Environmentalists

• Environmentalists alarmed about bid to raise tailings dam at N.S. gold mine

  Owners of the Touquoy gold mine in N.S. said it would have to suspend the operations if its application isn't approved by the provincial Environment Department by early August.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2022
  
• Quebec conservationists concerned as Heron Pond wetlands run dry

  Environmentalists and conservationists say the Heron Pond in the Technoparc area of the Saint-Laurent borough has run dry due to underground REM work.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2021
  
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• Old-growth logging opponents blockade major Vancouver intersection

  Demonstrators with the group Extinction Rebellion marched from Vancouver City Hall to Broadway and Cambie streets, with the plan of disrupting traffic "indefinitely."

  Environment

  Jun 12, 2021
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• Blockade of old-growth B.C. forest heading to B.C. Supreme Court

  Protesters have been blocking access to the Fairy Creek watershed near Port Renfrew since the summer, protecting what they say is an irreplaceable stand of old-growth forest.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2021
• Climate march anniversary overshadowed by coronavirus pandemic

  Sept. 27 marks the one-year anniversary of the climate march in Montreal, but it's overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2020
• Alberta hires former journalist to create strategy to fight criticism of oil and gas industry

  The Alberta government has hired a former journalist to develop a plan to fight back against oil and gas industry foes.

  Economy

  Aug 1, 2019
• ‘A witch hunt’: Critics question intentions of Kenney’s anti-oil sands inquiry

  Political commentator Sandy Garossino is skeptical of the inquiry's intentions. "This is all about discrediting opponents of the pipeline," she said.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2019
• Questions remain over $100 million Federal investment in Boat Harbour Project

  Environmentalists, First Nations and other concerned parties saw the influx as a smart move, one that would certainly help the cleanup project at the Nova Scotia effluent treatment facility.

  Environment

  May 24, 2019
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• B.C. reaches deals to protect caribou that could render wildlife killing contests unnecessary

  Hunters have said holding wildlife killing contests helps protect the caribou population, which is considered endangered in B.C.

  Mar 22, 2019
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• B.C. hunting community shoots back at calls to end wildlife killing contests

  One hunter took to YouTube to call out Global News directly for promoting ending the contests, which they say are meant for population control.

  Environment

  Mar 14, 2019