Category Archives: Environment
‘Toxic’ label will spur research into impact of plastics on human health, experts say
TORONTO — A proposed ban on some single-use plastics should serve as a wake-up call to Canadians concerned about the potential harms everyday items may pose, say experts who expect the move will spur research into settling ongoing questions about
Absent any new policy, carbon tax must rise to meet Paris emission targets, PBO says
OTTAWA — The cost to consumers of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's keystone environmental policy will have to rise if the country is to meet its Paris climate accord goals, the parliamentary budget office says, just as the country may be
Path to economic recovery filled with risks that need to be managed, Macklem says
OTTAWA — The governor of the Bank of Canada is warning that unprecedented economic measures to help families and businesses manage the pandemic may add potholes on the road to recovery. Tiff Macklem said Canada has managed the crisis better than
Alberta wants to clear the way for development of ‘untapped’ geothermal energy
CALGARY — Alberta's energy minister says the province intends to clear hurdles to the development of clean geothermal energy. Sonya Savage said the United Conservative government plans to bring in legislation this fall to set the stage for furthe...
Plastics industry says its products are not ‘toxic’, urges govt to rethink label
OTTAWA — The federal government's plan to ban some single-use plastic products by labelling them "toxic" to the environment is defamatory and harmful to the companies that produce them, an industry group said Wednesday. Environment Minister Jonathan Wi...
Lobster catch dropped in N.S. bay in years leading up to launch of Mi’kmaq fishery
HALIFAX — The federal Fisheries Department says data gathered from a Nova Scotia bay where a self-regulated Mi'kmaq lobster fishery has been recently launched shows a decrease in the catch in recent years. However, the department also says there has be...
Straws, stir sticks and bags among first targets of countrywide plastics ban
OTTAWA — Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says six single-use plastic items that aren't easily recycled and already have more environmentally-friendly alternatives will be the first to go under Canada's new restrictions on plastics.That means it...
Churchill Falls dam: Labrador Innu seek $4 billion in compensation from Hydro-Quebec
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Innu Nation of Labrador has filed a lawsuit against Hydro-Quebec seeking $4 billion in compensation for the ecological and cultural damage caused by the damming of the upper Churchill River in the early 1970s. Senior Innu
Alarm system being considered after gush of water from dam kills angler in B.C.
VANCOUVER — A dam operator investigating an unexpected surge of water that rolled down a North Vancouver river and killed an angler says it's exploring the possibility of an alarm system at the site. Metro Vancouver CEO Jerry Dobrovolny says the
Mi’kmaq lobster boat in self-regulated fishery destroyed in suspicious fire
HALIFAX — A lobster boat belonging to a Mi'kmaq fisher has been destroyed by a suspicious fire at a wharf in southwestern Nova Scotia, near waters where a self-regulated Indigenous fishery is underway. RCMP Sgt. Andrew Joyce says police are investigati...
