Tag Archives: Environment
Nunavut hunters end blockades, mine pushes ahead with injunction against them
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Baffinland Iron Mine Corp. has pushed ahead with an injunction against a group of Nunavut hunters who blocked the road and airstrip at its Mary River mine in protest of a plan to ex...
Feb 13, 2021
Province offers free fishing for Family Day Weekend
Saskatchewan residents willing to brave the cold, are invited to give ice fishing a try this Family Day weekend.The province is offering free fishing with no license required on all provincial water b...
Feb 12, 2021
Court told Alberta commissioner should continue foreign funding of oil critics probe
CALGARY - A court has been told that a man leading an inquiry into alleged foreign-funded anti-Alberta energy campaigns should be allowed to continue his work because accusations of bias are unfounded...
Feb 12, 2021
Former Obama adviser Podesta on Biden's Keystone XL decision: 'He's not going back'
WASHINGTON - A senior adviser to two former U.S. presidents delivered a stark message Friday to Canadians hoping for the resurrection of the Keystone XL pipeline: get over it. The project is gone and ...
Feb 12, 2021
Cold car trouble abound in the Battlefords
Motorists in the Battlefords are running into plenty of vehicle issues this February, as chilly temperatures continue.An increasing number of residents have had to call for assistance because troubles...
Feb 11, 2021
Nunavut hunters agree to end protest at iron ore mine after offer of meeting
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Lawyers for Inuit hunters who blocked an airstrip and road at an iron ore mine in Nunavut say they will end their protest for now. The blockade started a week ago after seven hunter...
Feb 11, 2021
Ottawa announces $55M in clean tech funding for 20 companies
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced $55 million in funding to support Canada's clean technology sector. The money is from a pool of $750 million announced in December for Sustainable Develop...
Feb 11, 2021
'Political gunfight:' Environmental law group challenges Alberta oil inquiry in court
CALGARY - An environmental charity is arguing an inquiry into alleged foreign-led campaigns targeting the oil and gas sector set out to label green groups as anti-Alberta and disrupt their funding bef...
Feb 11, 2021
Miner ponders impact of restoration of coal protection policy in Alberta
A coal-mining company with exploration leases in Alberta's Rocky Mountains is trying to figure out how the government's decision to restore protection of the land will affect its plans. "I'm not sure ...
Feb 10, 2021
New provincial record set for gas consumption
A new record has been set in Saskatchewan, beating a previous record that was set a little more than a year ago.In a release, SaskEnergy announced a new record of 1.57 petajoules (PJ) was set Tuesday....
Feb 10, 2021