Bob Weber
Reporter with The Canadian Press
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'Very big shock:' Nunavut man killed by polar bear while protecting his children
A Nunavut man died this week while protecting his children from a rare polar bear attack.
Increased northern shipping potential danger for Arctic animals: study
Increased shipping could make parts of the Northwest Passage among the most dangerous places in the Arctic for the whales and other mammals that live there, a study suggests.
Alberta's energy regulator ignoring own rules on tailings ponds: critics
Alvaro Pinto wants Alberta's energy regulator to follow its own oilsands rules.
Canada's largest national park, UNESCO site threatened: environmental assessment
Federal documents echo earlier concerns that Canada's largest national park faces long-term threats that could place it on a list of endangered world heritage sites.
Joe Savikataaq, former deputy, chosen new Nunavut premier
A new premier who promises to get things done has been chosen by the Nunavut legislature after its members removed the old one from office with a vote of non-confidence.
'This is about leadership:' Nunavut premier defeated in non-confidence vote
Members of Nunavut's legislature have removed Premier Paul Quassa from office over concerns about his leadership style.
B.C. company sucking carbon from air, making fuel
It sounds like spinning straw into gold: suck carbon dioxide from the air where it's contributing to climate change and turn it into fuel for cars, trucks and jets.
U.S., Canada begin talks on renegotiating Columbia River Treaty
Canadian negotiators are resisting U.S. attempts to increase the amount of water released into a major waterway that flows through British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest.
New Alberta parks create world's largest boreal forest preserve: government
The Alberta government says it is creating the world's largest boreal forest preserve with new wildland parks in the province's northeast.
At a breaking point: Nunavut hamlet of Pangnirtung cries for help
The hamlet, which once had one of the highest suicide rates in the territory, hadn't seen a single such tragedy in more than a year. A community group had drawn up a forward-looking, proactive plan to keep youth safe. People breathed easier.