Category Archives: Environment
Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the Liberal government’s carbon tax
OTTAWA — Supreme Court justices pushed lawyers from Saskatchewan and Ontario hard Tuesday, demanding to know how Canada can help stop climate change if any single province chooses not to help. But several of the justices also raised concerns that the
Feds reluctantly approve Ontario and New Brunswick carbon prices for big emitters
OTTAWA — The federal government has reluctantly given green lights to both Ontario and New Brunswick to use their own carbon-pricing systems for big industrial emitters, rather than have a federal program imposed on them. The decisions come on the eve
Nova Scotia residents concerned over dusty cement plant emission that coats cars
HALIFAX — Some people who were near a Nova Scotia cement plant last weekend say they're concerned about a shower of sticky, white dust from the factory that landed on properties and vehicles. Jason Sorflaten, a Halifax resident...
B.C. disburses first half of federal funds to reclaim dormant oil and gas wells
VANCOUVER — The first half of a $100-million federal fund directed at cleaning up dormant oil and gas wells in British Columbia has been disbursed. Energy Minister Bruce Ralston says work is underway to reclaim wells that have been inactive for at...
Federal, provincial battle over carbon tax goes before Supreme Court this week
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's carbon tax is going on trial Tuesday. The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear appeals in three separate cases to determine if the federal carbon-tax legislation is constitutional or if it encroaches unaccepta...
Trudeau starts consultations with opposition leaders on next week’s throne speech
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began consulting opposition leaders Thursday about next week's throne speech, which could theoretically bring down his minority Liberal government if none of their parties support it. He spoke by phone with Bloc Q...
Throne speech to talk short-, and long-term plans as cases rise, prompting PM address
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals' throne speech Wednesday is to lay out plans for child care, health care, affordable housing and navigating the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The speech, crafted by the governing party but delivered by Gov. Ge...
Canadian forestry invents biodegradable mask filter, aims for full mask by Christmas
OTTAWA — A Quebec-based forestry innovation organization says it has figured out how to make a single-use face mask filter out of fully-biodegradable wood products. Stéphane Renou, the president of FPInnovations Inc., says it could be a game-changer fo...
Canada sending nearly 300 fire personnel by Friday to help battle wildfires in Oregon
WASHINGTON, Wash. — Canada is sending nearly 300 firefighters and technical specialists to help beat back the flames ravaging Oregon, one of three states where wildfires are razing buildings, claiming lives and chasing residents from their homes along ...
Task force crosses partisan lines to call for $55 billion for climate, clean energy
OTTAWA — A new report from an independent task force says Canada's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic needs massive investments in clean energy, climate-resilient buildings and electric cars to keep up with a greener-shifting world. Richard F...
