Tag Archives: Environment
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
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