Tag Archives: Environment
One in 10 Canadians live in places susceptible to green transition disruption: report
One in 10 Canadians live in communities susceptible to workforce disruption from the transition to a greener economy, a new report suggests while underlining solutions that could help those regions ad...
Jan 14, 2025
Ecotour grizzlies less likely to encounter conflict with humans, B.C. study suggests
Grizzly bears that visited ecotourism areas along a river on the province's central coast were less likely than others to encounter conflict with people in communities downstream, a new study by Briti...
Jan 14, 2025
Environmentalists claim 'setback' for species protection in B.C. port expansion case
A Federal Court judge has thrown out a legal challenge by environmental groups that claimed allowing the expansion of a massive container facility on British Columbia's waterfront would threaten the s...
Jan 13, 2025
Electric vehicle rebates paused as federal program runs out of money
OTTAWA - The federal government has paused an incentive program that offered Canadians rebates of up to $5,000 when buying or leasing electric vehicles. In an update on its website, Transport Canada s...
Jan 13, 2025
B.C. fire crews sent to fight Los Angeles wildfire: forests minister
British Columbia's forests minister says a crew from the province's wildfire service left for California Saturday afternoon to help battle the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area. Ravi Parmar says...
Jan 11, 2025
New art gallery in La Ronge following three decades at Mistasinihk Place
The La Ronge Arts Council has completed a new gallery space at the Alex Robertson Public Library. "We noticed the La Ronge Arts Council was feeling unsupported and kind of unwelcomed in Mistasinihk Pl...
Jan 11, 2025
Quebec, B.C., sending more resources to California to combat L.A. wildfires
MONTREAL - Quebec said Friday it will send two more firefighting aircraft to California, a day after one of the province's water bombers collided with a drone while battling the wildfires ravaging the...
Jan 10, 2025
How to improve climate predictions? McGill researchers turn to 19th century letters
A team led by McGill University researchers came up with a method they hope could improve climate models over Africa by combining them with 19th century missionary records, refashioning dubious docume...
Jan 10, 2025
Snowmobile sales hit new heights in Battlefords this winter
A Saskatchewan powersports dealership has seen a surge in snowmobile sales this winter, selling out nearly 87 per cent of its stock since the start of the season.Anthony Leece, the regional sales mana...
Jan 09, 2025
Former Sask. resident living in Los Angeles assisting wildfire evacuees
A former resident of La Ronge is using his experience of deal with wildfires in Northern Saskatchewan to assist Native Americans fleeing the fires raging in the greater Los Angeles area. Sparked by dr...
Jan 09, 2025