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Alberta premier offers up contradictory versions for imposed wind and solar pause

Alberta premier offers up contradictory versions for imposed wind and solar pause

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith offered up conflicting explanations Monday for why her government put a temporary ban on large wind and solar energy projects.
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Young environmental activists prevail in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana

Young environmental activists prevail in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana

HELENA, Mont.
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Records tumble as heat wave spreads from B.C.'s south coast to Interior, hitting 40 C

Records tumble as heat wave spreads from B.C.'s south coast to Interior, hitting 40 C

VANCOUVER — During British Columbia's heat dome in 2021, Nasrin Moshiri had to resort to putting the children in her daycare in the bathtub to stay cool. This week, she's taking them to the beach.
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How - and when - is best to donate to those affected by the Maui wildfires?

How - and when - is best to donate to those affected by the Maui wildfires?

NEW YORK (AP) — The destruction and suffering caused by the Maui wildfires in Hawaii prompted many to immediately look for ways to help.
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Singh joins Alberta NDP in push for 2035 net-zero grid, while Sask. NDP wants 2050

Singh joins Alberta NDP in push for 2035 net-zero grid, while Sask. NDP wants 2050

OTTAWA — New Democrats in two Western provinces are split over the Liberal government's goal of a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, with the federal party now saying it supports that timeline.
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Wildfires in Maui are among the deadliest in US history. These are the other fires atop the list

Wildfires in Maui are among the deadliest in US history. These are the other fires atop the list

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui killed at least 96 people , making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.
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Quebec government says it is open to studying whether to relaunch nuclear reactor

Quebec government says it is open to studying whether to relaunch nuclear reactor

MONTREAL — Quebec Energy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon said Monday he agrees with Hydro-Québec's decision to study a possible reopening of the province's only nuclear power plant.
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Sizzling hot spell settles over B.C., adding to wildfire woes

Sizzling hot spell settles over B.C., adding to wildfire woes

VANCOUVER — Wildfire crews battling several major blazes around British Columbia had a busy but not overwhelming weekend, although the BC Wildfire Service says challenging conditions could arrive within days as heat and powerful winds settle over the
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Ontario to establish working group to deal with Greenbelt probe fallout

Ontario to establish working group to deal with Greenbelt probe fallout

TORONTO — The province says it is creating a working group to implement recommendations made in a damning auditor general's report on the government's decision to remove land from the protected Greenbelt.
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Equinor hires drill rig to keep looking for oil off Newfoundland's east coast

Equinor hires drill rig to keep looking for oil off Newfoundland's east coast

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Norwegian energy giant Equinor has hired a drilling rig to look for more oil off the coast of Newfoundland.
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