Tag Archives: Environment
'Something we have not experienced in years': pig spleen prognostic calls for harsh winter
Get ready for a cold snowy winter - that's according to Wade Gilbertson, a Parkside farmer who practices the art of predicting the weather using pig spleens. "It is a going to be a winter like Saskatc...
Nov 17, 2020
Feds launch nuclear-waste strategy review amid elusive solutions for toxic waste
TORONTO - The federal government has launched a new initiative aimed at finding long-term solutions for the growing quantity of radioactive waste produced by Canada's nuclear reactors. To that end, th...
Nov 17, 2020
'Not good': Ocean advocacy group criticizes Canadian fishery management in audit
HALIFAX - Only about 25 per cent of Canada's fish populations are considered healthy and the federal government is missing data on more than one-third of the country's fisheries, according to an ocean...
Nov 17, 2020
Goodall backs senator's proposed law to protect captive animals, ban elephant ivory
OTTAWA - Sen. Murray Sinclair has teamed up with primatologist Jane Goodall to propose a law to protect captive animals and ban imports of elephant ivory and hunting trophies into Canada. "I'm introdu...
Nov 17, 2020
Quebec to ban sale of gas-powered cars by 2035 as part of $6.7-billion climate plan
MONTREAL - Quebec will ban the sale of new, gasoline-powered cars and SUVs by the year 2035 as part of a $6.7-billion plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Premier Francois Legault announced Monday...
Nov 16, 2020
New councillors and bylaw officer introduced at RM of Prince Albert meeting
For the first time in nearly eight months, every chair at the Rural Municipality (RM) of Prince Albert council meeting was occupied for the meeting's entirety.Newly elected councillors Guy St Hilaire ...
Nov 12, 2020
RCMP surveillance, searches breached anti-fracking protesters' rights, watchdog says
OTTAWA - The RCMP watchdog has uncovered shortcomings with the national force's crowd-control measures, physical searches and collection of social media information while policing anti-fracking protes...
Nov 12, 2020
Transit lobby group says electrifying Canada's bus fleets needs $3 billion a year
OTTAWA - A green-transit lobby group says electrifying Canada's fleet of public transit buses will take a lot more money than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised in his big infrastructure announcem...
Nov 11, 2020
Study finds climate-changing methane emissions from oilpatch twice as high as thought
Emissions of a potent greenhouse gas from Canada's oilpatch are nearly twice as high as previously thought, says newly published federal research. The findings on methane from Environment Canada resea...
Nov 11, 2020
Snow removal scheduled in North Battleford on Remembrance Day
Residents in North Battleford will have to make sure their vehicles are clear of the curb, as snow removal will take place on Remembrance Day.The City of North Battleford's Roadways Department has bee...
Nov 10, 2020