Category Archives: Environment
Military headed to Manitoba to help with growing number of wildfires, evacuations
WINNIPEG — The Canadian Armed Forces will be assisting with the growing number of wildfires in Manitoba. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair tweeted late yesterday that up to 120 military members are being sent to the province. Four First Nations
‘Defining issue’: Federal environment minister says extreme weather a wake-up call
CALGARY — Canada's environment minister says extreme weather conditions across the country should be a wake-up call for people resisting taking action against climate change. Wildfires are raging out of control, forcing residents out of their homes, in...
Mark Carney says climate commitments preclude running in fall election
OTTAWA — Mark Carney won't be on the Liberal ticket if there's an election this fall. The former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England told The Canadian Press he's made commitments to help in the global
Feds move ahead with reservoir west of Calgary
CALGARY — The federal government has provided the final piece of the puzzle to allow a controversial reservoir that could protect Calgary from future flooding to move forward. Alberta Transportation proposed the $432-million off-stream reservoir near t...
N.S. election: Tory leader keeps candidate despite 2018 post threatening cyclists
HALIFAX — A Progressive Conservative candidate's threatening online rant from 2018 against Nova Scotia cyclists that surfaced this week is "disturbing," says the co-president of the provincial cycling association. Tory candidate Jennifer Ehrenfeld-Pool...
Climate envoy says US, China must end world’s ‘suicide pact’
LONDON (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry called on China to join America in urgently cutting greenhouse gas emissions and described the international alliances that rebuilt Europe after World War II as a model for fighting e against climate
Liberals add $1.4 billion to climate change mitigation fund: McKenna
OTTAWA — Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal government is adding almost $1.4 billion to the disaster mitigation and adaptation fund this year to help communities across Canada facing climate change and environmental disasters. ...
French lawmakers to vote on compromise climate bill
PARIS (AP) — France’s parliament plans to hold a final vote Tuesday on a compromise climate bill that was intended to transform travel, housing and industry but which environmental activists say doesn't go fast or far enough to slash the
Belgium’s royals lead a day of mourning for flood victims
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's king and queen visited the flood-stricken town of Verviers to lead the nation in a minute of silence Tuesday to remember those who died, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a second tour of the disaster
Salt for sore eyes: harbour salt pile blocks some of the best views in St. John’s
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Matt Idnurm likes to spend the early summer months watching the marine life off St. John's harbour from his first-floor balcony on Water Street downtown. "I sit out here with my binoculars and I watch the whales
