Tag Archives: Environment

MONTREAL - The federal government committed to planting two billion trees across the country to restore natural habitats and fight climate change, and now Quebec wants to harvest some of them. The pro...

OTTAWA - A corporation co-owned by 13 Mi'kmaw communities is investing in new battery plants with Nova Scotia Power in what both parties are calling a step toward reconciliation. The project, announce...

KELOWNA, B.C. - Winery owner Rolf de Bruin was well aware of the stakes as temperatures plunged to -24 C in Lillooet, B.C., in mid-January. "It's really painful because there's nothing that you can do...

Saskatchewan anglers can fish for free over the Family Day weekend. From Saturday through Monday, anyone can fish in the province's public waters without needing to buy a licence. Angling limits and o...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Lights from fishing boats illuminating heavy snowfall helped guide four crew members off a teetering vessel Wednesday night that had run aground that morning in Newfoundland as a ma...

OTTAWA - The federal carbon price will increase April 1 to $85 per tonne, up from $60. The quarterly rebates associated with it - which the Liberals rebranded Wednesday as the "Canada Carbon Rebate" -...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A critical pump station that came dangerously close to being overwhelmed by floodwaters in British Columbia in November 2021 will receive almost $80 million in upgrades to provide f...

KELOWNA, B.C. - This season will likely be the most challenging cherry growers have ever experienced in British Columbia, a farmer and industry leader says, after a widespread cold snap damaged trees ...

OTTAWA - First Nations leaders are calling on the federal government to oppose a nuclear waste disposal site near the Ottawa River that they say threatens drinking water and their rights. Last month, ...

CANMORE, Alta. - A First Nations community in Alberta has added its voice to a call for a provincial environmental assessment on two major property development projects in a neighbouring mountain town...