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B.C. tanker-ban, environment assessment bills scale final hurdle in Senate
OTTAWA - A pair of controversial environmental bills scaled their final hurdle in the Senate on Thursday, over the objections of critics who warn the two pieces of legislation will kneecap Canada's oi...
Jun 20, 2019
Tax credits, penalizing big polluters, key to Conservative climate plan
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says his climate plan will be "Canada's best chance" to hit its targets under the Paris climate-change agreement and that it can happen without a carbon tax....
Jun 19, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Liberals’ balancing act between energy and the environment climaxes this week
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is teetering on a tightrope this week as it attempts to prove it can balance economic development with environmental protection during the final sitting of Parl...
Jun 17, 2019
To hit environment goals, feds should create ‘super’ tax credit, report says
OTTAWA - A government-struck expert panel is calling for new "super-deduction" tax credits to encourage Canadians to put their retirement savings into climate-conscious investments. The report deliver...
Jun 14, 2019
New Manitoba plan contains no carbon tax, higher carbon emissions level
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is watering down its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and removing any possible carbon tax from the equation. Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle S...
Jun 10, 2019
Bundle up for extreme cold warning: Environment Canada
The extreme cold is back in Saskatchewan for a second day, with temperatures falling into the -30s throughout most of the province's southern half. Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warnin...
Feb 14, 2019
City of Regina to trap rabbits to protect trees
The City of Regina is setting traps to cut down its prolific rabbit population, particularly in the newer Harbour Landing neighbourhood. Russell Eirich, the city's manager of forestry, horticulture an...
Feb 12, 2019 (Photo Courtesy of Global Regina)
Deer data needed for tracking CWD: Environment ministry
The province is asking hunters for 2,000 deer heads, in order to monitor a progressive disease among wildlife. The environment ministry wants to track the effects that chronic wasting disease (CWD) ha...
Nov 26, 2018 A photo of a male White-tailed deer. (Wikipedia)
City of Regina commits to 100 per cent renewables by 2050
The City of Regina will soon be making a push to be cleaner and greener. City council approved a motion Monday night to get the city using 100 per cent renewable energy by 2050. The goal means anythin...
Oct 30, 2018 City council discusses a plan to deal with legalization of recreational marijuana and a proposal that would have fined homeowners for not clearing their sidewalks within 48 hours of a snowfall. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan's biggest wind farm coming to Assiniboia area
Saskatchewan's biggest wind farm yet is coming to the Assiniboia area. SaskPower announced that it has accepted the proposal by Potentia Renewables Inc. for a 200 megawatt (MW) project that will produ...
Oct 19, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
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