Colette Derworiz
Colette Derworiz, photo by Leah Hennel
About Colette Derworiz
Colette Derworiz is an award-winning journalist whose portfolio includes nearly 18 years of reporting on the environment, health, social issues, politics and education for the Calgary Herald. She now works for the Canadian Press in Edmonton as a reporter and editor, and does some freelance writing, editing and public speaking on the side.
'Speed camera ahead:' Google Maps adds photo radar warnings for drivers
Drivers using Google Maps are getting a last-minute warning as they approach some photo radar camera locations.
'Frozen in time:' Judge to rule in March on whether Khadr's sentence is expired
An Alberta judge is to rule next month whether former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr should have his eight-year sentence for war crimes declared expired.
'Not Canadian enough:' Edmonton woman's girls denied citizenship under 2009 law
A woman in Alberta says she feels like she's not Canadian enough after her daughters were denied citizenship.
Campers will be able to smoke cannabis at campsites in Canada's national parks
Parks Canada says visitors should do their research on cannabis before going to a national park because the rules vary in each province and territory.
'Absolute and complete rubbish:' Alberta to release rehabbed bear cubs this fall
Alberta Environment says two black bear cubs being rehabilitated will be returned to the wild by mid-October despite concerns that it is too early.
'This is historic:' Deal reached on broken rail line to Churchill in Manitoba
A deal has been reached to sell and repair a broken rail line that is the only land link for the northern Manitoba town of Churchill.
Concerns grow about grey water in Canada's Arctic: report shows it could double
A traditional hunter in the Northwest Territories says he used to welcome the cruise ships coming into the Beaufort Sea in Canada's Arctic.
'Don't pull out your gun': Banff bison herd protected as wildlife on public land
A plains bison herd has officially been protected as wildlife on provincial land near Banff National Park.
Two bison bulls wander out of Banff National Park a week after being released
Parks Canada says two bison bulls have wandered out of Banff National Park — just a week after the herd became free-roaming animals.
'Made-in-Banff' bison calves born in the backcountry for first time in 140 years
Three bison babies have been born in the backcountry of Banff National Park — the first calves conceived in the area in more than 140 years.