Tag Archives: Environment
Visitors to national parks can now take 'coasties' to track coastal erosion
Visitors to some Parks Canada locations can now be a part of the organization's research into coastal erosion by taking a so-called coastie. The agency recently launched a citizen science program call...
Oct 26, 2021
Federal Court rejects Manitoba's argument against carbon price backstop
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has lost a two-year-long court battle against the federal government's carbon pricing plan. A Federal Court judge has rejected Manitoba's argument that Ottawa should...
Oct 26, 2021
No visible flames seen from containers on ship off Victoria: coast guard
VICTORIA - Some of the containers that caught fire on a cargo ship off Victoria contained hazardous materials, but air quality monitoring along the city's waterfront had found no negative results, the...
Oct 25, 2021
Trudeau headed to Europe as G20 leaders meet in person for first time since pandemic
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flying to Europe later this week touting Canada's climate plan and post-pandemic recovery progress at leaders' summits in Italy and Scotland. Trudeau's six-da...
Oct 25, 2021
$100B global climate finance goal three years behind schedule: report
OTTAWA - The world's wealthiest countries didn't meet a decade-old goal to provide the developing world with US$100 billion in climate aid by 2020 and won't actually get there for another two years, a...
Oct 25, 2021
British envoy seeks Canada's climate change help at UN talks in Glasgow
OTTAWA - Britain's new envoy to Ottawa says Canada still has credibility as a reliable partner on fighting climate change despite a domestic rise of greenhouse gas emissions in recent years. Susannah ...
Oct 24, 2021
Fire on cargo ship in B.C. under control but not known how many containers burned
VICTORIA - Officials don't yet know how many containers burned aboard a cargo ship in a still-smouldering blaze off the coast of Victoria, a spokesman for the Canadian Coast Guard said Sunday. The fla...
Oct 24, 2021
Lachine Rapids where Montreal firefighter died have a long, dangerous history
MONTREAL - The stretch of the St. Lawrence River where a Montreal firefighter died during a rescue last week has been known for centuries as one of the city's most treacherous. Today, the Lachine Rapi...
Oct 24, 2021
Iqaluit staff recommend full rebate for water customers due to emergency
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Iqaluit residents could get a break on their water bills as they continue to deal with fuel contamination that's prevented them from being able to drink their tap water. Mayor Kenny...
Oct 23, 2021
Canada approves Nunavut's request for military help with Iqaluit's water emergency
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The federal government is sending the Canadian Armed Forces to help with the water emergency in Nunavut's capital, and the work may include setting up a mobile water treatment plant...
Oct 22, 2021