Alberta

A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western Canada to generate their own weather systems, experts say.

Help is on the way for Canadian farmers and ranchers severely affected by this year's drought.

The gentle approach is not going to get us to herd immunity. It's time to impose stronger measures to encourage vaccinations, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

The company behind a proposed open-pit coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains has filed a request to appeal a decision by a review panel that rejected the project as being not in the public interest.

Farmers are calling for emergency disaster relief as drought ravages crops and pastures across the Prairie provinces and beyond.

The Alberta premier’s United Conservative government is busy implementing quasi-socialist policies on an almost weekly basis, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

A majority of Canadians working in fossil fuels are interested in switching to jobs in the net-zero economy, but are worried about being left behind, according to a new poll.

Manitoba Justice Minister Cameron Friesen said his department is looking at what action to take around the Justice Centre's surveillance of the judge and other public officials, including Premier Brian Pallister.

John Carpay, president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, apologized for his “poor judgment” during a special hearing Monday called by the judge overseeing a court challenge of COVID-19 restrictions in the province.

The Canadian Human Rights Commission confirms it has engaged in “informal discussions” about vaccine passports with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at a time when experts and advocates are debating how to safely reopen Canada’s borders and economy while respecting privacy and human rights.

That's according to a new report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development.

Environmental groups and First Nations say they are pleased the federal government is adding another proposed coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains to the list of projects it will review.

Most of Alberta's energy wells no longer hold enough oil and gas to pay for their cleanup and the public should take them over to ensure their remaining revenue funds remediation, a new report concludes.

Forestry experts are hoping for clear, blue skies as unprecedented hot weather pushes the wildfire risk in Western Canada to similar record-breaking levels.

While oil company executives may be able to fill their pockets right now, Alberta ought to use this last boom to repay the environmental debts their companies have racked up over the years, writes columnist Max Fawcett.