OTTAWA — Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says six single-use plastic items that aren’t easily recycled and already have more environmentally-friendly alternatives will be the first to go under Canada’s new restrictions on plastics.
WINNIPEG — A residential food waste collection pilot project is underway in six city neighbourhoods.
IKEA Canada will phase out all non-rechargeable alkaline batteries from its stores by fall of next year.
OTTAWA — The federal Green party accidentally kept donations that were meant to support the leadership campaign of Glen Murray, it said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.
Satellite pictures show Arctic sea ice is at its second-lowest level since such records began and barely missed breaking the old mark.
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is spending $10 million on recycling and waste diversion in the province.
The Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre is receiving $6 million through an endowment established by the Manitoba government.
WINNIPEG — New electric vehicle charging stations are up and running at Parks Canada sites across the country, including two in Manitoba.
WINNIPEG — Twenty new conservation projects will receive more than $5.6 million from the Manitoba government to help preserve the province’s watersheds.
Winnipeg has selected five city neighbourhoods to participate in a pilot project on residential food waste collection.
WINNIPEG — Up to $10 million is being provided to non-profit organizations and local governments to hire young workers this summer.
WINNIPEG — A former Winnipeg mayor and Ontario cabinet minister is joining the leadership race for the federal Green Party.
