News/Canada/Edmonton (Page 37)

Edmonton·CBC Explains A group of researchers are giving hands-on experience to members of Indigenous communities to teach them how to monitor remediation efforts of oil and gas companies on their traditional lands.  Centre for Boreal Research teaches communities about forest ecology, seed identification, peatland restoration Stephanie Cram · CBC NewsContinue Reading

Edmonton Alberta Wildfire has been responding to an increased number of winter wildfires due to warmer and drier weather this season, which officials expect will carry over to this spring. Carryover fires are igniting after smouldering for months underground Aaron Sousa · CBC News · Posted: Feb 08, 2024 7:00Continue Reading

Edmonton A Vancouver company has been ordered to pay more than $400,000 in penalties and legal expenses for having multiple unsanctioned cryptocurrency mines in Alberta.  Residents’ noise complaints prompted Alberta Utilities Commission to investigate Madeleine Cummings · CBC News · Posted: Feb 01, 2024 9:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 5Continue Reading

Edmonton Two weeks since a lawsuit challenging Edmonton’s practice of dismantling homeless encampments was scrapped by a judge, nearly 50 encampments around the city have been torn down. Edmonton set up emergency command centre to co-ordinate removals Wallis Snowdon · CBC News · Posted: Feb 01, 2024 8:00 AM ESTContinue Reading

Edmonton Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis sent a letter to wineries in B.C. last week saying it had been investigating the practice of consumers in Alberta ordering wine directly from B.C. wineries instead of buying it in Alberta stores. Alberta government won’t stock B.C. wines that sell direct to consumersBobContinue Reading

Edmonton The alert was initially issue for air quality due to toxic smoke from a fire at an oil lease site about 23 kilometres southeast of Mannville, Alta. An update posted shortly after 7 p.m. MT says crews have the fire under control. Alert cancelled shortly after 7 p.m.CBC News · Posted: Jan 30, 2024Continue Reading

Edmonton Advocates are heightening calls for the Alberta government to regulate counsellors, after a former family doctor in Grande Prairie, Alta., is now working as an addictions counsellor. Brianne Hudson had her practice permit cancelled after she was found to have committed sexual abuse when she admitted to being inContinue Reading

Edmonton·First Person Chad Dupuis had been living and working in the northern Alberta forest for several years and had numerous wildlife encounters. His lost dinner was a reminder that the parks are the animals’ home and we’re encroaching on it. It was a good reminder that inside the forest, we’reContinue Reading

Edmonton Epcor has put a mandatory ban on non-essential water use because of a pump failure early Monday at the E.L. Smith water treatment plant in southwest Edmonton. Issues at E.L. Smith water treatment plant forces halt of water distributionCBC News · Posted: Jan 29, 2024 3:49 PM EST | LastContinue Reading