Tag Archives: Environment
Quebec rejects $14-billion natural gas project in Saguenay over environmental issues
MONTREAL - A $14-billion project that would have seen natural gas from Western Canada exported to Europe and Asia through Quebec has been rejected by the Quebec government. Environment Minister Benoit...
Jul 21, 2021
Quebec researchers propose new heat wave alert system in response to climate change
MONTREAL - Researchers in Quebec have developed a new warning system for heat waves that they say is more precise and better adapted to climate change. Quebec has had a heat-alert system in effect sin...
Jul 21, 2021
Northern outfitter looks forward to welcoming back American clientele
On Monday, Canada was given word that fully vaccinated U.S. citizens can enter its borders on Aug. 9.For those like Wayne Galloway, a northern outfitter who depends exclusively on American clients, th...
Jul 21, 2021
B.C. premier commits support for tourism industry reeling from wildfires, COVID-19
CASTLEGAR, B.C. - British Columbia's premier is vowing to continue supporting the tourism industry, which was hoping to begin its recovery from COVID-19 just as hundreds of wildfires ignited in the pr...
Jul 21, 2021
'Defining issue': Federal environment minister says extreme weather a wake-up call
CALGARY - Canada's environment minister says extreme weather conditions across the country should be a wake-up call for people resisting taking action against climate change. Wildfires are raging out ...
Jul 21, 2021
Mark Carney says climate commitments preclude running in fall election
OTTAWA - Mark Carney won't be on the Liberal ticket if there's an election this fall. The former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England told The Canadian Press he's made commitments to...
Jul 20, 2021
Liberals add $1.4 billion to climate change mitigation fund: McKenna
OTTAWA - Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal government is adding almost $1.4 billion to the disaster mitigation and adaptation fund this year to help communities across Canada ...
Jul 20, 2021
Fire experts prescribe Indigenous cultural burns to reduce wildfire risk in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Wildfire experts say British Columbia must spark far more prescribed burns, akin to how Indigenous communities have managed forests, to mitigate the risk of huge blazes. "We're not burning...
Jul 18, 2021
Three Innu First Nations say they are ready to take measures to stop Quebec pipeline
MONTREAL - There won't be any more negotiations over a proposed natural gas pipeline crossing Indigenous lands in northern Quebec, say Innu leaders who oppose it. The Innu First Nations of Mashteuiats...
Jul 17, 2021
Smoke from wildfires thickens in Northwest region
Air quality warnings are in effect for communities in Saskatchewan on Friday as the wildfires in the north rage on.The Battlefords, Meadow Lake, Lloydminster and others are all experiencing heavy smok...
Jul 17, 2021