Environment

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg in Edmonton Friday for climate strike

EDMONTON - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is planning to be at the Alberta legislature Friday for a climate strike. Climate Justice Edmonton says the 16-year-old Stockholm student will join acti...

Oct 16, 2019

Climate change threatens extinction for most birds, especially in Canada: report

Climate change threatens extinction for two-thirds of bird species across North America, including almost all of those filling the forests and tundra of northern Canada, says an extensive report....

Oct 10, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Area around the Battlefords, Meadow Lake targeted for CWD testing

Several wildlife management zones along the boreal forest in Saskatchewan are designated a priority by the province for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing. The Ministry of Environment and the Saska...

Sep 24, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

Special Feature: The people behind the quest for Fort à la Corne's diamonds

The first season of deep trench-cutting by Rio Tinto at Star Diamond Corporation's Star-Orion South Diamond Project in the Fort la Corne forest east of Prince Albert is reaching a conclusion. Ahead of...

Sep 17, 2019 George Reed with Star Diamond Corporation, left and Rio Tinto's Gary Hodgkinson in front of the star attraction at Project Falcon, the Trench Cutter Sampling Rig. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)

Supreme Court rejects Saskatchewan's request to delay carbon tax appeal

Saskatchewan says the Supreme Court of Canada has denied the province's request to delay its appeal hearing over the carbon tax.The province says the Supreme Court recently issued an order stating the...

Aug 31, 2019

‘Event of the summer’ says researcher on Meadow Lake Provincial Park tornadoes

For David Sills, the weather system that tore through part of Meadow Lake Provincial Park over the Canada Day long weekend was the event of the summer for tornadoes.The executive director with the Nor...

Aug 27, 2019 Drone imagery from the Northern Tornadoes Project shows uprooted and downed trees after a storm tore through Meadow Lake Provincial Park on June 29. (supplied/Northern Tornadoes Project)

Brazil, Bolivia assessing needs after Canada offers $15M aid for Amazon fires

OTTAWA - A Canadian official says Brazil and other Amazon-basin countries are considering Canada's offer of $15 million and equipment to help fight the fires destroying the South American rainforest. ...

Aug 27, 2019

Is federal carbon tax killing jobs? Experts say answer isn’t ‘black and white’

farmREGINA - The Saskatchewan government says the federal carbon tax is killing jobs, but experts and even the province's trade minister say it's not that easy to calculate.The government reports that...

Aug 25, 2019 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe (file photo/CP)

Forest fires can contribute to depletion of soil carbon, increase global climate: UofS study

A new study on how forest fires contribute to depleting soil carbon in the boreal forest was published in the prestigious Nature scientific journal.The research team included University of Saskatchewa...

Aug 23, 2019 2014 was the largest fire season in N.W.T. history (File photo/battlefordsNOW).

Nearly two months out, clean up continues at Meadow Lake Provincial Park

Nearly two months after two tornadoes struck Meadow Lake Provincial Park, work continues to recover from the damage.Three people were transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries followi...

Aug 23, 2019 Drone imagery following the storm that hit Meadow Lake Provincial Park from the Northern Tornadoes Project. (Northern Tornadoes Project)