Tag Archives: Environment

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...

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...

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...

An international environmental watchdog says there's convincing evidence that oilsands tailings ponds are leaking. "There is strong scientifically valid evidence of ... seepage into near-field gr...

EDMONTON - The group that oversees bottle depots in Alberta says people should be allowed to drop off cannabis containers and get a small refund just as they do for bottles and cans. The Alberta ...

OTTAWA - A group of tech companies is making a pitch to the federal government to help startups grow as part of a COVID-19 recovery plan that Liberals are crafting, while some feminist groups are...

Lac La Ronge is expected to fall only 0.15 metres between now and winter freeze up.That's according to Water Security Agency spokesperson Patrick Boyle, who said the record-breaking year was largely d...

Residents in North Battleford looking to offload flood-damaged goods at a discount only have a few days left to do so.The City of North Battleford announced Wednesday they will be discontinuing the fr...

TORONTO - Canadian populations of globally endangered species have declined by 42 per cent on average since 1970, according to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund, and the organization is callin...

VANCOUER, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is moving forward "aggressively" on ensuring a safe drug supply amid an ongoing overdose crisis that's claimed more than 900 lives in B....