Pollution

• Vancouver Island shipbreaking company hit with pollution abatement order

  Deepwater Recovery's four-year-old operation in Baynes Sound near Courtenay has rankled neighbours and the regional district

  Environment

  Mar 22
  
• Environment Canada issues air quality statement for Calgary

  Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement for the City of Calgary Sunday morning with stagnant weather leading to elevated air pollution levels.

  Weather

  Jan 21
  
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• Canada’s heated political conflict over carbon pricing to continue into 2024

  The consumer carbon price, or what Ottawa calls the fuel charge, is applied to fossil fuels people buy to run their cars, heat their homes or keep the lights on.

  Canada

  Dec 31, 2023
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• Cleanup vessel deployed to False Creek, source of mystery sheen remains unclear

  The Canadian Coast Guard said it was "aggressively" working with the province and the City of Vancouver to find the source of the spill.

  Environment

  Dec 7, 2023
• Hamilton’s per-person carbon emissions are double other regions in the GTHA

  According to a new study, the city's carbon emissions are climbing back to pre-pandemic levels, moving climate targets further out of reach.

  Environment

  Nov 24, 2023
• Combo of extreme heat, air pollution may increase risk of deadly heart attack: study

  During a two-day heat wave, the likelihood of a fatal heart attack increased by 18 per cent when temperatures ranged between 28 C and 37 C.

  Health

  Jul 26, 2023
• Feds issue just 2 fines in 4 years for abandoned boats. Critics say it’s not enough

  In the four years since the federal government enacted laws targeting abandoned vessels, just two fines have been issued. Critics are pressing for more urgent action.

  Environment

  Jul 14, 2023
• Cancer-causing chemical detected at above-average level in Hamilton

  Sources from planes to automobiles and the city's lucrative industrial sector have been a recipe for the spread of the well-known carcinogen in Hamilton.

  Health

  Jul 13, 2023
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• Special air quality statement lifted on Thursday for parts of southern Ontario

  Environment Canada has ended a special air quality statement for parts of southern Ontario on Thursday, including the Greater Toronto Area, following pollution from wildfire smoke.

  Weather

  Jun 29, 2023
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• Montreal air quality ranks worst in the world as officials urge people to stay indoors

  Officials say the risk is highest for people with lung or heart disease, the elderly, children, pregnant people and those who work outdoors.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2023