The Alberta government announced Monday that it’s building 250 modular housing units in Jasper for residents displaced by wildfire. The July fire destroyed one-third of the tourist town’s structures, including more than 800 units of housing. An estimated 2,000 people lost their homes. Community and Social Services Minister Jason Nixon told reporters that the housing…
The province now says ‘environmental factors’ have made its plan no longer feasible, and a drawdown of the reservoir is set to end shortly. Source link
After some glorious weather so far this fall in Alberta, there’s a dramatic shift in the forecast on the way — including the possibility of several centimetres of the dreaded white stuff early next week. On Saturday, the temperature in Calgary and Edmonton is forecast to hit the mid to high teens, but the mercury…
British Columbians go to the polls on Saturday after a too-close-to-call campaign that saw David Eby’s New Democrats and John Rustad’s BC Conservatives tangle over housing, health care and the overdose crisis — as well plastic straws and a billionaire’s billboards. The race has stood out for its negativity, with Eby and Rustad devoted to…
Demand for electricity in Ontario is set to soar by 75 per cent in the next couple of decades, far higher than was projected just last year, in part due to a sudden surge in data centres supporting artificial intelligence, the system operator said Wednesday. The demand has been relatively flat for the past 20…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 17, 2024 6:28 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s top court is set to release its decision in a landmark youth-led Charter challenge of the provincial government’s climate change plan. The Court of Appeal for Ontario heard arguments earlier this year brought by…
Most people are familiar with the concept of a doggy door, but how many have had the idea to super-size the concept? That’s what North Vancouver man Curt Scheewe did after a local black bear repeatedly punched a large hole in his fence. “Our neighbours, we all love the bear,” Scheewe told Global News. “We…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 14, 2024 2:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Montreal suburb has received a provincial Environment Department permit to go ahead with a long-awaited white-tailed deer cull in a local park that has become overrun with them. The City of Longueuil,…
Hurricane Milton has left a trail of destruction as it pummelled Florida’s coastal areas, damaging homes, flooding roads and knocking out power for millions. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the extent of the damage from the Category 3 storm was still being assessed, but it “was not the worst-case scenario” that many had been bracing…
In the aftermath of two catastrophic hurricanes, Milton and Helene, the southern U.S. is grappling with widespread destruction, power outages and mounting health concerns. Hurricane Milton tore through Florida on Wednesday evening, compounding the devastation caused just weeks earlier by Hurricane Helene. The region is now grappling with widespread power outages, contaminated water and a…
