Environment

Skiing incident at Castle Mountain claims life of Lethbridge man

PINCHER CREEK -- A Lethbridge man was confirmed as the victim of a skiing accident at Castle Mountain on Saturday, June 15.Pincher Creek RCMP were notified about 2:00-pm that a 22-year old skier fell ...

Jun 16, 2019 RCMP patch

Nominations sought for ABP Environmental Stewardship Award

CALGARY -- There are many deserving candidates across Alberta but, they are not likely to toss their own dusty and sweat-covered hat into the ring. For that reason, the Alberta Beef Producers are aski...

Jun 15, 2019 Cattle in the field - LethbridgeNewsNOW

Petroleum Analyst says carbon tax isn’t working

CALGARY -- The Federal Government says their version of the carbon tax is to hit the Alberta beginning in the new year, and drivers can expect to see gas prices go right back to where they were before...

Jun 15, 2019 Gas pumps

Dealing with drought, before it hits

CALGARY -- With many parts of western Canada drier than normal, farmers and ranchers are either thinking about or already dealing with drought conditions. Average precipitation - Agriculture CanadaJan...

Jun 12, 2019 Accumulated Precipitation from Agriculture Canada

Liberals reject most Tory amendments to environmental assessment bill

OTTAWA - The federal government is rejecting most of the amendments proposed by Conservative senators to Bill C-69. A senior government official speaking on the condition of anonymity because he wasn'...

Jun 12, 2019

Liberals to announce plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021

OTTAWA - The federal government will announce a plan Monday to ban harmful single-use plastics such as drinking straws as early as 2021. A government official with knowledge of the plan says no l...

Jun 09, 2019 Plastic straws are among the key items set to be banned.

Southwest Alberta ranch signs Nature Conservancy of Canada agreement

CALGARY -- On World Environment Day, June 5) the owners of Hansen Ranch, just east of Waterton Lakes National Park, made a commitment with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) to conserve its land a...

Jun 09, 2019 Hansen Ranch -Nature Conservancy of Canada -Photo credit Brent Calver

Kenney promises constitutional challenge if Bill C-48 is passed

EDMONTON -- Premier Jason Kenney says he is deeply disappointed the Senate has voted not to kill the Trudeau government's bill to ban oil tanker traffic in the environmentally sensitive waters off nor...

Jun 07, 2019 Jason Kenney - LethbridgeNewsNOW.com

U.S. Court lifts block on Keystone XL pipeline construction

HELENA, Mont. - An appeals court has lifted a judge's injunction that blocked construction of the Keystone X-L oil pipeline from Canada. But it's not clear whether the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal...

Andrew Snook Jun 07, 2019 Pipeline - The Canadian Press

Senate committee says oil tanker ban off B.C. targets Alberta, divides country

OTTAWA - A Senate committee says the Trudeau government's bill to ban oil tanker traffic off British Columbia's northern coast will divide the country, inflame separatist sentiment...

Jun 05, 2019