Wanuskewin Thundering Ahead campaign gets $3M boost from Nutrien
Nutrien announces a donation of $3 million towards the Wanuskewin Thundering Ahead campaign.
View ArticleUnited Nations grapples with financial woes, decline in global influence
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned last week that member states have been slow to pay their dues to the UN, with 81 countries still owing a total of $810 million as of late July.
View ArticleRenewed effort to save Vancouver’s Chinatown
Application to be made to have Vancouver's Chinatown designated a world UNESCO heritage site.
View ArticleKingston’s Murney Tower first to see Parks Canada-funded renovations
Murney Tower will be under construction for the next six to eight months for renovations.
View ArticleArchaeologists find one of Quebec City’s first fortifications
Officials are calling the discovery of the 325-year-old Palisade of Beaucours a major archaeological find.
View ArticleNature lovers can explore area east of Edmonton that’s ‘teeming with...
A charity that works to conserve natural areas in the Edmonton area says it expects to provide nature lovers with an exciting new place to visit that is "teeming with wildlife" sometime in 2019.
View ArticleKingston’s $180M third bridge sports a new look
A new architectural design has been unveiled for Kingston’s $180 million third bridge crossing. Instead of having a signature archway rising above the centre section of the 1.2 kilometre bridge, the...
View ArticleMontreal in running to receive United Nations administrative office
The Montreal site would handle payroll and human resources for the international body.
View ArticleUN says Canada’s plan to rescue Wood Buffalo National Park needs...
The status of Canada's largest park as a world heritage site remains wobbly after a United Nations body expressed grave doubts about a federal plan to rescue it.
View ArticleUNESCO gives Canada new deadline to preserve Wood Buffalo National Park
At a meeting this week in Azerbaijan, UNESCO praised Canada for measures it has taken to stop the deterioration of Wood Buffalo National Park.
View ArticleIraq celebrates as ancient city of Babylon named UNESCO World Heritage Site
The vote comes years after the Islamic State group damaged another Iraq World Heritage Site in the country's north, the ancient city of Hatra.
View ArticleAlberta’s Writing-on-Stone monument named UNESCO World Heritage Site
The UNESCO has added Alberta's Writing-on-Stone monument to its list of World Heritage Sites.
View ArticleNew biolfilter clearing up sewage stink plaguing Lunenburg, N.S.
Lunenburg town engineer Lee Fougere says a biofilter installed at the sewage treatment plant last winter at a cost of more than $1.1 million is now taking care of the foul odour that had become more...
View ArticleWanuskewin Heritage Park wins national tourism award
The award recognizes an Indigenous tourism site that is committed to the development, promotion and delivery of an authentic, innovative and enriched visitor experience.
View ArticleWanuskewin Heritage Park gets boost from Sask. government toward UNESCO...
Wanuskewin Heritage Park chair Felix Thomas said it is another step forward in collaborating with the province towards the UNESCO World Heritage site designation.
View ArticleNature Conservancy of Canada acquires environmentally-sensitive land near...
The land is a mix of marshes, granite ridges, and mixed coniferous and deciduous forests.
View ArticlePeterborough mayor signs declaration to join coalition of municipalities to...
The declaration to join the Canadian Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities in fighting racism was unanimously endorsed by Peterborough city council on Nov. 25.
View ArticleKingston’s third bridge features new ‘light and low’ design: City officials
City officials say the revised design is a better fit for the surrounding character of the Cataraqui River, and will still offer lookout points to give pedestrians, cyclists and other users a unique...
View ArticleNew study suggests Wood Buffalo National Park health unaffected by oilsands,...
Recently published papers from scientists at the University of Waterloo question previous studies done for the federal government around Wood Buffalo National Park.
View ArticleCritics condemn Egyptian highway project through pyramid plateau
Two Egyptian highways are being constructed across a pyramid plateau, cutting through some of the most important ancient sites in the world.
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