Category Archives: Environment
Trudeau pressured to adopt tougher emissions target for Biden climate summit
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under pressure to step up his commitment to cutting greenhouse gas emissions in Canada within the next decade as he heads into a United States-hosted climate summit with global leaders.The virtual two-day event...
Federal Budget 2021: Liberals focus on clean technology for climate spending
OTTAWA — Pushing the private sector to develop clean technology — and heavy emitters to adopt it — is where billions in new money will flow from the Liberals’ 2021 budget pledge unveiled Monday to tackle climate change. Around $17 billion
Alberta legislature turns down Opposition request to debate bill to protect Rockies
EDMONTON — The Alberta legislature has turned down a request for a special debate on an Opposition bill intended to protect the province's Rocky Mountains from coal mining. The refusal from United Conservative MLAs to grant unanimous consent for the de...
B.C. Indigenous nation opposes mineral exploration in culturally sensitive area
VANCOUVER — A mineral exploration company with provincial permits to work in Tahltan territory in northwestern British Columbia is treading on sacred grounds, an elected leader in the nation's government says. Vancouver-based Doubleview Gold Corp. is d...
Conservatives cite concern over influence of ‘climate activists’ on net-zero target
OTTAWA — Conservatives have moved to quash a government bill that mandates Ottawa set legally binding targets to hit net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 over a lack of representation from the oil and gas sector on an outside advisory panel. Tory
Alberta ministers defend widely criticized coal consultation plans
EDMONTON — Alberta cabinet ministers are defending the government's widely criticized plans to consult the public over open-pit coal development in the province's Rocky Mountains. "Our goal is to ensure the government's approach to coal reflects the be...
Record year prompts B.C. to increase budget for parks by $83 million over three years
VICTORIA — British Columbia will pump $83 million over three years into its parks for new campsites and to expand trails and accessibility as the province had a record-breaking year for camping reservations last year. Environment Minister George Heyman...
Alberta coal consultation terms of reference rule out land use, water concerns
EDMONTON — A committee that is supposed to consult Albertans on coal development in the Rocky Mountains won't be allowed to hear what people want to say about water and land use. "The terms of reference say we're consulting on everything
Alberta coal consultation terms of reference rule out land use, water concerns
EDMONTON — A committee that is supposed to consult Albertans on coal development in the Rocky Mountains won't be allowed to hear what people want to say about water and land use. "The terms of reference say we're consulting on everything
Low-carbon bucks: Conservatives pitch consumer carbon pricing through savings account
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is pitching a loyalty-card style of carbon pricing where consumers would see what they pay on fuel stored into an account that can be used for green purchases later. The so-called "personal low carbon
