Tag Archives: Environment
Environmentalists happy with International Energy Agency report; industry not so much
Environmentalists say a report from the International Energy Agency that concludes investment in new fossil fuel sources must end if the world is to meet its climate goals has a strong message for Can...
May 18, 2021
RCMP move to end blockades against logging on Vancouver Island
PORT RENFREW, B.C. - The RCMP have begun enforcing a court injunction banning blockade camps set up to prevent logging in areas of southwestern Vancouver Island. The Mounties are temporarily controlli...
May 17, 2021
Ottawa looking for 2,000 new energy auditors to get home retrofit program going
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking to train 2,000 more people to do energy audits as it tries to get a new green home renovation program off the ground. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Reg...
May 17, 2021
Western MP pitches Conservative carbon price with a 24-pack of Pilsner
OTTAWA - Ron Liepert says these days, the phone calls and emails from people wanting to talk about his party's climate plan have slowed. One month ago, the Conservative MP for Calgary Signal Hill was ...
May 16, 2021
Tree poaching from public forests increasing in B.C. as lumber hits record prices
VICTORIA - Big trees, small trees, dead trees, softwoods and hardwoods have all become valuable targets of tree poachers in British Columbia as timber prices hit record levels. Forestry experts and of...
May 16, 2021
Wildfire burning in Prince Albert National Park
Parks Canada is actively managing a wildfire inside the south west corner of Prince Albert National Park (PANP) with all resources they deem necessary.The Phoenix fire, as it's been named, is located ...
May 14, 2021
Canada, U.S., Mexico to talk trade at first USMCA Free Trade Commission meeting
WASHINGTON - Senior officials from Canada, the United States and Mexico will meet virtually next week for the first Free Trade Commission meeting of the USMCA era. International Trade Minister Mary Ng...
May 14, 2021
Judge dismisses attempt to quash 'anti-Alberta' activities inquiry
CALGARY - A judge has dismissed an attempt to quash the United Conservative government's inquiry into whether foreign groups have conspired against Alberta's oil industry. Court of Queen's Bench Justi...
May 14, 2021
Habitat for endangered spiny softshell turtle protected southeast of Montreal
MONTREAL - The Nature Conservancy of Canada said Thursday it acquired two hectares of land southeast of Montreal to protect the habitat of the endangered spiny softshell turtle. The conservation group...
May 13, 2021
Study suggests neonic pesticides harming monarch butterfly eggs
A recently published study suggests that one of the world's most common pesticides may be contributing to the decline of one of its most-loved butterflies. University of Guelph researcher Ryan Norris ...
May 13, 2021