Category Archives: Environment
B.C. company turning fly larvae into pet food gets $6M in federal funds
CALGARY — A British Columbia company that feeds food waste to insects to produce pet food has received $6 million from the federal government for a new plant just north of Calgary.Enterra Feed Corp. last year opened a 17,500-square-metre production
Kenney says killing Keystone sets risky precedent, puts Alberta on hook for $1B
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says cancelling the Keystone XL expansion risks a dangerous precedent for other pipelines stretching from Canada to south of the border.“I’m not sure that people involved in this decision in Washington are fully ...
Cancelled Keystone XL pipeline expansion won’t lessen oil dependency, experts say
CALGARY — Cancelling the multi-billion dollar Keystone XL pipeline expansion would not only jeopardize thousands of jobs in Alberta, it would also mean the loss of billions of dollars in corporate income taxes, carbon taxes and royalties, according to ...
An outright ‘No’: Biden’s Day 1 Keystone XL kibosh bodes ill for Canada-U.S. ties
WASHINGTON — North America's perennial pipeline debate erupted anew Monday as president-elect Joe Biden's Day 1 plan to kill off the Keystone XL project cast a pall over hopes for a fresh start to the Canada-U. S. relationship. Critics cheered
Transition documents suggest Biden plans Day 1 order rescinding Keystone XL permit
WASHINGTON — One of Joe Biden's first actions once he becomes U.S. president Wednesday will be to slam the door yet again on Canada's politically fraught Keystone XL pipeline expansion, transition documents suggest. The documents, seen by The Canadian...
‘Morally and ethically wrong:’ Court to hear challenge to Alberta coal policy removal
First Nations, ranchers, municipal officials and environmentalists hope to persuade a judge this week to force Alberta to revisit its decision to open one of the province's most important and best-loved landscapes to open-pit coal mining. At least nine...
Alberta monolith comes with message to save eastern slopes of Rocky Mountains
A towering stainless steel monolith set up along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta comes with a message. The three-metre-tall structure, which reflects its surroundings, is one of many that have been found around the world in recent
Country singer Paul Brandt adds voice against proposed coal mines in Rockies
Another country music star from Alberta has voiced protest against proposed coal mines on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Paul Brandt, who leads a committee on human trafficking set up by the Alberta government, has posted his concerns on
Coast guard’s marine watch desk reports sightings in real time to protect B.C. orcas
VICTORIA — The Canadian Coast Guard will report whale sightings in real time from a new marine mammal desk established to protect endangered southern resident killer whales and other cetaceans in British Columbia waters. Fisheries and Oceans Canada say...
Environmental group concerned about native grasslands in southern Alberta
CALGARY — An environmental group says it is opposed to the proposed sale of oil and natural gas rights in the Milk River Natural Area and other native grasslands in southern Alberta. The United Conservative government is holding an auction, which
