Tag Archives: Environment

Lac La Ronge expected to drop by six inches in coming months
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...
Sep 02, 2020

Waste Management Facility fee discount ending next week
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...
Sep 02, 2020

Canadian population of at-risk species declined over last 50 years, WWF says
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...
Sep 02, 2020

Trudeau makes rounds in B.C.; says safe drug supply key to fighting overdoses
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....
Sep 02, 2020

Mastodon migrations north offer clues about today's animal movements: study
WHITEHORSE - The migration of extinct mastodon herds to Yukon and Alaska during warm periods between ice ages could hold clues and warning signs for today's animals moving north during a warming clima...
Sep 01, 2020

New Brunswick Liberals promise to eliminate interest on provincial student loans
FREDERICTON - Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers promised Tuesday that if elected, his government would stop collecting its share of interest on New Brunswick student loans for residents who choose to ...
Sep 01, 2020

Sask. wildfire season only a third of five-year average
A mix of cool weather, precipitation and coronavirus restrictions have resulted in only a third of the wildfires that occur on average in Saskatchewan. That's according to Executive Director of Wildfi...
Aug 31, 2020

Climate change creating vast new glacial lakes, future flooding risk: research
CALGARY - Meltwater from shrinking glaciers is creating vast lakes that could eventually pose an enormous flooding threat, says newly published research. "Unsurprisingly, we found those...
Aug 31, 2020

N.B. party leaders promise action to stop use of industrial herbicide
FREDERICTON - The Liberals and Greens promised to eliminate the use of industrial herbicide on public land across the province Monday, as New Brunswick's election campaign entered its final two weeks....
Aug 31, 2020

B.C. rescuers, experts concerned about condition of three entangled humpbacks
VANCOUVER - Marine mammal rescue groups and federal fisheries officials are not sure how much fishing gear three entangled humpback whales seen in the waters off the coast of British Columbia are stil...
Aug 30, 2020