Category Archives: Environment
Online reservations for thousands of B.C. campsites set to open on March 8
VICTORIA — Camping enthusiasts in British Columbia will be able to book summer campsites in parks across the province starting March 8. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy says in a statement Discover Camping, the online reservation...
Presidential envoy John Kerry, Canada’s Wilkinson discuss shared climate priorities
WASHINGTON — The spirit of cross-border co-operation is lingering as Canada's environment minister talks climate change priorities with presidential envoy John Kerry. Jonathan Wilkinson says he expects Canada and the United States to push each other t...
‘Serious concerns:’ Alberta First Nations oppose coal expansion in Rocky Mountains
EDMONTON — Two of Alberta's largest First Nations have written letters to coal companies saying they will oppose any new mine proposals in the Rocky Mountains since the provincial government has consistently ignored their concerns. The Siksika and Kai...
Nova Scotia to offer $19 million in rebates for electric cars, home energy efficiency
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin has announced $19 million in rebates to help people buy electric vehicles and to assist low-income families in making their homes more energy efficient. In a news release, the province says $9.5 million will
No details: Alberta energy minister announces date for start of coal consultations
EDMONTON — Alberta says public consultations on its plans to expand coal-mining will begin March 29 but there's no decision yet on how they will go ahead. "I have directed my department officials to bring forward a comprehensive consultation plan that
Biden on China’s detention of two Michaels: ‘Human beings are not bartering chips’
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden granted Justin Trudeau at least one of the items atop his wish list Tuesday as they met for the first time as president and prime minister: a pledge to help get two Canadians out of a
Commercial fishers seek intervener status in lawsuit over Indigenous fishing rights
YARMOUTH, N.S. — A group representing commercial fishers is seeking intervener status in a lawsuit filed by a First Nation challenging Nova Scotia's rules around buying and selling seafood products. The Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance said toda...
Edmonton council approves first step for gondola across North Saskatchewan River
EDMONTON — A proposal from a private company to build a gondola across Edmonton's river valley will keep moving forward after city council approved an important step Monday. Council members, in an 8-5 vote, supported a framework for a working relations...
Screen-shared vision: Biden-Trudeau meeting to feature common ground, old irritants
WASHINGTON — Call it the Screen-Shared Summit. Tuesday's bilateral meeting of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden — a strictly virtual affair, thanks to COVID-19 — offers hope of a new start for Canada-U. S. relations. It will be the...
‘Trojan Horse:’ Alberta to argue in court federal assessment law unconstitutional
Alberta is in court fighting against Ottawa's law on environmental assessment. Arguments in Alberta's Court of Appeal are expected to last all week. The Alberta government calls the Impact Assessment Act, or Bill C-69, a "Trojan Horse" that attempts to...
