The Alberta government has announced plans to ban new mountaintop removal and open-pit coal developments on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, but the new rules wouldn’t apply to advanced projects like a contentious mine proposed for the Crowsnest Pass. Energy and Minerals Minister Brian Jean announced Friday the new policies expected in late…
The consulting company that recommended the removal of thousands of trees from Stanley Park is sharing its perspective on a project that’s spurred considerable local controversy. The Vancouver Park Board began removing trees from the park after it revealed in November 2023 that up to 160,000 of them had been killed by a hemlock looper…
Officials in Washington state say they have eradicated the invasive insect that made headlines in recent years with the nickname “murder hornet.” The insect, officially known as the Northern Giant Hornet, became established in the Blaine area of Whatcom County, just minutes south of the British Columbia border. The hornets aren’t particularly dangerous to humans…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 17, 2024 11:49 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Quebec government has adopted regulations banning the sale of most new gasoline-powered vehicles as of 2035. The rules, adopted Monday, applies to all “light-duty” vehicles, which the province describes as cars, light…
Human error during a fuel transfer at a fish farm off the west coast of British Columbia has resulted in a spill into the water of up to 8,000 litres of diesel. The B.C. government said in a report on its website that the spill happened Saturday at the Grieg Seafood fish farm near Zeballos,…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two Russian oil tankers have been seriously damaged following a storm in the Kerch Strait, spilling oil and sparking an emergency rescue operation, Russian officials told state news outlets Sunday. Some reports said at least one of the vessels later sank. The Volgoneft-212 tanker, which was carrying…
Two former premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador say a draft energy agreement signed Thursday with Quebec shattered a political standoff that leaders had been trying to end for decades. Brian Tobin, a Liberal premier from 1996 to 2000, said the shift in political alignment will be good for the provinces, and for the entire country….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size OAKLAND, WIS. — Roughly 70,000 gallons (264,978 litres) of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin, officials said. The problem was discovered Nov. 11 in Jefferson County, 60 miles (96.5 kilometres) west of Milwaukee, by an Enbridge Energy technician, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported,…
A Canadian Navy vessel with the name HMCS Protecteur will again set sail, nearly a decade after the last supply ship with its respected legacy was taken out of service. The new joint support ship — the longest naval vessel ever to be built in Canada — was launched at a rainy ceremony at shipbuilder…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 12, 2024 3:32 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Montreal suburb is declaring the “end of the deer saga” Thursday after completing its plan to cull a growing herd of white-tailed deer in one of its parks. The City of Longueuil…
