Tag Archives: Environment

Death of mother grizzly a 'big loss' for bear population in Banff park: experts
Wildlife experts say the death of a mother grizzly bear and her two cubs - including a rare, blond-headed grizzly - in Banff National Park is a major loss to the population.Parks Canada has said that ...
Sep 16, 2020

Canada sending nearly 300 fire personnel by Friday to help battle wildfires in Oregon
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Canada is sending nearly 300 firefighters and technical specialists to help beat back the flames ravaging Oregon, one of three states where wildfires are razing buildings, claiming...
Sep 16, 2020

Task force crosses partisan lines to call for $55 billion for climate, clean energy
OTTAWA - A new report from an independent task force says Canada's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic needs massive investments in clean energy, climate-resilient buildings and electric cars...
Sep 16, 2020

Death of mother grizzly a 'big loss' for bear population in Banff park: experts
Wildlife experts say the death of a mother grizzly bear and her two cubs - including a rare, blond-headed grizzly - in Banff National Park is a major loss to the population. Parks Canada has...
Sep 16, 2020

Trudeau says he doesn't want an election but country will 'figure it out' if need be
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's democratic institutions - including Parliament and Elections Canada - need to be fully functional even in the midst of a deadly pandemic. But he in...
Sep 15, 2020

Peat moss harvesting near La Ronge could start in 2022
If all goes as planned, Lambert Peat Moss Inc. will begin developing land 15 kilometres south of Air Ronge in 2021 with harvesting activities starting in 2022. "When the project is up and running, its...
Sep 15, 2020

Air quality improves slightly in Vancouver from U.S. wildfires
VANCOUVER - Air quality in the Vancouver area has improved slightly but an advisory on smoke that drifted north from wildfires in the United States was still in effect on Tuesday. The advisory wa...
Sep 15, 2020

Major LLRPP campgrounds closed for remainder of 2020
Employees of the Lac La Ronge Provincial Park (LLRIB) are in the midst of closing down the three major campgrounds in the region.Nut Point, Nemeiben Lake and Wadin Bay Campgrounds all closed at the en...
Sep 14, 2020

As fires rage and storms churn, climate and U.S. campaign on collision course
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is a "climate arsonist" bent on watching the country burn, his Democratic challenger said Monday as climate change and presidential politics collided on the campaign trail. J...
Sep 14, 2020

U.S. wildfire smoke blankets B.C., wafts east to Alberta, affecting air quality
Vancouver's air quality is among the worst in the world, Environment Canada said Monday, as wildfire smoke continued to waft across the border from the United States, even reaching parts of Alber...
Sep 14, 2020