Category Archives: Environment
Supreme Court dismisses Indigenous appeal of Trans Mountain pipeline approval
OTTAWA — Several B.C. First Nations vowed Thursday to keep their fight against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion going, despite losing what appears to be the last known legal option to overturn federal approval of the project. The Supreme Cour...
Metro Vancouver carbon neutral, goal of regional achievement still 30 years away
DELTA, B.C. — The regional district of Metro Vancouver says it has achieved corporate carbon neutrality, balancing its carbon output with its removal from the atmosphere. Board chairman Sav Dhaliwal said Monday that the regional district beca...
B.C. government to give loans for fuel efficient switch on home heating
VICTORIA — The B.C. government is offering loans with interest rates as low as zero for people who want to switch from fossil fuel-based heating systems. The five-year loans are for conversions to energy-efficient heat pumps that the governme...
Ontario proposes new water bottling policies, more municipal power
TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to effectively give municipalities veto power over new water bottling permits and set new rules and priorities for taking groundwater. The planned changes come three years after the former Liberal government enacted ...
Poll suggests how abortion, climate policies affect support for Conservatives
OTTAWA — A failure to clearly articulate positions on social conservative issues and a weak climate change plan are often cited as reasons the federal Conservatives failed to woo enough voters to win the last federal election. The party's most ardent
Alberta probe into foreign funding of anti-oil groups extended to October
EDMONTON — Alberta's public inquiry into whether foreign money is bankrolling anti-oil protests in Canada is going into overtime. Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the initial findings from the inquiry's commissioner, Steve Allan, show more w...
Numbers of large wild Atlantic salmon dipped to near historic lows in 2019
HALIFAX — A group advocating for the conservation of wild Atlantic salmon says the number of adult salmon returning to North America rivers fell to near historic lows last year. The Atlantic Salmon Federation's annual "State of Wild Atlantic Salmon Rep...
Canada gives $5 million for new wildlife research network
OTTAWA — The federal government is investing $5 million to create a national wildfire research network, two years after the Canadian Forest Service warned that Canada's expertise and research on forest fires was not keeping up with the dramatic shifts
Alberta to reinstate environmental monitoring in industry, oilpatch on July 15
EDMONTON — Alberta industries, including the oilpatch, will resume environmental monitoring and reporting in three weeks. The Alberta government and its energy regulator have each issued orders for reporting to resume on July 15. Testing...
Canada’s recovery should put people first, 150 civil society groups demand
Canada’s post-pandemic recovery efforts should put people first and transition to a fairer and sustainable future instead of going back to business as usual, an alliance of 150 civil society groups is demanding. They have released a manifesto titled “Principles
