Bob Weber
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Bob Weber
Ottawa urged to release historic data on Inuit tuberculosis treatment
The problem is often blamed on poverty and overcrowded homes in Arctic communities. But sociologists have unearthed another factor.
Nunavut to open first legal beer and wine store
After almost two decades of debate, the capital of Nunavut is hoping to reduce booze-related social problems by opening the territory's first retail store for beer and wine.
Banff's Bear 148 tries beary hard to live and let live, but future uncertain
Her future is cloudy. When grizzlies mix too freely with people, the grizzlies usually lose.
SHARE report finds there is poor corporate reporting on Indigenous issues
A group that advises activist shareholders hopes a new report will do for Indigenous issues what has already been done for environmental causes — put them on the boardroom table.
'Whole lot of questions:' Alberta considers contaminated site for park
The Alberta government is thinking about cleaning up a former wood-preserving site along one of the province's biggest lakes by capping it off and turning the adjacent land into a park.
Oilsands showdown coming over cleanup of tailings ponds: report
Alberta's oilsands could be heading for another showdown over tailings ponds after an independent assessment found that the cleanup plans of six major operators don't meet new rules.
Arctic sea ice at record low for third straight year
Arctic sea ice is at a record low for the third straight year. Trump budget cuts threaten the federal agency that is funding the research.
'Why have Nunavut?' Battle over education bill goes to heart of territory
To the Nunavut government, it's an update to old legislation that needs to acknowledge reality. To others, it's a dagger to the territory's heart.
First Nations to call for more say in park system at national conference
Giving indigenous people a greater say in the operation of national parks and the creation of new protected areas is on the agenda at a major conference in Alberta this week.
Climate change doubles size of northern lakes, pushes bison off habitat
Tthe impact is clear on the sanctuary’s 2,000 to 3,000 bison — Canada’s last herd of genetically pure, tuberculosis−free wood bison, considered a species at risk.