Tag Archives: Environment
Canadians among biggest energy users even as world moves toward net zero emissions
OTTAWA - Canadians are - and will remain - among the biggest consumers of energy over the next decade even as policies ramp up to make the country more energy-efficient, a global energy forecast sugge...
Oct 14, 2021
Nunavut declares emergency in Iqaluit, city receives first shipment of potable water
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government has declared a 14-day state of emergency in Iqaluit after water in the capital was deemed undrinkable and potentially tainted with petroleum. The first shipme...
Oct 14, 2021
Canada leads world with pledge to curb methane leaks from oil and gas sector
OTTAWA - Canada is nearly doubling its target to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector as it prepares to sign a new global pledge at next month's climate talks in Scotland. The colourless ...
Oct 13, 2021
'We knew something was wrong': Iqaluit residents without drinking water
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Iqaluit residents filled blue plastic jugs and bottles Wednesday in the ice-cold Sylvia Grinnell River just outside the city after they were told tap water in the Nunavut capital ma...
Oct 13, 2021
Residents told not to use Iqaluit's tap water after tests show evidence of fuel
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The City of Iqaluit has declared a local state of emergency after finding evidence of gasoline in its tap water. All Iqaluit residents are being told not to drink, boil or cook with...
Oct 12, 2021
RCMP assess enforcement resources after court reinstates logging injunction in B.C.
VICTORIA - The RCMP are reviewing the department's resources following the temporary reinstatement of an injunction against old-growth logging protests on southern Vancouver Island by the British Colu...
Oct 12, 2021
Thanksgiving brings first significant Sask. snowfall of 2021
Some people in Saskatchewan earned their pumpkin pie calories by shovelling snow on Thanksgiving.According to Environment Canada, localized snow fell in between North Battleford and Meadow Lake and up...
Oct 12, 2021
Doctors alarmed by loophole allowing sale of used asbestos products
OTTAWA - Public health advocates and environmental groups say the federal government needs to close a loophole allowing the sale of second-hand products containing asbestos. Canada banned the cancer-c...
Oct 12, 2021
Line 5 opponents urging White House to reject Canada's 'audacious' treaty gambit
WASHINGTON - Environmental activists in the United States are seizing on Canada's decision to invoke a 44-year-old treaty with the United States as an "audacious," misguided and misleading gambit aime...
Oct 12, 2021
PHOTOS: Northern Lights dazzle skies over Saskatchewan
The Thanksgiving long weekend ended in spectacular fashion for many in Saskatchewan as the Northern Lights illuminated the night skies.The phenomenon was captured across North America as strips of gre...
Oct 12, 2021