Murray Wood: Western separation talk borders on the absurd
Western separation isn't new, as Murray Wood reminds us. From fringe parties in the 1980s to bizarre border ideas today,...
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Supreme Court moves provincial appeals of carbon tax to September
OTTAWA - Canada's national fight over the carbon tax won't get sorted out at the Supreme Court of Canada until the fall. The Supreme Court says appeals from both Saskatchewan and Ontario over cases th...
Apr 29, 2020
'It's a lot:' Fort McMurray residents deal with floods during COVID-19 pandemic
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Fort McMurray resident Michelle Toner says it's been a hectic, sad week in the northern Alberta city. "Dealing with low oil prices, COVID-19 and now this massive flood that hasn...
Apr 29, 2020
Plans underway for so-called salmon cannon to aid return at B.C. landslide: DFO
VANCOUVER - Plans are underway for a pneumatic fish pump, also known as a salmon cannon, to be used to help fish migrate past a landslide on British Columbia's Fraser River, o...
Apr 27, 2020
Flooding in Fort McMurray leads to request for military assistance from Ottawa
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Provincial and federal governments say they are ready to help with flooding in northern Alberta as the number of evacuations in Fort McMurray continued to increase Monday. ...
Apr 27, 2020
Evacuation orders issued as rising rivers threaten Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The spring ice breakup on rivers in northern Alberta is forcing some residents of Fort McMurray neighbourhoods from their homes, and people in the city's downtown have been...
Apr 26, 2020
Frozen North gone forever: Study of Arctic Ocean shows top of the world changing
The top of the world is turning upside down, says the first overall assessment of Canada's Arctic Ocean. The work of dozens of federal scientists and Inuit observers, it describes a vast ecosyste...
Apr 26, 2020
Alberta's top court overturns oilsands project approval over Aboriginal concerns
EDMONTON - Alberta's highest court has overturned regulatory approvals for a $440-million oilsands project that would have encroached on land a First Nation considers sacred. In a strongly worded...
Apr 24, 2020
Flood costs in Canada could nearly triple by 2030 with no mitigation
OTTAWA - The yearly bills from overflowing rivers and rising seas in Canada could nearly triple by 2030 if Canada doesn't do more to improve flood protection, a new analysis suggested Thursday. The Aq...
Apr 23, 2020
Climate activist: leaders must act in unison during crises
STOCKHOLM - Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday urged world leaders to act together, based on scientists' advice, in addressing major crises from the COVID-19 pandemic to global warmi...
Apr 22, 2020
Canadians reporting more wildlife sightings during COVID-19 isolation
MONTREAL - When Josianne Plante looked out her window on a recent morning, she was surprised to see a pair of large, bare-headed wild turkeys going for a stroll through her east-end Mon...
Apr 19, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Alberta's book bans hinge on what's 'explicit'
Alberta is banning certain books in school libraries sticking to those deemed age-appropriate. But as Sarah Mills explor...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 18
Evan checks in with Premier Scott Moe. Then it's open phones, Bugs 'n Hugs, Eatin' Time, and Green & White Progs. We...