Tag Archives: Environment
Red Cross program supports Sask. businesses, nonprofits affected by 2025 wildfires
Businesses and nonprofits affected by the wildfires that ripped through Saskatchewan over the summer could be eligible for $2,000 in financial support through a new program by the Canadian Red Cross.T...
Dec 12, 2025
How does climate change affect the likelihood of extreme rain? Federal department aims to publish rapid results
Federal scientists will start to publish rapid results looking at how much more likely major rainstorms have become due to climate change. Environment and Climate Change Canada says it's expanding its...
Dec 11, 2025
Trans Mountain pipeline pays $196K penalty for environmental lapses after 2024 storm
Trans Mountain has paid a regulatory fine for environmental lapses along its British Columbia pipeline route in the aftermath of a January 2024 storm. The $196,000 fine is the largest cumulative penal...
Dec 11, 2025
Accused of bullying staff, CEO of Canadian Museum of Immigration steps down
HALIFAX - The CEO of the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax has stepped down after a federal investigation led to allegations Marie Chapman had bullied staff and created an environment of fear ...
Dec 11, 2025
Killer whales and dolphins may be helping each other hunt of B.C. coast: new report
HALIFAX - Scientists have found evidence that two unlikely collaborators - killer whales and dolphins - may be helping each other find and feast on salmon off the coast of British Columbia. Sarah Fort...
Dec 11, 2025
Inside the Ring of Fire: A tale of two First Nations and a road that could change everything
WEBEQUIE AND NESKANTAGA FIRST NATIONS - This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. - I. THE WARNING The ancestors knew. First Nation elders understood the south would march north eventually. The...
Dec 10, 2025
Why northern First Nations still rely on diesel fuel — and what could power the coveted Ring of Fire
NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION - This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. - The fumes coming through the walls of Neskantaga First Nation's nursing station warned of a crisis with a familiar smell. D...
Dec 10, 2025
Quebec tables bill to help speed up major projects, mirroring Ottawa, other provinces
QUBEC - Quebec tabled its own bill Tuesday to expedite large-scale projects in the province, one that would allow the province to amend some 30 laws to allow the realization of projects deemed of nati...
Dec 09, 2025
Goose rescued from Prince Albert riverbank had injured wing
At the tail end of fall, a goose that did not head south with the rest of its flock was recently rescued from the banks of the North Saskatchewan River in Prince Albert. The goose was posted on a loca...
Dec 09, 2025
Country singer Corb Lund gets OK to launch anti-coal petition drive in Alberta
CALGARY - Singer Corb Lund has been given the go-ahead to soon start collecting signatures for a petition to ask the Alberta government to pass a law banning new coal mining on the eastern slopes of t...
Dec 08, 2025
