Environment

22 confirmed tornadoes across Alberta so far this year

LETHBRIDGE -- In what has been the busiest tornado season in the past 20 years across the Wildrose province, as a report from Environment Canada shows that 22 tornadoes have touched down so far in 201...

Aug 10, 2019 July 14 tornado near Crossfield (Photo: Kyle Brittain)

Tuesday's damaging winds equivalent to an EF1 tornado according to Environment Canada

BARNWELL, AB - Environment Canada says Tuesday night's destructive storm formed in the Foothills northwest of Calgary, then tracked hundreds of kilometres southeast until it savagely hit the Vulcan an...

Aug 07, 2019 Storm Damage in Barnwell (Photo Courtesy: Megan Wilson)

Evacuation order lifted for Irvine – detours remain

Irvine, AB - Cypress County has officially lifted the evacuation order for the hamlet of Irvine and a seven-kilometre radius of the community.The hamlet was evacuated for nearly eight hours after a Ca...

Aug 03, 2019 A view of the train derailment near Irvine Friday afternoon (Photo courtesy Geoff Watson)

Town of Irvine being evacuated due to train derailment

IRVINE, AB -- The residents of Irvine are being evacuated from the town following a train derailment shortly after 3:00 Friday (Aug 2) afternoon. CHAT-NewsNOW indicates a witness says there is smoke a...

Aug 02, 2019 Crews respond to a train derailment near Town of Irvine (photo courtesy Jennifer Radisic)

Initial Regions set for 2019 Livestock Tax Deferral Provision

OTTAWA -- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has released an initial list of where livestock tax deferral has been authorized for 2019 due to extreme weather conditions. Preliminary analysis indicates l...

Jul 23, 2019 2019 Livestock Tax Deferral areas - Agriculture Canada

Mercury tops out on top of the world: Alert, Nunavut, warmer than Victoria

Weather watchers are focused on the world's most northerly community which has been experiencing some record-breaking heat. Canadian Forces Station Alert recorded a temperature of 20 C on Su...

Jul 15, 2019

Alberta seeks to intervene in B.C.'s appeal to Supreme Court on energy projects

EDMONTON - Alberta wants to have its say when British Columbia goes to the Supreme Court for a ruling on who is in charge of interprovincial projects like pipelines.The Alberta government says it has ...

Jul 12, 2019 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney - The Canadian Press

Wrangling waste: Calgary Stampede setting the example

CALGARY -- More than 20,000 people chowed down on pancakes last weekend during a family breakfast on the Calgary Stampede grounds. That's an awful lot of disposable forks, knives and plates - not to m...

Jul 11, 2019 Stampede breakfast - The Canadian Press

Province seeks feedback on greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan

CALGARY - The Alberta government is seeking feedback on its plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from big industrial players.The province's environment, energy and agriculture ministers are meeting wi...

Jul 10, 2019 Refinery site -- The Canadian Press

UNESCO adds Writing-on-Stone to Alberta’s list of World Heritage Sites

OTTAWA -- It's surprising it wasn't added sooner but, an announcement on Saturday (July 6) will bring greater notoriety to another Alberta gem. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

Jul 07, 2019 Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park - LethbridgeNewsNOW