nunavut's capital city says it expects tests on its drinking water to show undetectable levels of fuel. Iqaluit is under a state of emergency and its roughly 8,000 residents haven't been abl...
Oct 27, 2021
New environment minister says his climate plan is not a 'secret agenda'
OTTAWA - Newly minted Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday there is nothing 'really new" in the political rhetoric between Alberta and Ottawa around climate change this week, and shru...
Oct 27, 2021
Coast guard says 109 containers, not 40, fell off cargo ship near Victoria
VICTORIA - The number of containers that fell into the ocean from a cargo ship off Victoria is up to 109 from the original estimate of 40, the coast guard said Wednesday. Deputy federal incident comma...
Oct 27, 2021
Underground fuel spill found next to Iqaluit's water treatment plant
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The City of Iqaluit says an old underground spill is likely responsible for fuel that is contaminating the community's tap water. City officials said in a news release Tuesday that ...
Oct 26, 2021
Fires in cargo ship off B.C. coast may take days to put out: coast guard
VICTORIA - It may be several days before fires can be put out inside containers on a cargo ship anchored off Victoria, Canada's coast guard says. Meanwhile, about 40 containers that fell off the ship ...
Oct 26, 2021
Jim Carr out of cabinet, no more special envoy to Prairies for Liberal government
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cut his special representative for the Prairies from cabinet, signalling the Liberal government will take a different approach to its relationship with the West....
Oct 26, 2021
Environment, energy files get new ministers in cabinet shakeup ahead of COP26 summit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sending a signal that combating climate change and transforming Canada's economy will fall to more than just one department in his government, say environment...
Oct 26, 2021