YK’s Giant Mine leaves toxic legacy
Yellowknife’s Giant Mine was at one time the economic driving force behind the Northwest Territories.
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Mohawks oppose radioactive shipment
Three Mohawk communities are banding together stop the transportation of steam generators containing radioactive material through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway system.
Storm hit Mi’kmaq community contemplates higher ground
A Mi’kmaq community in northern New Brunswick is still recovering after a storm surge ripped through the reserve in December.
Alberta tar sands panel faces first defection
The Alberta government’s newly appointed tar sands panel is only a few days old, but one of its members has already quit.
St. Lawrence River watch change triggers concerns
You’d think that if an environmental watch on a river in your community was lifted, it would be a good thing.
Dead birds fall from southern US sky, experts befuddled
A mysterious case of bird deaths has wildlife officials in the southern states scratching their heads.
New environment minister in mini cabinet shuffle
Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled a new environment minister during a mini cabinet shuffle Tuesday, naming former minister of state for foreign affairs Peter Kent to the post.
Suncor admits guilt, fined $200,000 for polluting river
Suncor Energy Inc. was fined $200,000 after pleading guilty Tuesday to polluting the Steepbank River north of Fort McMurray, Alta.
Yukon battle heating up over Peel watershed
The fate of Yukon’s Peel River watershed remains in limbo.
