Tag Archives: Environment
Rekindle efforts with Canada, allies on Pacific Rim plan, congressman urges U.S.
WASHINGTON, Wash. - It's long past time for the United States to work with Canada and other allies on a new strategy for the Pacific Rim, and the path to the new NAFTA would make an excellent road map...
Sep 23, 2020
Churchill receives grant to build hydroponics system
A $2,000 community grant has been awarded to Churchill Community High School to build a hydroponics system to grow plants.The grant was awarded by Earth's Own inaugural Plant Project designed to fund ...
Sep 22, 2020
Canada's carbon tax conundrum continues as Supreme Court reserves judgment in cases
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada reserved judgment on the national carbon tax Wednesday. After two days of hearings and presentations from more than two dozen interested parties, the court adjourn...
Sep 22, 2020
Throne speech to talk short-, and long-term plans as cases rise, prompting PM address
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals' throne speech Wednesday is to lay out plans for child care, health care, affordable housing and navigating the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The speech, cra...
Sep 22, 2020
Liberal effort to reset policy agenda panned by rivals as too much talk, not action
OTTAWA - The minority Liberal government unveiled sweeping goals Wednesday to expand or extend supports for Canadians from nearly every sector of society in a throne speech billed as their "ambitious ...
Sep 22, 2020
Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the Liberal government's carbon tax
OTTAWA - Supreme Court justices pushed lawyers from Saskatchewan and Ontario hard Tuesday, demanding to know how Canada can help stop climate change if any single province chooses not to help. But sev...
Sep 21, 2020
Arctic sea ice at second-lowest level in satellite record: scientists
Satellite pictures show Arctic sea ice is at its second-lowest level since such records began and barely missed breaking the old mark. "There's no going back at this point," said Mark Serreze of ...
Sep 21, 2020
Federal, provincial battle over carbon tax goes before Supreme Court this week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's carbon tax is going on trial Tuesday. The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear appeals in three separate cases to determine if the federal carbon-tax legisla...
Sep 21, 2020
Feds reluctantly approve Ontario and New Brunswick carbon prices for big emitters
OTTAWA - The federal government has reluctantly given green lights to both Ontario and New Brunswick to use their own carbon-pricing systems for big industrial emitters, rather than have a federal pro...
Sep 21, 2020
Trudeau starts consultations with opposition leaders on next week's throne speech
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began consulting opposition leaders Thursday about next week's throne speech, which could theoretically bring down his minority Liberal government if none of the...
Sep 16, 2020