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New Brunswick election: Greens promise to guarantee right to a healthy environment
FREDERICTON - The leader of New Brunswick's Green Party is promising to pass a law that would guarantee the right to a healthy environment if his party is elected to govern on Oct. 21. David Coon was ...
Oct 02, 2024
B.C. condo owners' group ordered to repay owner for cockroach control bill
VANCOUVER - The Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled that a British Columbia condominium owner should be repaid thousands of dollars she was charged to eradicate a cockroach infestation in her building...
Sep 30, 2024
Jasper captive caribou breeding program slowly recovers from summer wildfire
JASPER, ALTA. - By this time, Jasper National Park's caribou breeding centre was supposed to be nearly done, ready for pregnant cows to bed down behind its fence, safe from predators and working on re...
Sep 28, 2024
Environment, energy ministers offer Jagmeet Singh a briefing on carbon pricing
OTTAWA - Two Liberal ministers are inviting NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to a briefing about carbon pricing so he can "better understand" how it helps fight climate change while putting more money back in...
Sep 27, 2024
Alberta First Nation angered over lack of consultation in dam decision
A southern Alberta First Nation says it will fight a government decision on a dam that it says broke promises to take its concerns into account. "The Siksika Nation will strenuously oppose this projec...
Sep 26, 2024
Climate change made some heat waves at least 10 times more likely: Environment Canada
A new rapid analysis says climate change made August heat waves over some of Canada's most northern - and rapidly warming - regions at least 10 times more likely. Environment and Climate Change Canada...
Sep 25, 2024
2024 wildfire season on track to be 2nd largest in last two decades
Canada's wildfire season is on track to be the second largest in at least the last two decades, trailing only last year's record-breaking season. Federal officials say above-normal temperatures and dr...
Sep 25, 2024 Outside of last year's roughly 15 million hectares burned, federal records indicate only three other seasons have topped 5 million hectares, and the last was in 1995. (The Canadian Press)
Canada, U.S. to negotiate Beaufort Sea boundary dispute
OTTAWA - Canada and the United States say they have created a task force to negotiate a boundary dispute in the Arctic. The two countries have a long-standing dispute over a section of the Beaufort Se...
Sep 24, 2024
Sask. report says proposed fed. oil and gas cap cause economic damage
REGINA - A report from a tribunal appointed by the Saskatchewan Party government says a proposed federal emissions cap and methane regulations would cause severe economic damage. The tribunal report, ...
Sep 24, 2024 The tribunal report, struck by Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre, says the mandates could reduce oil and gas production and cause government revenue losses of up to $43 billion by 2050. (The Canadian Press)
Trudeau attends General Assembly where Biden makes final UN speech
NEW YORK - U.S. President Joe Biden reflected on the motivation behind his decision to step away from politics and sent a message of unity to global leaders gathered at a time of increasing division a...
Sep 24, 2024
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