Category Archives: Environment
Ottawa welcomes president-elect Joe Biden as ally in climate fight
OTTAWA — Federal cabinet ministers are welcoming Joe Biden's election as the next U.S. president as an opportunity to advance the fight against climate change after four tumultuous years dealing with Donald Trump.Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson...
Trudeau congratulates Joe Biden on victory in U.S. presidential election
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau eagerly ushered in a new era of co-operation with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday, as Alberta's Jason Kenney made a thinly veiled request to preserve the Keystone XL pipeline.Trudeau's statement of cong...
Five ways Joe Biden’s victory in the U.S. presidential election could affect Canada
OTTAWA — The election of Democrat Joe Biden as the next president of the United States is expected to have wide-ranging implications for Canadian politics and policy. Here are five areas to watch. EnvironmentThe day after the election, the United Stat...
Alberta auditor flags $1.6B in government accounting blunders, oversight problems
EDMONTON — Alberta’s auditor general has flagged $1.6 billion worth of accounting blunders along with oversight issues by Premier Jason Kenney’s government on big-ticket files including the Keystone XL pipeline and the so-called energy war room. Audito...
Ottawa finalizes methane reduction deals with Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C.
OTTAWA — The federal government has finalized deals with three provinces to reduce emissions of a potent greenhouse gas, saying methane proposals from Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia will achieve the same cuts as rules suggested by Ottawa. B...
Canada names first research chair in aquatic restoration, to study salmon population
HALIFAX — The federal government is announcing the country's first research chair in aquatic restoration, which will focus on growing the Atlantic salmon population. Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said today the research chair will be located ...
Canada ‘watching very carefully,’ Trudeau says of U.S. election cliffhanger
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday said he is keeping a close eye on the political drama unfolding in the United States, where the presidential election remains too close to call. "I want to reassure Canadians that the Canadian
Parks pop wars: Alberta politicians use duelling tunes to make parks arguments
EDMONTON — Alberta politicians are reaching deep into pop music's memory bank in the hope their messages about the province's parks stick in people's ears. On Monday, the United Conservative government released a social media campaign called "My Parks ...
Recipe for relaunching aerospace sector missing public support, sector report says
MONTREAL — The aerospace industry is calling for government funding to help it weather the turbulence caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, even as some in the sector say it must also work to change public perceptions and rally taxpayers to
No budget yet for Liberals’ promise to plant two billion trees by 2030
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's massive tree-planting promise from the 2019 election has yet to be allocated a single dime. Trudeau pledged a year ago that the government would plant two billion more trees by 2030, or about 200 million
