Tag Archives: Environment
Coming G7, climate meetings will be 'pivotal,' says Goodale, Canada's new rep in U.K.
OTTAWA - A meeting of G7 leaders this spring and one involving scores of global delegates intent on tackling climate change later this year are going to be pivotal events for the reeling international...
Apr 21, 2021
Rocky town council wants better coal consultation with province
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - A town council in Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon's backyard wants broader consultation over the government's plans for open-pit coal mining in the Rocky Mountai...
Apr 21, 2021
Council in Alberta environment minister's town wants better coal consultation
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - A town council in Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon's backyard wants broader consultation over the government's plans for open-pit coal mining in the Rocky Mountai...
Apr 21, 2021
Trudeau pressured to adopt tougher emissions target for Biden climate summit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under pressure to step up his commitment to cutting greenhouse gas emissions in Canada within the next decade as he heads into a United States-hosted climate ...
Apr 21, 2021
Federal Budget 2021: Liberals focus on clean technology for climate spending
OTTAWA - Pushing the private sector to develop clean technology - and heavy emitters to adopt it - is where billions in new money will flow from the Liberals' 2021 budget pledge unveiled Monday to tac...
Apr 19, 2021
Alberta legislature turns down Opposition request to debate bill to protect Rockies
EDMONTON - The Alberta legislature has turned down a request for a special debate on an Opposition bill intended to protect the province's Rocky Mountains from coal mining. The refusal from United Con...
Apr 19, 2021
'It's more than just a fish:' Scientists worry cod will never come back in N.L.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The latest assessment of Atlantic cod stocks, whose collapse crushed the economy of Newfoundland and Labrador, has scientists worried the species will never recover without drastic ...
Apr 18, 2021
Conservatives cite concern over influence of 'climate activists' on net-zero target
OTTAWA - Conservatives have moved to quash a government bill that mandates Ottawa set legally binding targets to hit net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 over a lack of representation from the oil and ga...
Apr 16, 2021
Fire ban in RM of Loon Lake
The Rural Municipality of Loon Lake No. 561 has declared a Level 1 fire ban for the area.Council made the decision after viewing the dry and windy conditions in Northwest Saskatchewan. The ban will be...
Apr 15, 2021
Alberta coal consultation terms of reference rule out land use, water concerns
EDMONTON - A committee that is supposed to consult Albertans on coal development in the Rocky Mountains won't be allowed to hear what people want to say about water and land use. "The terms of referen...
Apr 15, 2021