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The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have been called upon to assist in addressing wildfires that pose a threat to communities in Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The territorial government requested federal assistance due to the escalating challenges faced in firefighting efforts against the wildfires. The CAF will be engaged in various roles, including firefighting, air…

Patrick Perry Sidney Rehn also faces seven-day driving ban

Patrick Perry Sidney Rehn also faces seven-day driving ban

People in Fort Smith, N.W.T., received an alert Saturday asking them to be prepared for a possible evacuation. Wildfires are burning nearby, but 'there is no immediate threat to the community,' the alert read.

A refinery near Slave Lake, Alta., that started processing oil 22 years ago is facing an enforcement order for operating without regulatory approval. Critics say the infraction is troubling evidence of cracks in Alberta's complex regulatory system.

The department of Environment and Climate Change first became aware of the outbreak earlier this week when an aerial survey found 15 dead bison in the area. An additional 12 have since been found.

This weeks weekly pondering article focuses on the history of the Imperial Oil Company and how planes were involved in it.

The oilsands have accumulated vast volumes of toxic mining fluids (1.4 billion litres or more than 540,000 Olympic sized pools) in the world’s third largest watershed under the watch of a captive regulator and an industry-dominated oilsands monitoring program.

Courtesy BET+When Gabrielle Union decided to go on a trip to Africa for her 50th birthday, she planned to document the experience for herself.  "Initially it was just footage for me, for my family. Being able to take my mom and my daughter, that's thr...

Pollution protections are stripped while Canada boasts progress. This is the history of promises made and betrayed.