Environment

Alberta makes it official; Bill passed and proclaimed to kill carbon tax

EDMONTON -- Alberta's consumer carbon tax is now officially gone.Members of the legislature voted last night to pass the bill that repeals the tax, and it was signed into law by Lt.-Gov. Lois Mitchell...

Jun 04, 2019 Alberta Legislature - LethbridgeNewsNOW

Alberta makes it official: Bill passed and proclaimed to kill carbon tax

EDMONTON - Alberta's consumer carbon tax is now officially gone. Members of the legislature voted last night to pass the bill that repeals the tax, and it was signed into law by Lt.-Gov. Lois Mit...

Jun 04, 2019

Northern Alberta residents start returning home after two-week evacuation due to fire

Some residents in northern Alberta have started to return home after being forced by wildfires to leave their communities two weeks ago. An evacuation order was lifted this morning for resid...

Jun 03, 2019

Kenney says carbon taxes won't help stop forest fire threat

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says forest fires have always been around and carbon taxes won't do anything to change that. Kenney says a number of factors, including climate change,...

May 31, 2019

Fear and apprehension grips northern Alberta residents as Wildfires grow

GRANDE PRAIRIE -- The Vice Chair of the Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement says homes in her community are burning and she feels like they're the forgotten people once again. Lori Wanuch says she has bee...

May 30, 2019 Photo Credit: Facebook/Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement

Alberta passes law to kill provincial carbon tax, as federal tax looms

EDMONTON -- Alberta's consumer carbon tax is dead, setting the stage for a showdown with Ottawa over the imposition of a new one. The province cancelled its tax on gasoline at the pumps and on home he...

Justin Goulet May 30, 2019 Premier Jason Kenny - The Canadian Press

Plot Hop offers full-day, back-to-back crop information sessions

LETHBRIDGE -- Farming Smarter will sponsor its first Lethbridge Plot Hop of the year on Thursday, June 6.The focus of Farming Smarter is to inform producers about the applied research being conducted ...

May 30, 2019 Plot Hop information

Alberta passes law to kill provincial carbon tax, federal tax looms

EDMONTON - Alberta's consumer carbon tax is dead, setting the stage for a showdown with Ottawa over the imposition of a new one.The province cancelled its tax on gasoline at the pumps and on home heat...

May 30, 2019

Wind Expected to Fuel Wildfire near High Level

GRANDE PRAIRIE -- Sunday could be a critical day in efforts to battle the massive wildfire south of High Level.The fire, which has now grown in size to 1,050 square kms, is still 3km southwest of the ...

May 26, 2019 Photo courtesy Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

High Level mayor urges fast financial aid to wildfire evacuees

HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - The mayor of a northwestern Alberta town is urging the province to get financial aid flowing quickly to evacuees, as firefighters prepare for shifting winds that could push a power...

May 25, 2019 High Level Fire - The Canadian Press