Tag Archives: Environment
Southern resident orca calf missing, presumed dead: Center for Whale Research
FRIDAY HARBOR - The group that has been tracking southern resident killer whales since the 1970s says a calf in one of the three pods is missing and thought to be dead. The Center for Whale Research i...
Nov 03, 2025
Feds will unveil proposed changes to EV sales mandate this winter, officials say
OTTAWA - The federal government will unveil proposed changes to its electric vehicles sales mandate this winter, federal officials said Monday. Mark Cauchi, director general of energy and transportati...
Nov 03, 2025
Ostrich farm rallies support as court says it will decide next week if it hears case
Canada's highest court says it will rule next Thursday whether to tackle a bitter dispute between the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and a British Columbia ostrich farm over the ordered destruction o...
Oct 31, 2025
Seven things to watch for as PM Mark Carney meets Chinese President Xi Jinping
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday at a summit in South Korea, where he intends to talk about "a much broader set of issues than trade....
Oct 30, 2025
Ottawa's new climate strategy being developed 'behind closed doors,' AFN says
OTTAWA - Ottawa's new climate competitiveness strategy is being developed "behind closed doors," without input from First Nations, an Assembly of First Nations leader charged at a parliamentary commit...
Oct 30, 2025
Canada helms G7 talks on critical mineral alliance after U.S.-China détente
TORONTO - Canada is heading up talks to establish a G7 critical mineral production alliance in what's widely seen as a bid to check China's reign over a supply chain key to everything from wind turbin...
Oct 30, 2025
Judge says Greenpeace must pay $345 million in pipeline lawsuit, cutting jury amount nearly in half
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota judge has ordered Greenpeace to pay damages of $345 million, reducing an earlier jury award after it found the environmental group and related entities were liable...
Oct 29, 2025
Ahead of G7 meetings, energy minister announces funding for green tech projects
OTTAWA - Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson announced millions of dollars for clean tech projects on Wednesday, ahead of the G7 ministerial meetings in Toronto starting Thursday. Delivering the keyno...
Oct 29, 2025
Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) - Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and caused widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged...
Oct 29, 2025
Wildlife on the move: Saskatchewan drivers reminded to stay alert during peak collision season
Saskatchewan motorists are reminded to give wildlife a brake during peak activity season. According to the most recent data from SGI, each year there are more than 8,000 collisions involving wildlife ...
Oct 29, 2025