Thousands of residents in Western Canada and the Northwest Territories remained out of their homes Thursday as out-of-control wildfires continued to burn. The Saskatchewan Public Agency said there were 24 active wildfires in the northern part of the province as of Thursday morning. Some of the fires have spanned larger than 1,000 square kilometres and most are […]
Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Canadian Forces personnel are being deployed to help with an “unprecedented” wildfire situation in Alberta. Alberta has declared a state of emergency. There were 82 active wildfires as of Thursday morning, with 23 out of control. Thousands remain out of their homes and additional fire crews from British […]
There are 15 active wildfires in Saskatchewan burning as of this morning. Three fires are considered not contained – one each in the Ile a la Cross, Dorintosh, and Buffalo Narrows regions. There have been 85 fires this year so far, which is nearly double the five year average of 45. Over in Alberta, Premier […]
The Regina Pats were shut out for only the third time this season, and the first time with both Connor Bedard and Stanislav Svozil in the line-up. The Pats managed only 17 shots on goal in 7-0 loss at the hands of the Medicine Hat Tigers, in “the Hat”. The Pats were down 1-0 after […]
Joe Arntsen scored the tying goal with under three minutes to play, and Logan McCutcheon scored the overtime winner as the Lethbridge Hurricanes came from behind to beat the visiting Regina Pats 5-4. Regina held leads of 3-1 after the first period, and 4-3 after the second. Connor Bedard opened the scoring for Regina, his […]
The governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta will be appearing virtually in Federal Court today as interveners in a constitutional challenge of Ottawa’s decision to label single-use plastics as toxic substances. Saskatchewan Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre says the federal government cannot simply declare plastics to be under its environmental jurisdiction. A news release from the province […]
Alberta RCMP have charged a Wheatland County man with causing unnecessary suffering to animals and selling un-inspected meat, after they were called to look into reports of someone who was slaughtering sick and injured cattle. Mounties say when they got onto the property, they found employees actively slaughtering cattle. During the investigation, they say […]
Alberta has become the latest province to sign an agreement in principle with Ottawa on health-care funding. The federal government says in a news release that more than $24 billion is to be invested in Alberta’s health-care system over the next 10 years. That includes $2.9 billion for a new bilateral agreement focused on shared […]
By betting it can solve its emissions problem with carbon capture and storage, Canada’s oil and gas industry risks saddling itself with expensive stranded assets, a new report argues. The report, released Thursday by the International Institute for Sustainable Development — a Winnipeg-based think-tank that focuses on climate and sustainable resource development — concludes carbon […]
The size and scope of the oil spill caused by the Keystone pipeline Wednesday remains unknown, but analysts say Canadian crude could suffer a significant price impact if the pipeline is shut down for more than a few days. Pipeline operator TC Energy Corp. said Wednesday evening that it had mobilized people and equipment in […]
