Author: Rex
Credit River contaminated with E-coli…but notification not required by law
Charity laws archaic, need overhaul: report
TORONTO – Charities in Canada need to be allowed to speak out more on issues to try to sway governments … Continue reading Charity laws archaic, need overhaul: report
Ottawa should study trawling: group
HALIFAX – Canada doesn't protect marine habitats from damaging fishing practices as well as the U.S., an environmental group says. … Continue reading Ottawa should study trawling: group
Northern reserve stops logging trucks
Prince George, B.C. – The Stoney Creek Band near Vanderhoof has won it's ongoing fight to stop logging trucks from … Continue reading Northern reserve stops logging trucks
Toronto’s air contains carcinogens
TORONTO ? Toronto's air contains carcinogens that approach or exceed "tolerable" benchmarks for cancer risk. http://toronto.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=cancer_mar2202 Continue reading Toronto’s air contains carcinogens
Greenhouse gas used to boost oil production
WEYBURN, SASK – Scientists from around the world are closely watching a Saskatchewan-based project that extracts oil using carbon dioxide, … Continue reading Greenhouse gas used to boost oil production
Co-op study around north explores community role
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut – Co-ops from across Nunavut and the Northwest Territories will take part in a three-year national study … Continue reading Co-op study around north explores community role
No ban on lawn chemicals
OTTAWA – Federal Health Minister Anne McLellan says she is overhauling the Pesticide Control Products Act but will not ban … Continue reading No ban on lawn chemicals
No environmental benefit to ethanol, gas companies say
REGINA – Canada's oil and gas retailers say they do not support Saskatchewan's plan to force them to put ethanol … Continue reading No environmental benefit to ethanol, gas companies say
Canada closes ports to Faroe Island fishers, confirms cod on Russian ship
ST. JOHN'S – Canada has banned Faroe Island fishing vessels from Canadian ports for the remainder of the year, a … Continue reading Canada closes ports to Faroe Island fishers, confirms cod on Russian ship
Angry Canada shuts ports to Faroe Island ships
OTTAWA ? Canada Thursday closed its ports to fishing vessels from the Faroe Islands as punishment for what Ottawa said … Continue reading Angry Canada shuts ports to Faroe Island ships