Tag Archives: Environment
Judge temporarily halts road project near Montreal due to endangered frog
MONTREAL - A Quebec environmental group attempting to block a road construction project south of Montreal that it says would damage the habitat of an endangered frog said it's pleased with a recent co...
Nov 01, 2021
Alberta government, Opposition say the province should be consulted on emissions caps
EDMONTON - Alberta politicians are warning the federal Liberal government that caps on greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas will have to be set in consultation with the province. Both Premier Jas...
Nov 01, 2021
Hydro-Québec project facing 'green' opposition in Maine ahead of Tuesday's referendum
AUGUSTA, Maine - A plan to export hydroelectricity from Quebec to Massachusetts is facing opposition from environmental groups in Maine - where a 233-kilometre transmission line would be built - despi...
Nov 01, 2021
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