Environment

Third request to federal government to join coal mine environmental review in Alberta

A third request has been made to the federal government to get involved in the review of a coal mine proposed for Alberta's Rocky Mountains. Landowners, Indigenous people and environmental groups are ...

Apr 06, 2021

MD of Willow Creek issues Fire Ban

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Lethbridge County issued a Fire Ban on Tuesday and by Wednesday, the MD of Willow Creek issued it's own Fire Ban. The warmer conditions, along with dry and windy weather prompted th...

Mar 31, 2021

Coal company Teck fined $60M for contaminating B.C. rivers

FERNIE, B.C. -- It's being called the largest-ever penalty assessed under the Canadian Fisheries Act. Teck Coal in the East Kootenays has been fined 60-million dollars, for contaminating waterways in ...

Mar 26, 2021

Coal exploration approvals already exceed legal road thresholds, data suggests

EDMONTON - Road-building approvals for coal exploration already exceed legal limits in some parts of Alberta's Rocky Mountains and foothills, suggest documents from the province's energy regulator. "I...

Mar 24, 2021

Look to next-gen oil and gas leaders to end North America’s energy stalemate: experts

WASHINGTON, D.C. - North America's polarizing pipeline battles have seen many venues - from the Prime Minister's Office and the U.S. State Department to the windswept plains of Nebraska and Minnesota ...

Mar 21, 2021

Dry conditions and strong wind spread fire near Magrath

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- The Magrath Fire Department was called out to a grass fire this (Sat) afternoon. The active situation was along the south trail near the fishpond and headgates. The strong west wind...

Mar 20, 2021

Alberta energy minister defends war room petition attack on children's Bigfoot movie

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister is defending her government's attack on a children's movie about Bigfoot, calling its anti-oil message inaccurate and "quite offensive." Sonya Savage also says it'...

Mar 16, 2021

'We got rid of it:' Canada, U.S. mark 30th anniversary of acid rain treaty

Tens of thousands of lakes were dying, their lifeless waters clear to the depths. Public statues were eroding, their features eaten away by acid falling from the skies.No more. Thirty years after Cana...

Mar 12, 2021

First Nations say Alberta review of coal project inadequate, seek federal involvement

EDMONTON - Two of southern Alberta's largest First Nations have asked the federal government to step into an environmental review of a coal mine proposed for the Rocky Mountains. In a letter to federa...

Mar 09, 2021

Ice thickness unsafe on Lethbridge lakes and ponds

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- City police and Fire officials were called to a city lake on Friday after a young person fell through the ice. Fortunately, the youth was rescued from the water by several friends w...

Mar 05, 2021