Tag Archives: Environment
Canada joins international group of 22 countries to protect oceans
OTTAWA - Canada has joined an international group of nearly two dozen other countries working to protect the world's oceans. The Global Ocean Alliance, founded by Great Britain last year, seeks to pro...
Jul 09, 2020
'They change too:' Rockies photo archive documents high-altitude shifts
An astonishing trove of century-old photographs of the Rocky Mountains shows those rugged symbols of permanence and endurance are just as mutable as anything else. "Almost all the mountains that we we...
Jul 09, 2020
Business steady at campgrounds after restrictions eased
A week into July, parks and campgrounds are seeing steady numbers of visitors.Prior to rainfall, the Battlefords Provincial Park filled up quickly for the July long weekend after slowly easing restric...
Jul 08, 2020
May and June in P.A. see wetter than normal conditions
Prince Albert and area have seen wetter than normal conditions for the past few months.Terri Lang, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada said the city and surrounding area saw abo...
Jul 08, 2020
Alberta air force base to use goats, sheep to chew down unwanted vegetation
A Canadian Forces base in Alberta is recruiting a new battalion of lean, mean, eating machines for a mission that will require limited action this summer. The Department of National Defence has p...
Jul 08, 2020
WSA, city urging residents to avoid river during high flows
As the North Saskatchewan River get closer to historic levels of current flow this week, both the city of North Battleford and the Water Security Agency are advising residents to avoid the water.The c...
Jul 07, 2020
Annual free fishing weekend at Meadow Lake Provincial Park coming up
Saskatchewan's annual summer free fishing weekend is July 11 and 12 and Meadow Lake Provincial Park is gearing up to welcome anglers from all over the province. This coming weekend, residents and visi...
Jul 07, 2020
Grizzly bears in the dark as they try to share living space with humans: study
EDMONTON - Grizzly bears are doing their best to get along with people, but it still isn't enough. Newly published research concludes that without large wilderness areas to replenish their number...
Jul 07, 2020
Buffet decision shows LNG projects on shaky political, economic ground: report
OTTAWA - Legendary investor Warren Buffett's decision to walk away from a proposed export terminal for liquefied natural gas in Quebec is being held up in a new report as a sign that the LNG sector in...
Jul 06, 2020
Teams face challenging conditions, as recovery effort continues for six year old boy
The search for a missing six-year-old boy in northwest Saskatchewan is now entering day 11, and teams are dealing with the grim reality that their mission has become a recovery effort.The young boy wa...
Jul 03, 2020