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Feds defend carbon capture technology as Alberta project gets cancelled over cost
OTTAWA - Canada's energy minister is defending carbon capture and storage technology as both effective and affordable, after an Alberta power company walked away from a planned project and a study fou...
May 08, 2024
Crowd rallies in front of Nova Scotia legislature for coastal protection legislation
HALIFAX - A large crowd gathered in front of the Nova Scotia legislature Wednesday, calling on the provincial government to revive abandoned legislation to protect the province's 13,000 kilometres of ...
May 08, 2024
Community mourns thousands of fish lost as B.C. drought risk looms again
DUNCAN, B.C. - Images of steelhead and trout flicker over long sheets of paper, brought to life in blue and green crayon rubbings by the thousands. It's called Project 84,000, and is intended to depic...
May 08, 2024
Alberta announces committee to help speed up oilsands tailings reclamation
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has appointed a new committee to look into ways to speed up the reclamation of the large and growing tailings ponds in the province's oilsands. The oilsands mine wate...
May 07, 2024
Calgary city council dumps bylaw charging consumers for shopping bags
Calgary's much-maligned bylaw imposing restrictions and costs on single-use items is no more. City council voted 12-3 on Tuesday to ditch the rules following months of criticism from restaurants and c...
May 07, 2024
Orca pod spotted in vicinity of orphan B.C. killer whale, but no evidence of family
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A pod of killer whales has been spotted far offshore from the remote Vancouver Island inlet where an orphaned orca has been spending time since escaping a lagoon last month, but a mem...
May 07, 2024
Environment Canada agrees to priority assessment for chemical linked to salmon deaths
OTTAWA - The federal government has agreed to prioritize environmental assessment for a chemical used in tire rubber that has been linked to the deaths of Pacific salmon. The move follows a request by...
May 07, 2024
Yukon gets $45M to prevent Whitehorse-area landslides, more money for flood recovery
WHITEHORSE - The federal government is contributing $45 million to help prevent landslides along the Whitehorse Escarpment with the aim to protect the land under Whitehorse International Airport and i...
May 06, 2024
TransAlta cancels wind power project over new government rules on development
CALGARY - A major Alberta utility has cancelled a large wind power project in response to new government rules on where such developments can be built. TransAlta CEO John Kousinioris said Friday the 3...
May 03, 2024
Fisheries Department warns boaters against disturbing orphan B.C. killer whale calf
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The Fisheries Department says it's monitoring and patrolling ocean waters off northwest Vancouver Island to ensure boat traffic doesn't interfere with an orphan killer whale calf's ab...
May 03, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 26
8:30 - As we eagerly await the Premier's visit to China in hopes of striking a deal to remove canola tariffs, we're stil...