Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Canada participates in Our Ocean Conference
Ottawa – Canada participated in this year’s Our Ocean Conference in Panama March 2-3, 2023. Under the theme of “Our Ocean, Our Connection,” participants focused on…
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Report calls for urgency to address contaminated river sediments
Contaminated sediments limit the ecological recovery of the Detroit and Rouge River ecosystems, says a report released Tuesday by the State of the Strait Conference…
IJC encourages Canadian and U.S. governments to implement recommendations to reduce flooding risks in the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River basin
Ottawa and Washington – The International Joint Commission (IJC) submitted its recommendations to the Canadian and United States’ governments about the reduction of risks and potential solutions to…
Undercover video and scientist testimonies show deep sea mining tests tainted by pollution and flawed monitoring
Ottawa, Amsterdam, and Melbourne – Undercover footage of the latest deep sea mining tests in the Pacific Ocean shows the discharge of waste directly into…
FREDsense water quality test kit finds infection in wastewater to guide communities in fighting disease
Alberta – FREDsense announced this week that it is showing positive results from a pilot in Israel involving its patented FRED-Extract System. Taking a giant…
infinitii ai signs national distribution agreement with U.S. water industry’s Core & Main
Vancouver – Vancouver-based infinitii ai inc. (“infinitii ai”) announced it has signed a national distribution agreement for infinitii flowworks predictive analytics software for Smart City…
BQE Water awarded second operations contract for Selen-IX™ Water Treatment Plant at U.S. mine
Vancouver –BQE Water Inc. has signed an Operating Services Agreement to provide operations services for a water treatment plant utilizing its award winning Selen-IX™ process technology…
Statement by Steven Guilbeault on the opening of COP15
Montréal – “The fight to protect nature has never been more important than it is right now. With a million species at risk of extinction around…
Canada welcomes the world for COP15 to protect nature
Montréal – The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, was in Montréal to welcome delegates from around the world to the 15th meeting of the Conference of…
Minister Guilbeault’s statement on Canada’s position and achievements on climate change at COP27
Gatineau, QC – “Canada and nearly 200 other countries have reached agreement on the Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan, the next step forward for climate ambition…
FCM at COP27: Canada’s municipalities lead the way on climate adaptation and emissions reduction efforts
The President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Taneen Rudyk, issued the following statement at the close of the United Nations climate change conference…
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault laying groundwork at COP27 ahead of COP15
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt – As the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) winds up, Canada is urging the international community to continue collaborating to address…
COP 14 honours 25 newly accredited Wetland Cities
Geneva – Parties at the Convention on Wetlands’ 14th Conference of the Parties or COP14 celebrated this year’s 25 accredited Wetland Cities at a dedicated ceremony.…
The International Red River Watershed Board to monitor key nutrients to help reduce the impact of harmful blooms in the Red River basin
To continue improving water quality in the Red River basin, including downstream in Lake Winnipeg, the governments of Canada and the United States approved four…
Applications open for IWA-Grundfos ‘Youth Action for SDG 6’ Fellowship
The International Water Association (IWA) and Grundfos Youth Action for SDG6 Fellowship will mobilise twelve Young Water Professionals (YWPs) from around the globe to actively participate in…
York U researchers’ revamped AI tool makes water dramatically safer in refugee camps
Toronto – A team of researchers from York University’s Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research and Lassonde School of Engineering have revamped their Safe Water Optimization Tool (SWOT) with multiple innovations that will…
Canada will contribute to NASA’s international Atmosphere Observing System
Ottawa – The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, has announced that Canada will contribute to the Atmosphere Observing System (AOS) mission…
West Coast leaders double down on bold actions to fight climate crisis
San Francisco – In the latest of several climate partnerships among Pacific Coast governments, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia signed a new Statement of…
Foresight Canada and Water Alliance enter international partnership to accelerate Canadian and Dutch water tech innovation
Foresight, Canada’s cleantech accelerator, is proud to announce a historic international partnership with Water Alliance, an established global cluster located in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Their new partnership…
World Water Congress: Connecting politics and practice key for acting on climate change and SDGs
Copenhagen, Denmark – The International Water Association’s World Water Congress & Exhibition, underway in Copenhagen, Denmark, has hosted a High-Level Summit, connecting leading figures from…
IWA’s World Water Congress & Exhibition 2022 in Copenhagen talks smart, livable cities
Copenhagen, Denmark – Leading figures in the global water community are gathered in Copenhagen Denmark, 11-15 September 2022, at the International Water Association’s World Water…
Managing microplastics: The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup
The Great Lakes are the largest freshwater system on the planet, accounting for about one-fifth of the world’s surface fresh water. Variations in lake depth,…
USask researchers explore how floods and droughts are challenging science and society globally
In a new paper published in Nature, a team of University of Saskatchewan (USask) and international researchers presented their findings from a global investigation to determine…
State of the Great Lakes 2022 Report and 2022 Progress Report of the Parties showing continuing restoration of the Great Lakes
Gatineau, QC – Environment and Climate Change Canada and the United States Environmental Protection Agency jointly recently published two reports required under the Agreement: the State…