Tag Archives: Environment
The net-zero zone: A Canada without emissions requires massive effort
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson appears ready to deal with opposition parties to secure the votes he needs to get his net-zero legislation through Parliament next year. The proposed l...
Dec 16, 2020
Advocacy group calls for protection of Nesslin Lake Forest
A group that organized in the summer of 2019, the Nesslin Lake Forest Advocates are campaigning to put a temporary stop to clear-cut logging in the Nesslin forest, and are asking the government to tak...
Dec 16, 2020
Response crews to spend holiday at site of sunken cargo ship fuel leak
BLIGH ISLAND - The Canadian Coast Guard says fuel that is leaking from a shipwreck on the west coast of Vancouver Island has been found on shore and oiled at least two animals. Kiri Westnedge, informa...
Dec 16, 2020
'Build it and they will come': Canada's public transit looks to rebound from COVID-19
MONTREAL - The COVID-19 pandemic has led to massive declines in public transit ridership across Canada, yet many cities decided to maintain service levels this year, while others even chose to expand....
Dec 16, 2020
Battleford council approves 2021 budget
Monday evening, the Town of Battleford officially passed the municipal budget for 2021.The decision was the primary focus on the council meeting, the last of the month for all involved, who will recon...
Dec 15, 2020
Ottawa announces $3.16 billion to plant two billion trees over the next decade
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Canadian government says it will spend $3.16 billion to plant two billion trees over the next ten years. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan made the funding announcement ...
Dec 14, 2020
Wildfires take over from industry as major source of cancer-causing air toxins: study
Wildfires have taken over from industry as a major source of a group of cancer-causing chemical toxins in the air, Environment Canada says. The first national assessment of polycyclic aromatic compoun...
Dec 14, 2020
Researchers aim to use artificial intelligence to save endangered whales in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Researchers are aiming to "teach" a computer to recognize the sounds of resident killer whales in order to develop a warning system for preventing ships from fatally striking endangered or...
Dec 13, 2020
Ship that sank 52 years ago off B.C.'s coast now polluting marine park
VANCOUVER - A cargo ship that sank off the west coast of Vancouver Island more than 50 years ago is now polluting the waters of a popular marine park. The Canadian Coast Guard says a fuel-like sheen w...
Dec 11, 2020
'It can no longer be free to pollute:' Updated climate plan includes carbon tax hikes
OTTAWA - The federal government has released a $15-billion plan to meet its climate change commitments that includes steady increases to its carbon tax in each of the next 10 years."It can no longer b...
Dec 11, 2020