Tag Archives: Environment
Ottawa silent on replacements as special ambassador positions open up
OTTAWA - The Carney government is not saying whether it will keep appointing ambassadors on themes championed by the Trudeau cabinet, now that terms are lapsing for Ottawa's envoys on climate and wome...
Jul 22, 2025
Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says authorities should be looking for a "better way" than a mass cull to deal with a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. Smith said th...
Jul 22, 2025
Kinistin Saulteaux Nation receives over $845k to build EV charging system
By way of the Low Carbon Economy Fund's Indigenous Leadership Fund, the Government of Canada is supporting 13 Indigenous-led clean energy projects and that includes one in the northeast.Kinistin Sault...
Jul 21, 2025
Air Quality Health Index explained as more wildfire smoke blankets Sask.
Warnings about wildfire smoke have many people turning to the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) for updates on local air conditions. But what exactly does the AQHI measure, and how does it connect to th...
Jul 21, 2025
Wildfire, tornado researchers look for answers in Jasper's charred forest
Lori Daniels and a team of researchers plan to let a hand-held GPS guide them in a few weeks to more than 100 spots in the charred forest around Jasper, Alta. At each location, they'll plunge a stake ...
Jul 21, 2025
Workplace assessment of RCMP watchdog found 'clear call for change,' documents show
OTTAWA - An independent assessment of the RCMP watchdog, prompted by an anonymous email from employees, uncovered concerns about favouritism, a lack of transparency, heavy workloads and "a toxic envir...
Jul 20, 2025
Historic Quebec scout camp to become conservation land, recreational tourism site
MILLE-ISLES, QUEBEC - Residents of a town north of Montreal expressed cautious relief and optimism on Saturday as they learned that a more than century-old Scouts camp site will become a conservation ...
Jul 19, 2025
Federal officials say wildfire forecast shows high risk of more fires in August
OTTAWA - The 2025 wildfire season is already one of the worst on record for Canada, federal officials said Friday, and there is a high risk that more fires will break out in August. More than 55,000 s...
Jul 18, 2025
Scouts Canada selling historic Quebec camp it has owned for more than 100 years
MONTREAL - Scouts Canada says it has accepted an offer to sell a historic camp site north of Montreal that first opened more than 110 years ago. The organization announced Thursday it has sold Tamarac...
Jul 18, 2025
Quebec City region received 75 millimetres of rain in less than two hours on Thursday
QUBEC - Up to 75 millimetres of rain fell over two hours in parts of the Quebec City area on Thursday when severe thunderstorms swept across southern Quebec. Environment Canada says the storms caused ...
Jul 18, 2025