Tag Archives: Environment
Energy sector looking for aid and regulation delays as throne speech looms
OTTAWA - Canada's fossil-fuel sector is looking to this month's throne speech for signs the federal government is not throwing in the towel on oil and gas. Meanwhile Canadian climate strikers are thre...
Sep 11, 2020
Wild weather hikes Alberta insured damages above national average at nearly $2B
EDMONTON - A series of severe weather events in Alberta this year has led to insured damages of nearly $2 billion. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the industry is working to process nearly 10...
Sep 10, 2020
Ministry of Environment asking hunters to submit heads of animals for Chronic Wasting Disease testing
As part of the Government of Saskatchewan's Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Surveillance Program, the Ministry of Environment is asking hunters to bring in heads of moose, deer and elk from hunting seas...
Sep 09, 2020
Sask. man charged after cougar harassed with a slingshot in Banff National Park
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - A Prince Albert man is facing two charges after a cougar was allegedly harassed with a slingshot in Banff National Park.Parks Canada says in a statement that its wardens received ...
Sep 09, 2020
Autumn signals early start as weather begins to cool
It may not be officially fall for another couple of weeks, but as is often the case, it looks this year like Mother Nature may be on her own schedule. Residents across the region, awoke to a shudder o...
Sep 08, 2020
More northern rain but peak flows not expected to change
The province says while the latest rainfall in the north over the weekend has slowed the rate of water recessions, it has not, nor is it expected to, result in higher peak flows or levels.Northern Sas...
Sep 08, 2020
Cleaner LNG one answer to climate change crisis, O'Regan tells investors
OTTAWA - Canadian LNG is the best choice for global energy investors looking for sustainable and competitive natural gas production, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan said Monday. His speech o...
Sep 07, 2020
Feds pushed to abandon trade talks with Brazil over Amazon deforestation
OTTAWA - The federal government is being urged to halt trade talks with Brazil after another summer of record-breaking fires in the Amazon rainforest. New data from Brazil's own space agency show...
Sep 05, 2020
Residents receive letter about Lambert peat moss project near La Ronge
Lambert Peat Moss Inc. has sent a letter to residents of the tri-communities outlining plans for extraction. The letter shows four sections of land where Lambert is proposing to harvest peat for the p...
Sep 04, 2020
Canada not on pace to meet target to cut methane emissions by 2025
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is open to imposing tougher regulations to curb methane emissions from the oil and gas sector if that is required to hit a 2025 target to cut them...
Sep 04, 2020