Tag Archives: Environment
'Directly above her': Saskatchewan man recalls fight with moose to save mother
BIENFAIT - Shawn Tuffnell says he punched a moose multiple times, gripping its neck, before shooting it to death to save his 70-year-old mother. The 37-year-old Saskatchewan man says his fight with th...
Feb 11, 2026
From climate change to Inuit culture — five things shared by Greenland and Canada
NUUK - Canada is set to formally open its newest diplomatic mission Friday in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, to build on deep ties that precede the recent geopolitical crisis. U.S. President Donald T...
Feb 06, 2026
Ottawa to relaunch EV rebates program in 2 weeks with new auto strategy
OTTAWA - The federal government announced a suite of new electric vehicle policies Thursday, including the reintroduction of the popular rebate program and the elimination of the EV sales mandate in f...
Feb 05, 2026
New Greenland consulate sparks hopes for joint action on climate change, defence
NUUK - The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland is sparking hopes for more collaboration on climate change, Inuit rights and defence in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's an...
Feb 05, 2026
Ottawa set to scrap EV mandate, launch $1.5 billion investment fund: sources
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce a national automotive strategy Thursday which will scrap the electric vehicle sales mandate in favour of new vehicle emissions standards and...
Feb 04, 2026
Estée Lauder fined $750k for using 'forever chemicals' in some eyeliners
OTTAWA - Cosmetics company Este Lauder has been fined $750,000 after federal agents found it was using "forever chemicals" in some of its eyeliner products. The company has pleaded guilty to two count...
Feb 02, 2026
Canadians sitting on $2 billion in uncashed federal cheques: documents
OTTAWA - Canadians have left more than $2 billion on the table by not cashing millions of paper cheques mailed out by the federal government, documents tabled recently in Parliament say. The data says...
Feb 02, 2026
Groundhog Day 2026: Willie in Ontario, Fred in Quebec predict early spring's arrival
Canada's famous prognosticating rodents are predicting an early spring. Wiarton Willie in Ontario's Bruce County and Fred la Marmotte in Quebec's Gaspsie region reportedly did not see their shadows on...
Feb 02, 2026
Extreme cold disrupts Hydro-Québec exports to Massachusetts during spike in power use
MONTRAL - Extreme cold forced Hydro-Qubec to temporarily suspend its energy exports to Massachusetts just one week after inaugurating its new line. Hydro-Qubec and the Massachusetts Executive Office o...
Jan 30, 2026
Ottawa wins Federal Court appeal allowing single-use plastics ban to stand
OTTAWA - The federal government scored a win at the Federal Court of Appeal on Friday, which upheld Ottawa's 2021 decision to list "plastic manufactured items" as toxic, allowing it to continue with i...
Jan 30, 2026