Category Archives: Environment
No alarm before deadly volume of water gushed from dam, killing man in B.C.: CEO
VANCOUVER — The CEO of a dam operator says there were no alarms to warn a group of people fishing on the banks of the Capilano River in North Vancouver that a deadly torrent of water was heading their way
Hearing over controversial Coastal GasLink pipeline resumes at B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER — Arguments over the extension of the environmental assessment certificate for a natural gas pipeline in B.C. resumed in court on Friday with lawyers for Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs telling a judge an evaluation is needed on the potential ...
NDP, Liberal, Green leaders set for televised debate on Oct. 13
VANCOUVER — The leaders of British Columbia's three main political parties will meet face-to-face in a televised debate on Oct. 13. A consortium of broadcasters will televise the 90-minute debate starting at 6:30 p.m. featuring NDP Leader John Horgan, ...
B.C. Supreme Court hears petition for judicial review of Coastal GasLink certificate
VANCOUVER — Lawyers for the Office of the Wet’suwet’en were in British Columbia Supreme Court Thursday seeking an order quashing the extension of the environmental assessment certificate for a pipeline that was at the centre of countrywide protests in ...
Second Indigenous-run, off-season lobster fishery opens in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's second Indigenous-run, off-season lobster fishery officially began operating in southern Cape Breton Thursday, coinciding with Treaty Day celebrations. Fishers from the Potlotek First Nation headed out on St. Peters Bay to...
Ontario will abide by judge’s ruling against carbon tax stickers, minister says
TORONTO — Ontario will not appeal a court ruling against its anti-carbon tax stickers, the government said Thursday, putting an end to an 18-month political and legal battle between Ottawa and the province. Last month, a Superior Court judge ...
Infrastructure bank to invest $10 billion in priority areas for pandemic recovery
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is promising to finally spend $10 billion that has sat in the accounts of its infrastructure financing agency for years, hoping to create thousands of post-pandemic jobs. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the three-year...
Another First Nation in Nova Scotia set to start self-regulated lobster fishery
HALIFAX — A First Nation in southern Cape Breton is set to become the second Indigenous band in Nova Scotia to launch a self-regulated commercial lobster fishery that will operate outside the regular season. The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw Chiefs
Dalhousie faculty association investigating president’s letter on Mi’kmaq fishery
HALIFAX — Dalhousie's faculty association says the university's president may have violated academic freedom after he emailed teachers, staff and students to warn them against making negative comments about an Indigenous-run fishery. The president's le...
Court should intervene to remedy Canada’s alleged failure on climate change: lawyer
VANCOUVER — The courts have a definite role in helping to determine if Canada has breached the constitutional rights of 15 youths who are suing the government for its alleged failures on climate change policies, a lawyer for the group
