Tag Archives: Environment
Quebec's location and energy alternatives give it options if Line 5 closes: expert
QUEBEC - While political and business leaders across the country scramble to avoid a shutdown of Enbridge Inc.'s Line 5 pipeline, Quebec could be spared the most serious consequences if the oil stops ...
May 12, 2021
Montreal suburb backtracks on plan to charge for picnic table reservations
MONTREAL - A Montreal suburb is backtracking on a plan to charge members of the public to reserve picnic tables in two of its most popular parks. The city of Dorval issued a notice today saying it wil...
May 11, 2021
Alberta government knew bighorn sheep contaminated with coal mine selenium: scientist
EDMONTON - Some herds of Alberta's provincial animal are heavily contaminated with selenium from old coal mines, says research from a retired senior government biologist. Jeff Kneteman said Alberta En...
May 11, 2021
'Massive and potentially permanent disruption': Canada's bleak view of Line 5 closure
WASHINGTON - Shutting down the Line 5 pipeline in Michigan would deal a "massive and potentially permanent" blow to Canada's economy and energy security and risk lasting damage to relations with the U...
May 11, 2021
Ten years later: Five things to know about the Slave Lake wildfire
A wildfire burned about one-third of Slave Lake in northern Alberta in May 2011. Nearly 400 homes and businesses, including an apartment complex, were reduced to ash and rubble when fierce winds whipp...
May 09, 2021
Parks Canada captive caribou breeding proposal gets OK from scientific review panel
JASPER, Alta. - A last-ditch attempt to save some of Canada's vanishing caribou herds is a step closer after a scientific review panel's approval of a plan to permanently pen some animals and breed th...
May 09, 2021
Ten years later: Former Slave Lake mayor remembers wildfire that burned through town
Karina Pillay remembers everything about the wildfire. She remembers the chaos the day it hit. The fireballs falling around the town's government building. The traffic gridlock as flames blocked the r...
May 09, 2021
Indigenous nation opposes jade mining in northwestern B.C.
VANCOUVER - Demand for jade has sparked both a reality TV series set in the remote northwestern corner of British Columbia and opposition from an Indigenous nation over its lack of consent to jade min...
May 09, 2021
Rare yellow birds need wild roses to survive in British Columbia: researcher
VANCOUVER - A little yellow bird's rescue from the brink of extinction in British Columbia hinges on an oft-overlooked wild flower in the province's Okanagan region, according to one Canadian governme...
May 09, 2021
Go easy on the lawn this month, and the critters: NCC
The snow has melted, growing season is upon us, and that means it'll soon be time to mow the lawn, right? No. While our yards and green spaces have become important refuges during this pandemic, they'...
May 08, 2021