Descrease article font size Increase article font size Living in B.C. means residents are no strangers to seeing bears but a recent encounter was a little too close for one Coquitlam resident. Alex Gold was walking into his garage last Monday when a black bear surprised him. The bruin can be seen running at Gold…
Hundreds of dead fish have washed ashore, after an Alberta creek’s water levels dropped significantly. A family who’s lived in the area for generations believe the Alberta Energy Regulator needs to step in to help save the ecosystem. On May 28, Robin Wheale spent his birthday at the Poplar Creek Reservoir, built on the Modeste…
Taking out the trash is a messy situation for Keely Middleton. Middleton, a resident of Falcon Lake, Man., says there’s a recurring problem in the community, located within Whiteshell Provincial Park — garbage strewn deep into the woods by marauding black bears. “All of the cages are pushed in,” Middleton said. “The latches are mostly…
Multiple Lethbridge non-profits are putting a call out for winter clothing donations. As temperatures begin to drop in southern Alberta, non-profits are seeing a rise in numbers of low-income and vulnerable people in need. Cameron Kissick, chief operations officer for the Streets Alive Mission, says it’s disheartening to see the increase in need. “We’re seeing…
After a warmer-than-normal summer, Canadians can expect the warm weather conditions to stretch into the fall, meteorologists say – and that means leaf peepers will have to wait a little while longer. “A trend of above-normal temperatures” is forecasted for the rest of September and October across the country, according to Global News meteorologist Ross…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Residents in the Yankee Flats and Silver Creek area of the Shuswap are exploring legal action against a local compost facility. The neighbours surrounding the Spa Hills Farm say there is a lack of oversight and regulation of the business. Deneed Tomlinson describes living next to the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Fall is right around the corner and that means the elk that populate Alberta’s well-known parks are approaching the peak of their mating season. Parks Canada is urging people visiting Waterton Lakes National Park to be mindful of the animals’ behaviour. Just after dawn and right before…
By Jordan Prentice Global News Posted September 17, 2024 10:07 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Within the traditional boundaries of Piikani Nation sits the Grassy Mountain coal mining project, a previously mined site that Northback Holdings has applied to the Alberta government for exploration and water diversion licenses….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s never too soon to teach children about the importance of B.C.’s wild salmon and the need for conservation. That’s the message behind a program in North Vancouver that gives students hands-on education. The Seymour Salmon Hatchery in North Vancouver hosts “Gently Down the Seymour,” a program…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took shots at the NDP on Friday for equivocating on the consumer carbon price, accusing Jagmeet Singh of caving to political pressure from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Speaking to reporters in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que., Trudeau blasted the NDP in response to a question about the upcoming byelection in Montreal, arguing that voters…
