Tag Archives: Environment

Quebec's move to cut gasoline floor price won't be felt at the pumps, experts say
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has made a move it hopes will lower the price of gas in the province - but observers say consumers are unlikely to benefit at the pump. They say the province has faced...
Apr 17, 2025
Prince Albert calls on SUMA for help with funding para-transit and policing
Prince Albert's Mayor says a para-transit funding agreement between municipalities and the provincial government is outdated and causing stress for operational planning. One of the resolutions brought...
Apr 16, 2025

'Know the dangerous ones': Sask. mushroom picker shares safety tips ahead of foraging season
As the forests and meadows of Saskatchewan come back to life each spring/summer season, they bring with them a lively bounty - wild mushrooms.But as interest in foraging grows, Donovan Thiessen has on...
Apr 16, 2025

Carney, Poilievre align on pipelines as Trump and trade loom over French debate
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre aligned on support for new oil and gas pipelines as a matter of national security during the French language election debat...
Apr 16, 2025

First Nation launches challenge of B.C.'s approval to raise Mount Polley mine dam
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation has filed a legal challenge over the plan to allow the Mount Polley mine to raise its tailings dam a decade after a similar storage site at the mine gave wa...
Apr 15, 2025

MMF president first witness in Métis harvesting rights trial
David Chartrand had been speaking for an hour and a half when Crown Prosecutor James Fyfe lodged an objection. The President of the Manitoba Mtis Federation (MMF) had come to Meadow Lake Provincial Co...
Apr 15, 2025

'Exercise extreme caution': Meadow Lake fire chief warns of fire risk
A fire ban has been issued throughout the Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake.Meadow Lake Fire Chief Joe Grela said there has already been at least two grass fires in the last week and the super dry con...
Apr 14, 2025

Poilievre pledges veterans' supports; Carney offers cheaper access to parks, museums
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to cut red tape and step up support for veterans Saturday, while Liberal Leader Mark Carney pledged to make visiting national parks and museums m...
Apr 12, 2025

New trial begins April 14 in Meadow Lake to determine Métis hunting rights
"Where are the Mtis allowed to be Mtis?" That question is the crux of an upcoming trial that is scheduled to begin at the Meadow Lake Provincial Court next Monday. "Where are they allowed to be themse...
Apr 09, 2025

Montreal River much lower than normal
The water level on the Montreal River between Bigstone Lake and Lac La Ronge is much lower than usual. "It is quite low. It's not unusual. Sometimes it is very low like it is now and sometimes it is q...
Apr 09, 2025