Category: News
Newswire: Environmentalist sets sights on former prime minister’s seat
When the 2005 Liberal leadership race was over, Désirée McGraw received a call from friend and fellow Montrealer Justin Trudeau, son of a former prime minister.
Environmentalists gather at Halifax conference
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May will be among environmentalists from around world convening in Halifax this week to discuss ecology and sustainability. About 60 environmentalists from 14 countries, including William Rees, who coined the term “ecological footprint,” are gathering for the Global Ecological Integrity and the Sustainable Society, which runs Monday to Friday at Dalhousie [...]
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Vandals destroy rare birds’ nests in Magdalen Islands
Wildlife officials in the Magdalen Islands are searching for vandals who destroyed the nests of an endangered species of bird. Someone driving an all-terrain vehicle ran over piping plover nests last month, smashing through cages built to protect the birds’ eggs.
Greens nix union with left-wing Quebec party
BEAUMONT, QUE. — Members of the Green Party of Quebec have voted “massively” against merging with the left-wing Qu
More Montreal apartment dwellers to recycle
Montreal is planning to expand its recycling program to include apartment buildings. The proposal, announced Thursday, means 50,000 new households – apartments of nine units or more – will now start recycling.
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PETA accused of being alarmist about zoo animals
The closure of the Quebec City zoo is garnering attention from the animal-rights lobby group PETA. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling on the Association of Canadian Zoos to protect the animals.
Quebec Cree plan wind power megaproject
A group planning a wind park in northern Quebec says it is considering selling its electricity to the United States.
Lawn order: herbicide ban now in effect
Many homeowners in Quebec will be looking at their lawns differently this spring as a new herbicide ban goes into effect Monday.
