Jury begins deliberation on murder-conspiracy trial tied to Alberta COVID blockade
A jury is set to begin deliberating today the fate of two men accused of conspiring to kill police at the Coutts, Alta., blockade in 2022.
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Report on ship fire and containers lost off B.C.'s coast out today
The Transportation Safety Board will release its report today on the fire and loss of more than 100 containers from a cargo ship off British Columbia's coast.
Historic B.C. mining town of Barkerville set to reopen after fire threat
The historic town says in a news release that its programs will resume, though guests may see "elevated smoke" and its campgrounds, cottages and guest houses will remain closed until about mid-August.
Umicore's plant suspension raises economic and employment concerns
The plant slowdown is a blow to the township, which was looking forward to the creation of 600 jobs, and the potential to manufacture sufficient battery materials to support the production of over 800,000 EVs per year.
Florida grasshopper sparrow: scientists hail resurgence of endangered bird
Sparrows were taken into captivity after numbers dwindled – and this week experts released 1,000th bird back into wild
BC MLA Teresa Wat quits BC United to run for B.C. Conservatives
Wat, an 11-year veteran at the B.C. legislature and a strong multicultural representative of the suburban Vancouver City of Richmond, says getting rid of David Eby's New Democrats is her top priority and Rustad's Conservatives offer the best opportunity.
TC Energy sells partial stake in pipeline to Indigenous groups
The Calgary-based pipeline company said the deal, announced Tuesday, will enable 72 Indigenous communities to take a 5.34 per cent stake in its Nova Gas transmission system and Foothills pipeline assets, which together comprise a 25,000-kilometre network of natural gas infrastructure assets spanning Western Canada.
Final arguments in Coutts blockade trial on murder-conspiracy charges
Lawyers are set to make final arguments to a jury today in the trial of two men accused of conspiring to murder police at the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta.
350 wildfires alight in B.C.
British Columbia's minister of emergency management is scheduled to give an update on the wildfire situation today as some areas in the province cool off while others flare.
Jasper's animals and others adept at dodging wildfires, say biologists
"Fire is a natural process and we expect animals to find new places to live," said James McCormick, Jasper's human-wildlife coexistence specialist.
Federal report details racism in the Privy Council Office
"Black and racialized employees — through dozens of examples of racial stereotyping, microaggressions, and verbal violence — described a workplace culture where such behaviour is regularly practised and normalized, including at the executive level," the report says.
Electric vehicles strain the automaker-big oil alliance
In the clean car battle, the oil industry leans on friends—including Donald Trump—to keep gasoline transport alive, while carmakers steer toward an EV future.
Federal and provincial funds safe after Umicore suspends battery plant
The construction, which began in 2023, was expected to create 600 jobs and had received nearly $1 billion in promised funding: up to $551.3 million from the federal government and $424.6 million from the provincial government.
Lac Seul First Nation set to finally receive compensation for flooding of reserve land
Close to 100 years ago Canada flooded the Lac Seul First Nation's reserve land without consent or compensation. After winning a Supreme Court of Canada battle three years ago, the nation is now set to finally receive compensation.
Focus of Jasper fire plan was to protect people, Parks Canada, Guilbeault insist
Ron Hallman, CEO of the federal agency, said it was "ridiculous" to assert his organization puts a higher value on nature than people.