Tag Archives: Environment
Fair weather forecast in Northwest Saskatchewan
Families in Northwest Saskatchewan hoping for a chance to enjoy the outdoors will have a welcome shift in the weather this week.Current forecasts are predicting above average temperatures, with double...
Mar 16, 2021
Officials in B.C., Washington state team up against invasive giant hornets
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Officials with the British Columbia and Washington state agriculture departments along with U.S. federal agencies are teaming up to trap, track and destroy invasive Asian giant hornet...
Mar 16, 2021
Alberta energy minister defends war room petition attack on children's Bigfoot movie
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister is defending her government's attack on a children's movie about Bigfoot, calling its anti-oil message inaccurate and "quite offensive." Sonya Savage also says it'...
Mar 16, 2021
Alberta energy minister defends 'war room' petition against children's Bigfoot movie
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister is defending her government's attack on a children's movie about Bigfoot that she says is "quite offensive" and carries an inaccurate anti-oil message. Sonya Savag...
Mar 16, 2021
Ottawa seeks post-pandemic ideas to prepare for next major disaster
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking beyond COVID-19 to prepare for the next large-scale calamity - be it another pandemic, a tsunami or cyberattack. In a notice posted Tuesday, Defence Research...
Mar 16, 2021
Canada, Germany sign green-energy deal in bid to power fledgling hydrogen sectors
OTTAWA - Canada and Germany have signed an agreement to team up on green energy innovation and trade, with an eye to hydrogen as the market for the low-carbon fuel heats up. Signed Tuesday by the two ...
Mar 16, 2021
U.S. courts would take 'many years' to resolve Line 5 dispute with Michigan: Enbridge
WASHINGTON - Courts in the United States would take "many, many years" to resolve the battle between Canada and Michigan over Line 5, the pipeline's operator told MPs Tuesday as he pleaded for a negot...
Mar 16, 2021
Sask. Government called on to increase deer hunting limits
Concerns related to the increasing populations of mule and white-tail deer in the province were among the talking points during this past week's Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM)...
Mar 13, 2021
'Tell the truth:' Alberta 'war room' says animated kids movie disparages oil industry
EDMONTON - The Alberta government's energy "war room" is going to battle with a Netflix children's movie saying it inaccurately portrays the oil industry. The Canadian Energy Centre says more than 1,0...
Mar 12, 2021
Île-à-la-Crosse hosting one of four Métis Canadian Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas
le--la-Crosse is the site of one of only four Mtis Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCA) across the country. Being one of the 37 IPCAs, these projects are designed to assist Canada in reachi...
Mar 12, 2021