Environment

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

Global boom in natural gas is undermining climate change action: report

OTTAWA - The Global Energy Monitor says an international boom in liquefied natural gas exports is undermining global efforts to stop climate change and Canada is one of the industry's biggest players....

Jul 02, 2019 Loading Natural gas - The Canadian Press

Global boom in natural gas is undermining climate change action: report

OTTAWA - The Global Energy Monitor says an international boom in liquefied natural gas exports is undermining global efforts to stop climate change and Canada is one of the industry's biggest pla...

Jul 02, 2019

Feds announce funding for coal transition in Alberta, Saskatchewan

NISKU, AB - The federal government is announcing projects to help western workers and communities dependent on coal mining to become less reliant on the industry.Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet So...

Jun 30, 2019 Photo courtesy of Troy Fleece / The Canadian Press