Tag Archives: Environment
Province providing added supports for ag sector amid drought conditions
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced changes to Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation operations Wednesday to help producers cope with dry conditions plaguing most of the province...
Jul 14, 2021
Province providing added supports for ag sector amid drought conditions
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced changes to Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation operations Wednesday to help producers cope with dry conditions plaguing most of the province...
Jul 14, 2021
Poor air quality values in northern Saskatchewan prompts warning
Environment Canada has issued special statements regarding the air quality in several communities throughout Saskatchewan. Numerous forest fires in the north are producing reduced visibilities in smok...
Jul 14, 2021
Western Canada heat wave accelerates rate of glacier melt, experts say
VANCOUVER - A sizzling heat wave during the last week of June in Western Canada left little unsinged, including fragile glaciers that are already melting at an accelerated pace, experts say. Dozens of...
Jul 14, 2021
Province contributing to provincial park capital projects in central and north Sask.
The Saskatchewan government's recent $18.1 million funding commitment to provincial parks is coming to central and northern Saskatchewan.Around $7.7 million is being dedicated to these parks alone, th...
Jul 14, 2021
Two endangered right whales entangled in fishing gear in Gulf of St. Lawrence
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick-based whale-rescue team says two North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are entangled in fishing gear, a dangerous situation experts say risks killing th...
Jul 14, 2021
Northwest Saskatchewan communities directed to evacuate as fire crews work to contain wildfires
More wildfires across Saskatchewan have resulted in Northern communities, including Buffalo River Dene First Nation (BRDFN), St. George's Hill, Michel Village and Dillon, being directed to evacuate th...
Jul 13, 2021
Saskatchewan premier says Ottawa has rejected province's carbon pricing plan
REGINA - Premier Scott Moe says Ottawa has rejected Saskatchewan's plan for replacing the federal carbon price with one of its own, while the Liberal government is saying any proposed changes simply h...
Jul 12, 2021
'It's a crisis': National strategy calls on Canada to tackle Inuit food insecurity
A new strategy from Canada's national Inuit organization spells out a plan to tackle food insecurity in Inuit communities and calls on the federal government to address what it calls a national public...
Jul 12, 2021
RCMP to provide update soon on investigation into wildfire in Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON, Calif. - RCMP have set up three security checkpoints around Lytton, B.C., and they say there will be an update soon on the investigation into the cause of the fast-moving wildfire that destroy...
Jul 11, 2021