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Quebecers are surveilling the damage Friday after a powerful summer storm — that produced at least one confirmed tornado — flooded roads, downed trees and left thousands in the dark. Hydro-Québec says about 150,000 households were still without electricity as of 11 a.m. on Friday. The situation is improving as …
Read More »Carbon price rebate rolling out to more Canadians. How much will you get?
Many more Canadians will begin receiving Ottawa’s climate action incentive payment starting Friday. Between July 14 and July 21, Canadians in Atlantic Canada, as well as in Ontario and the Prairies, will get the tax-free payment through the Canada Revenue Agency, which is meant to offset the cost of federal …
Read More »Coyote pup an unexpected houseguest for Winnipeg homeowner – Winnipeg
A Winnipeg woman had an unexpected visitor when she opened the door to let her cat in on Wednesday. “I was just sitting in my family room having a coffee and I noticed my cat outside, so I opened the door to let the cat in,” Cynthia Carr told 680 …
Read More »Rising rivers, flood risk keep Quebec communities on high alert
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Heavy rain and rising river waters kept some communities in Quebec on high alert Tuesday, as parts of the province remained under a rainfall warning. The City of Sherbrooke in the Eastern Townships said the Saint-François River had swelled to the point …
Read More »Ontario to seek new wind, solar power to help ease coming electricity supply crunch
Ontario is working toward filling all of the province’s quickly growing electricity needs with emissions-free sources, including a plan to secure new renewable generation, but isn’t quite ready to commit to a moratorium on natural gas. Energy Minister Todd Smith announced Monday a strategy to prepare the grid for 2030 …
Read More »Cold front to bring relief in Ontario, Quebec but heat wave lingers on coasts
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 7, 2023 7:16 am Updated July 7, 2023 7:21 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A cold front passing through Ontario is expected to offer relief Friday after a multi-day heat wave, but the hot and humid weather is forecasted …
Read More »64% of Canadians have air conditioning. Is it enough for climate change? – National
Climate scientists proclaimed July 3, 2023, the hottest day in human record keeping. Canada has seen a swathe of heat warnings in the past week, warning of elevated risks for heat-related illnesses and air quality. And the return of El Niño, a naturally occurring climate pattern, is bringing even warmer …
Read More »Fish not biting ‘like they used to’ in Lac-Mégantic 10 years after rail disaster
Pierre Grenier says that ever since the 2013 train derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Que. spilled 100,000 litres of crude oil into the Chaudière River, fishing hasn’t been the same. Anglers like him are catching fewer fish, and their catches are increasingly adult fish — a sign that fewer fish are being born. …
Read More »Grass to fight greenhouse gas: Selkirk, Man. pilots environmental project – Winnipeg
What if a city could improve its biodiversity, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase stormwater capacity and save taxpayer money all with flowers and natural grass? That’s precisely what the City of Selkirk hopes to do with its latest naturalization project along the city’s main drag and in its parks. The …
Read More »Ontario Greenbelt development plan faces new threat from federal government
The federal government may have the ammunition it needs to derail Premier Doug Ford’s controversial plan to develop portions of Ontario’s Greenbelt, Global News can reveal. A briefing note prepared in March for Canada’s minister of the environment and climate change lists 29 at-risk species that live — or are …
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