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Liberal energy minister promises ban oil furnaces for new builds
OTTAWA - Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced an intention to ban the installation of oil furnaces in new construction as early as 2028. The federal government's planned phase-out of heati...
Jul 16, 2024 The federal government’s planned phase-out of heating oil would be paired with more financial support for Canadians to purchase and install heat pumps instead. (The Canadian Press)
Repeated extreme weather events linked to rise in mental health problems, trauma
FREDERICTON - Jennifer Moore was helping a neighbour on flood-prone Stannus Street, in Windsor, N.S., last week when she fell face first in waist-deep brown water in her driveway. It was the third tim...
Jul 16, 2024
Despite an industrial past, Montreal's Lachine Canal now a popular fishing spot
MONTREAL - Live music pulses through the air as Henry Leung casts a lure into the murky waters of the Lachine Canal, at a site wedged between a noisy festival and the high-rises of Montreal's Griffint...
Jul 16, 2024
Canadian Coast Guard investigating source of motor oil spill in Montreal river
MONTREAL - The Canadian Coast Guard says it's still investigating the source of a motor oil spill the length of several city blocks in the St. Lawrence River near the Montreal east-end neighbourhood o...
Jul 15, 2024
Quebec town leaders, residents unite to decide fate of mine with ties to Pentagon
MONTREAL - Five Quebec municipalities located by a proposed site for a graphite mine with ties to the Pentagon have created an alliance to accelerate public consultations on the project and pressure t...
Jul 13, 2024
B.C. wildfire crews battle blaze in ancient forest park with 1,000-year-old trees
British Columbia's wildfire service says crews are battling a 10-hectare blaze in a park that protects a portion of what the province calls the "only inland temperate rainforest in the world," with tr...
Jul 12, 2024
Some Alaskan salmon fisheries lose Ocean Wise label amid concern for B.C.-bound stock
VANCOUVER - Vancouver-based seafood sustainability group Ocean Wise has removed its recommended designation from southeast Alaskan salmon fisheries. It says there are questions about the impact of the...
Jul 11, 2024
'Super duper excited': Kids release ladybugs at Victoria Park
Thursday was a big day for kids in Regina. Hundreds of children released more than 200,000 ladybugs at Victoria Park on Thursday as part of the City's annual ladybug event. Russell Eirich, the city's ...
Jul 11, 2024 Kids had a great time releasing ladybugs to help control aphids. (Abby Zieverink/980 CJME)
Canada, U.S. governments reach in-principle agreement to update Columbia River Treaty
WASHINGTON, D. C. - The Canadian and U.S. governments have reached a deal on how to modernize the Columbia River Treaty, the decades-old agreement that regulates the waterway that flows from southeast...
Jul 11, 2024
Tire recycling program confirms some tires shipped out of Sask. for processing
After months of controversy over who gets to recycle Saskatchewan tires, the program operator confirmed it has been shipping some tires out of the province for processing over the past year. More than...
Jul 11, 2024 Tire Stewardship of Saskatchewan says it’s been shipping small quantities of tires out of the province for the past year because the new recycler hasn’t had the capacity. (650 CKOM file photo)
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Evan Bray: Canadians deserve more than vague explanations over poor trade results
Canadians elected Prime Minister Mark Carney to office to handle trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. Evan Bray sa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, September 10
8:30 - Many Canadians say Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to launch counter-tariffs was a gamble he had to make. B...