Tag Archives: Environment
Three people in hospital after polar bear attack near Nunavut community
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Three people are in hospital after they were attacked by a polar bear in Nunavut's Baffin region. RCMP said the three were badly injured but were expected to recover. Officers were ...
Aug 11, 2021
Saskatchewan River Water Walk group hopes to raise awareness of need to protect water source
The Saskatchewan River Water Walk is continuing this week as the grassroots group heads across Saskatchewan and Alberta, raising awareness of the need for people to respect the water as a life source....
Aug 10, 2021
'We have nothing': Residents share frustrations after destructive B.C. wildfire
A resident of a small British Columbia community devastated by wildfire says she and others want to return home to see what remains of their properties and businesses. The community of Monte Lake, in ...
Aug 10, 2021
UN Climate Change report: Sask. environmentalists bemoan lack of provincial ambition
Humanity is at a precipice and it's time to make much bolder moves to cut carbon emissions.That's the reaction from Peter Prebble, a director with the Saskatchewan Environmental Society, as the world ...
Aug 09, 2021
Fast-moving fire scorched tires as woman fled from Monte Lake, B.C.
A man who lost his family home in Monte Lake, B.C., said his sister escaped while the tires on her vehicle were melting. Kevin Cooke said his sister Jackie Cooke left when told to by fire crews, but w...
Aug 09, 2021
UN report 'must sound death knell' for fossil fuels as Canada faces climate urgency
OTTAWA - The secretary-general of the United Nations says a new report "must sound the death knell for coal and fossil fuels," raising renewed questions about Canada's climate plan and the long-term v...
Aug 09, 2021
'Boom, they were gone:' Alberta trainers mourn loss of two horses struck by lightning
SUNDRE, Alta. - A large dirt mound at the top of a green pasture in central Alberta is a reminder that tragedy can strike like lightning. Two high-value horses being trained by Ian Tipton and his part...
Aug 09, 2021
Male southern resident killer whale possibly dead from cancer, says expert
VANCOUVER - The endangered southern resident killer whale population may have suffered more loss with one of the orcas presumed dead, says an expert. The orca, K-21, was seen in the last week of July ...
Aug 07, 2021
Federal government says proposed coal mine in southwestern Alberta can't proceed
OTTAWA - The federal government says the proposed Grassy Mountain coal project in southwestern Alberta cannot proceed. Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announcement ...
Aug 06, 2021
Nunavut community of Qikiqtarjuaq to get long-awaited deepwater port
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Baffin Island community of Qikiqtarjuaq will see a deepwater port built in its community after decades of lobbying the federal government. Infrastructure minister Catherine McKe...
Aug 04, 2021