Tag Archives: Environment
'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
Nunavut judge orders protesting hunters to clear runway; mine seeks injunction
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A mining company wants a judge to order Nunavut hunters to stop blocking the mine's road and airstrip in protest of its proposed expansion. Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. is seeking th...
Feb 10, 2021
Feds promise billions in new funds to build, expand public-transit systems
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is promising cash-strapped cities billions of dollars in permanent funding for their public-transit systems - though most of the money won't start flowing until...
Feb 10, 2021
Defence of Alberta oil or attempt to silence dissent? Judge to hear inquiry challenge
CALGARY - A judge is to hear arguments this week over whether Alberta's public inquiry into the purported foreign funding of environmental charities is a valid defence of the province's ailing oil ind...
Feb 10, 2021
'Bait and switch:' Questions arise over what reinstated Alberta coal policy protects
EDMONTON - Doubts are surfacing over the Alberta government's decision to restore a policy that protects the Rocky Mountains from coal mining. "I think (it) did a bait and switch and I'm very disappoi...
Feb 09, 2021
Food, supply flights grounded, operations halted as protest continues at Nunavut mine
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Flights have been grounded and most operations suspended at an open-pit iron ore mine on Nunavut's Baffin Island as protesters upset about its expansion plan continue to block the s...
Feb 08, 2021
'Didn't get this one right:' Alberta reinstates coal-mines policy after public outcry
EDMONTON - Public protest has persuaded the Alberta government to U-turn on a major section of its economic road map and reinstate a policy that has kept open-pit coal mines out of the Rocky Mountains...
Feb 08, 2021
No mussels found in Saskatchewan bodies of water in 2020
Saskatchewan's continued efforts to bulk up its defences against invasive mussels paid off in 2020.In a media release Monday, the Ministry of Environment said there weren't any invasive mussels found ...
Feb 08, 2021