Tag Archives: Environment
Cape Breton First Nation reaches understanding with DFO to set 700 lobster traps
ST. PETER'S, N.S. - A Cape Breton First Nation has successfully negotiated an interim "understanding" with the federal Fisheries Department that will allow it to set a total of 700 lobster traps begin...
Jun 04, 2021
O'Regan says 30 million trees to be planted this year out of two billion by 2030
OTTAWA - A Liberal campaign pledge to plant two billion trees by 2030 finally seems to have taken root. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan announced Friday that 30 million trees will be planted...
Jun 04, 2021
O'Toole wants Trudeau to stand up to China at G7, push relocation of Beijing Olympics
OTTAWA - Canada's Official Opposition wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to use his time at the G7 Leaders' Summit to take a stand against China and call for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved from...
Jun 04, 2021
Study outlines 'natural climate solutions' to help Canada meet emissions targets
Canada could reach one-third of its greenhouse gas reduction targets by making better use of its vast forests, prairies and wetlands, says a report by more than three dozen scientists. The researchers...
Jun 04, 2021
Does Canada need another pipeline, feds ask days after Biden cancels Keystone XL
OTTAWA - Federal officials were asking themselves how many pipelines does Canada really need in the days after U.S. President Joe Biden cancelled Keystone XL. The query was posed in a briefing note fr...
Jun 04, 2021
Energy regulator orders Trans Mountain to stop tree clearing work on project
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - An order stopping tree cutting and grass mowing across the entire Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project was issued Thursday by the Canada Energy Regulator, the agency that enforce...
Jun 03, 2021
Study suggests fishing gear entanglement stunting growth of endangered right whales
HALIFAX - Scientists are reporting a troubling reduction in the length of North Atlantic right whales, suggesting a key factor in their stunted growth may be the fishing gear many haul around after be...
Jun 03, 2021
Michigan responds on Line 5: 'This case is a state-law action through and through'
WASHINGTON - The dispute over the cross-border Line 5 pipeline is entirely for Michigan to deal with, the state's attorney general argues in a legal brief released Wednesday that flatly rejects Canada...
Jun 02, 2021
Heatwave hits Saskatchewan
The recent weather fluctuations continue to demonstrate the resilience of Saskatchewan residents.After seeing wildfires, below temperatures, and frost over the past three weeks, heat warnings now cove...
Jun 02, 2021
Climate change health costs to top $100B by mid-century: report
Climate change is likely to add more than $100 billion a year to Canada's health-care costs by mid-century, says a report by a federally funded research group. The Canadian Institute for Climate Choic...
Jun 02, 2021