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Report suggests little progress in first year of Alberta's emissions reduction plan
EDMONTON — Alberta has done little to advance its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions a year after introducing it, an analysis suggests. "Based on this lack of progress, it doesn't appear that Alberta has an active climate plan," Simon Dyer of the clean energy think tank Pembina Institute said Friday. "It's a plan in name only." Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz said in a statement that Alberta is reducing emissions. "I am confident that Alberta will continue to lead in responsible energy
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Police to search Saskatoon landfill for woman missing since 2020
Saskatoon police are planning to search the city's landfill for a woman who has been missing for more than three years. Mackenzie Lee Trottier was 22 when she last seen in December 2020. “I must stress that Mackenzie is still considered a missing person and will be until we have direct information otherwise,” Deputy Chief Cam McBride said at a news conference Friday. Police said a substantial amount of data was collected last year as part of their investigation. Devices were seized and informati
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MPs grill 'incompetent' health agency on fired National Microbiology Lab scientists
OTTAWA — Federal officials in charge of the National Microbiology Lab defended security protocols at the Winnipeg institution against accusations from MPs of bureaucratic incompetence Friday. "We acted as expeditiously as we could, given the information that was available," Public Health Agency of Canada head Heather Jeffrey said Friday. She testified at the House committee on Canada-China relations as it probes Ottawa's handling of two researchers at the Winnipeg lab, who left Canada after thei
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What is cloud seeding? How scientists hope to generate rain
Researchers have spent decades trying to ‘seed’ clouds and force them to generate rain or snow—with varying levels of success. Here’s how it works
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U.S. FAA to probe baseball coach in cockpit during a flight from Denver to Toronto
LOS ANGELES — Authorities in the United States are investigating after a video surfaced on social media of a hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies sitting in the cockpit of an aircraft "at cruise altitude," while bound for Toronto. A statement from the Federal Aviation Administration says an investigation is underway but it will not comment further while the process is ongoing. The comments come after a post on social media platform X showed a video allegedly taken from the Instagram account of
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'It was joy': Trapped B.C. orca calf eats seal meat, putting rescue on hold
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A rescue operation for an orca calf trapped in a remote tidal lagoon off Vancouver Island has been put on hold after it started eating seal meat thrown in the water for what is believed to be the first time. Ehattesaht First Nation Chief Simon John said the young killer whale swam to an area of the lagoon where members of the neighbouring Nuchatlaht First Nation tossed about 18 kilograms of seal meat into the water on Thursday evening. They witnessed her grabbing the chunks in i
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Liberal and NDP MPs lament departure of longtime Tory MP as Status of Women chair
OTTAWA — Liberal and NDP MPs are lamenting the loss of the longtime Conservative chair of the parliamentary committee on the Status of Women, saying they hope the change doesn't hurt their ability to work together across party lines. Members of the committee said they were disappointed to learn that Karen Vecchio, lauded as a collaborator, would no longer be at the helm. Vecchio was first elected as chair in 2017 and has served in the role for years. Her time as committee chair ended Wednesday,
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