Bob Weber
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Bob Weber
Canadians call out for forest protection but disagree about causes of wildfires
As Canada struggles through its worst fire season in recorded history, a new survey suggests protecting forests remains one issue that unites most Canadians no matter who they are or where they live.
Northwest Territory firefighters switch to offence in battle against fire near Yellowknife
Firefighters battling a wildfire near the capital of the Northwest Territories shifted from defence to offence, as the legislative assembly is set to be recalled to consider a law delaying the upcoming territorial election.
Canada's wildfire situation escalates, leaving Yellowknife a ghost town
Thousands of residents in the city of 20,000 continued to leave by air or road Friday.
Renewable energy workers say Alberta’s moratorium will wipe out a season of work
"You're asking people to put a pause on their lives," said Luisa Da Silva, director of Iron & Earth, a group that assists fossil fuel employees transition to the renewables industry. "You're asking people not to work."
Alberta still set on developing industry incentives to clean up oil wells
Direction from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to her new energy minister suggests the United Conservative government hasn't given up on a controversial program that would see taxpayers backstop the cleanup of old oil and gas wells that companies are already legally required to do.
Alberta environment minister's mandate letter lacks emissions reduction plan and more
Rebecca Schulz's letter gives lists 13 priorities, from developing regulations to safely release oilsands tailings into the environment to implementing the climate plan originally outlined in April.
Wood Buffalo National Park still on environmental threat list; UNESCO calls for action on oilsands
A United Nations body has affirmed earlier findings that Canada's largest national park remains under environmental threats from dams, oilsands development and climate change.
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney loses attempt to have defamation lawsuit tossed
Kenney is facing a lawsuit by five environmental groups, which was filed after an inquiry into whether the groups were using foreign funding and misinformation to landlock Alberta oil.
Imperial Oil faces more water problems at Kearl oilsands mine, regulator warns
The Alberta Energy Regulator has warned Imperial Oil about more wastewater problems at its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta.
Alberta municipalities asked provincial government to keep aerial wildfire fighters
Alberta's 2019 decision to cancel funding for an elite wildfire-fighting crew in 2019 came despite pleas to keep the Rapattack program from at least three municipalities, including one that has since been evacuated during this spring's blazes.