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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Conservationists have opened a new front in the ongoing battle over open net pen salmon farming in B.C. The Pacific Salmon Foundation says its latest study has found that water near active open-net farms contains four times more pathogens harmful to wild salmon than water near inactive…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size With snow barely off the ground, parts of Saskatchewan are already facing heightened wildfire danger. Several rural municipalities, including Vanscoy, Corman Park, Rosthern, Eagle Creek and Meadow Lake, have issued fire bans as dry conditions settle in. In the RM of Vanscoy, Reeve Leonard Junop says a…
The operator of the Keystone oil pipeline has restarted the system after an oil spill onto farmland in North Dakota last week shut down the line. Calgary-based South Bow said it was watching inclement weather conditions before beginning “a carefully controlled restart” that will include 24/7 monitoring, reduced operating pressures, a cleanup of the site…
The Municipal District of Pincher Creek is urging the provincial government for support in mitigating dust issues on Maycroft Road, a gravel road connecting tourists to the Livingstone Public Land Use Zone. Also known as The Gap, The Livingstone Public Land Use Zone is a recreator’s paradise, offering camping, ATV trails, fishing and more, and…
An oil pumpjack is seen in a field on April 08, 2025 in Nolan, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Just as many mission-driven fund managers have reconsidered their defense policy in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an analyst at Goldman Sachs says it is now time for…
As the frost thaws and the sun shines, many critters are waking up from a winter slumber. Rattlesnakes and bull snakes have been seen slithering around the Lethbridge coulees once again. However, they are not yet journeying from their dens. “Right now, the snakes have just emerged from their brumation and they’re going to stick…
A “crow and magpie shoot” event that’s been the subject of numerous complaints to the province is legal and can go ahead as planned, Natural Resources Minister Ian Bushie told reporters Wednesday. The event, scheduled for Saturday, is hosted by the Woodlands & District Wildlife Association, a club in the Interlake. A poster advertising the…
Aerial view of containers for export sitting stacked at Qingdao Qianwan Container Terminal on April 5, 2025 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images The United Nations shipping agency is on the cusp of introducing binding regulations to phase out fossil fuel use in global shipping — with…
HBO’s hit series The Last of Us is back on TV screens on April 13, and while the premise might seem far-fetched, researchers at the University of British Columbia say it’s not as much as one might think. The trailer for season 2, which was shot in B.C., appears to show the “zombie fungus” cordyceps…
With Canada’s future relationship with the United States dominating the federal election campaign so far, a new poll is shedding some light on which party Canadians think would be best to manage the country’s resources — one of the pillars of our economic relationship with the Americans. When asked which party and leader would do…
