Tag Archives: Environment
Whales and other marine mammals susceptible to COVID-19 through wastewater: study
HALIFAX - Humans first caught the virus that causes COVID-19 from animals and research now suggests it could also be the other way around. A study published Monday in the journal Science of the Total ...
Nov 09, 2020
Ottawa welcomes president-elect Joe Biden as ally in climate fight
OTTAWA - Federal cabinet ministers are welcoming Joe Biden's election as the next U.S. president as an opportunity to advance the fight against climate change after four tumultuous years dealing with ...
Nov 08, 2020
Five ways Joe Biden's victory in the U.S. presidential election could affect Canada
OTTAWA - The election of Democrat Joe Biden as the next president of the United States is expected to have wide-ranging implications for Canadian politics and policy. Here are five areas to watch. Env...
Nov 07, 2020
Trudeau congratulates Joe Biden on victory in U.S. presidential election
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau eagerly ushered in a new era of co-operation with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday, as Alberta's Jason Kenney made a thinly veiled request to preserve ...
Nov 07, 2020
Farm house fire deemed suspicious, building was abandoned
The house fire that occurred on a property just off of Highway 4, around 10 kilometres south of Battleford, ended without any further incident, but has been deemed suspicious by investigators. Crews f...
Nov 06, 2020
Canada not on track to hit its first electric car target in 2025
OTTAWA - National cash rebates convinced more Canadians to buy an electric car in the last 18 months, but Transport Canada says it won't be enough to hit the first zero-emission vehicle sales targets ...
Nov 06, 2020
House fire south of Battleford contained on property
On Friday morning members of the Battleford Fire Department responded to a large fire at a property several kilometres south of the town.The fire was contained to the building, as crews were able to s...
Nov 06, 2020
Ottawa finalizes methane reduction deals with Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C.
OTTAWA - The federal government has finalized deals with three provinces to reduce emissions of a potent greenhouse gas, saying methane proposals from Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia will a...
Nov 05, 2020
Arctic animals showing climate adaptation, but it may be causing declines: study
A huge new archive of how animals move across the Arctic from season to season gives the clearest picture yet of how species from eagles to caribou are evolving in the face of climate change and hints...
Nov 05, 2020
Canada 'watching very carefully,' Trudeau says of U.S. election cliffhanger
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday said he is keeping a close eye on the political drama unfolding in the United States, where the presidential election remains too close to call. "...
Nov 04, 2020