Category Archives: Environment
International commission asks Canada to join probe of selenium flowing from B.C.
The agency that mediates disputes between Canada and the United States over shared waters is pleading with the federal Liberals to join an investigation into contamination from British Columbia coal mines before the Americans move on their own. In a M...
Here’s how the government wants to disaster-proof your home
MIAMI (AP) — On this first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, federal officials are launching a new initiative to modernize building codes so that communities can be more resilient to hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and other extreme weather events...
Germans snap up inflation-busting public transit tickets
BERLIN (AP) — Travelers in Germany will be able to crisscross the country for under $10 a month this summer as part of a government program intended to help combat rampant inflation, high fuel prices and climate change.
Ottawa, N.W.T. in talks with U.S. charity about funding for Indigenous park guardians
Ottawa and Northwest Territories are in discussions with a large American charity about permanent funding for a program that puts First Nations people in charge of looking after parks and other conservation areas on their traditional lands. Representat...
A correction to a quick list that moved with a B.C. old-growth logging story
VANCOUVER — In a quick list on numbers that moved on May 28 with a story about old-growth logging, The Canadian Press erroneously said 7,200 hectares of at-risk old-growth forests logged since November amounts to the size of nearly 90
Governor’s office contracts ex-aide for ‘statehood defense’
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's office has entered a contract with a former Dunleavy aide for up to $50,000 in part to advise the administration on what legal fights to pursue against the federal government.
Critics fear environmental impact of new Alberta anti-red-tape legislation
EDMONTON — New Alberta legislation aimed at reducing red tape could do just the opposite while threatening parks and protected areas, say legal and environmental critics. "It further centralizes authority with the minister and the higher echelons of th...
Man turns himself in to police over manure pile left at B.C. premier’s office
LANGFORD, B.C. — RCMP on Vancouver Island say a man has turned himself in after a pile of manure was left at the front door of Premier John Horgan's constituency office in Langford, B.C., last week. Corp. Alex Bérubé says the
Manitoba warns of high water and winds at southern lakes
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is warning that rain and winds could cause damage along the province’s southern lakes already swollen by one of the wettest springs on record. Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk says a powerful Colorado low tracki...
How San Diego secured its water supply, at a cost
As a worsening drought forces millions of Californians to face mandatory water restrictions, one corner of Southern California has largely shielded itself from supply-related woes: San Diego County.