Sierra Club Canada Foundation

• Environmentalists threaten Premier Kenney with lawsuit over Alberta inquiry remarks

  The environmental groups accuse Jason Kenney of deliberately twisting the Alberta inquiry report findings in public statements, social media posts and government websites.

  Environment

  Nov 24, 2021
  
• N.L. judge says extension of offshore drilling licence unreasonable

  Environmental groups had argued the decision to extend an exploration drilling licence beyond the term limit was unlawful and lacked proper environmental oversight.

  Environment

  Jul 7, 2020
  
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• Rescuers make slow progress on freeing entangled North Atlantic right whales

  The whale known as 4423, which had been partially disentangled last Thursday, was spotted again Tuesday morning during an aerial surveillance flight, the department said.

  Environment

  Jul 17, 2019
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• Old Harry oil case has ‘far-reaching implications for Canadian oceans,’ says activist

  The Old Harry site sits about 80 kilometres off the southwest tip of Newfoundland, near the border with Quebec.

  Environment

  Feb 25, 2019
• Endangered North Atlantic right whale calf spotted off U.S. coast, heading north

  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says on Facebook that the two endangered whales were sighted near the mouth of the state's St. Johns River.

  Environment

  Dec 29, 2018
• Largest oil spill in N.L. history raises new questions about province’s fast-growing oil industry

  Amid a fierce winter storm, an estimated 250,000 litres of oil spilled into the ocean from Husky Energy's SeaRose platform, about 350 kilometres from St. John's.

  Environment

  Dec 16, 2018
• Environmental groups raise alarm about possible changes to offshore assessments

  About 20 environmental and fisheries groups in Atlantic Canada and Quebec staged a news conference and protest march in downtown Halifax on Wednesday

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2018