Tories turn up heat on floodway labour issue
WINNIPEG – One by one, every Conservative MLA in the province stood in the legislature Thursday to present a petition … Continue reading Tories turn up heat on floodway labour issue
Caribou nursery experiment enters second year
WHITEHORSE – Yukon biologists have spent the last few weeks trapping pregnant caribou in a continuing experiment to save a … Continue reading Caribou nursery experiment enters second year
United States Citizen Convicted of Illegally Exporting Endangered Parrot
Brockville, Ontario, April 15, 2004 – A United States citizen has been convicted in a Brockville court of the unlawful … Continue reading United States Citizen Convicted of Illegally Exporting Endangered Parrot
Environment Minister announces decision on Cluff Lake Uranium mine decommissioning
OTTAWA, April 15, 2004 — The Honourable David Anderson, Minister of the Environment, today announced that the decommissioning of the … Continue reading Environment Minister announces decision on Cluff Lake Uranium mine decommissioning
Liberals bury Adams Mine landfill plan
OTTAWA – Legislation introduced Monday in the Ontario Legislature will prevent the Adams Mine in Kirkland Lake from ever becoming … Continue reading Liberals bury Adams Mine landfill plan
Conservation cuts taking a toll, says report
VANCOUVER – An environmental group says cutbacks to the province's conservation programs are having a negative impact on the B.C. … Continue reading Conservation cuts taking a toll, says report
Garbage fees ineffective, unjust: environmentalist
WINNIPEG – An environmental group from Toronto says the city of Winnipeg should toss its proposal to introduce garbage fees. … Continue reading Garbage fees ineffective, unjust: environmentalist
Landfill disposal not ruled out, says minister
VANCOUVER – B.C. Agriculture Minister John van Dongen says the disposal of Avian flu-infected birds in landfill sites across the … Continue reading Landfill disposal not ruled out, says minister
Report suggests city life improving, but not for everyone
EDMONTON – A new report suggests the gap between rich and poor in Canada's cities is widening. http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/04/14/canada/cities040414 Continue reading Report suggests city life improving, but not for everyone
City eyes privatizing more trash collection
WINNIPEG – A new report from a city committee says it could cost the city less to have private contractors … Continue reading City eyes privatizing more trash collection
Bowheads on the Beeb
IQALUIT – A reality television show crew visiting Nunavut from Britain is helping the Department of Fisheries and Oceans survey … Continue reading Bowheads on the Beeb
Canada, U.S. claim victory in latest WTO softwood ruling
Toronto – The Canadian and U.S. governments are both hailing the latest decision on softwood lumber from the World Trade … Continue reading Canada, U.S. claim victory in latest WTO softwood ruling