: Environment https://globalnews.ca Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:49:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 176892389 Alberta may require an annual pass for canoes, kayaks, jet skis and other watercraft https://globalnews.ca/news/11304631/alberta-zebra-mussels-watercraft-annual-pass-fee/ https://globalnews.ca/news/11304631/alberta-zebra-mussels-watercraft-annual-pass-fee/#respond Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:49:09 +0000 https://globalnews.ca/?p=11304631 https://globalnews.ca/news/11304631/alberta-zebra-mussels-watercraft-annual-pass-fee/feed/ 0 11304631 bow canoe 2 Among the questions the survey asks is what type of watercraft should require a permit and whether watercraft should require a permit or just one per operator. The invasive mussels, which have already spread to many other parts of Canada and the U.S., are nearly impossible to eradicate once they are established. An Alberta Fish and Wildlife officer uses her mussel detection dog to inspect a boat for invasive zebra and quagga mussels. Bird enthusiasts say owl populations are exploding in Alberta https://globalnews.ca/news/11303327/bird-enthusiasts-say-owl-populations-are-exploding-in-alberta/ https://globalnews.ca/news/11303327/bird-enthusiasts-say-owl-populations-are-exploding-in-alberta/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 23:39:34 +0000 https://globalnews.ca/?p=11303327 https://globalnews.ca/news/11303327/bird-enthusiasts-say-owl-populations-are-exploding-in-alberta/feed/ 0 11303327 8BC82386-3362-4268-8BB4-3174003F95CB Calgary bird enthusiast, Terry Korolyk, recently shot this photo of a short eared owl, which he said is normally quite elusive. Calgary birder, Terry Korolyk, told Global News that favourable environmental conditions have been been responsible for a increase in owl populations. Edmonton birder, Hugo Sanchez, managed to get this photo of some immature long eared owls, which he said doesn't happen very often. A quick history of B.C.’s Red Chris mine https://globalnews.ca/news/11303093/red-chris-mine-history/ https://globalnews.ca/news/11303093/red-chris-mine-history/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:56:39 +0000 https://globalnews.ca/?p=11303093&preview=true&preview_id=11303093 https://globalnews.ca/news/11303093/red-chris-mine-history/feed/ 0 11303093 d27b8f2cb41deb0ccbf8760c5957fbe1d49eb8a0dd76f7ab55c21f33076ffcee.jpg No set deadline for company’s cleanup plan for shuttered Nova Scotia mill: minister https://globalnews.ca/news/11302865/northern-pulp-mill-cleanup-plan/ https://globalnews.ca/news/11302865/northern-pulp-mill-cleanup-plan/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:05:54 +0000 https://globalnews.ca/?p=11302865 https://globalnews.ca/news/11302865/northern-pulp-mill-cleanup-plan/feed/ 0 11302865 00ca441deb060c7f8598019282fd644fe3fc177905ce1f1e31225a402fff26fc.jpg Jasper wildfire: How the forest ecosystem has changed, one year later https://globalnews.ca/news/11298711/jasper-wildfire-ecosystem/ https://globalnews.ca/news/11298711/jasper-wildfire-ecosystem/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 18:05:42 +0000 https://globalnews.ca/?p=11298711 https://globalnews.ca/news/11298711/jasper-wildfire-ecosystem/feed/ 0 11298711 Jasper-wildflowers Saskatchewan receiving federal assistance to aid in wildfire management https://globalnews.ca/news/11302518/saskatchewan-wildfire-update/ https://globalnews.ca/news/11302518/saskatchewan-wildfire-update/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:59:10 +0000 https://globalnews.ca/?p=11302518 https://globalnews.ca/news/11302518/saskatchewan-wildfire-update/feed/ 0 11302518 0a3dc3dec5b72b32411df312518ceac9af1a943a42749db67aceb44816b04d32.jpg City of Lethbridge taking proactive approach to blue-green algae https://globalnews.ca/news/11301287/city-of-lethbridge-blue-green-algae/ https://globalnews.ca/news/11301287/city-of-lethbridge-blue-green-algae/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:29:12 +0000 https://globalnews.ca/?p=11301287 https://globalnews.ca/news/11301287/city-of-lethbridge-blue-green-algae/feed/ 0 11301287 BLUE GREEN ALGAE Métis Nation-Saskatchewan declares wildfire state of emergency https://globalnews.ca/news/11301189/metis-nation-saskatchewan-wildfire-state-of-emergency/ https://globalnews.ca/news/11301189/metis-nation-saskatchewan-wildfire-state-of-emergency/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2025 22:48:10 +0000 https://globalnews.ca/?p=11301189 https://globalnews.ca/news/11301189/metis-nation-saskatchewan-wildfire-state-of-emergency/feed/ 0 11301189 Lis Hennie Wildfire 8 Communication lost with 3 miners trapped underground at B.C. mine https://globalnews.ca/news/11300327/3-miners-trapped-underground-bc-red-chris-copper-gold-mine/ https://globalnews.ca/news/11300327/3-miners-trapped-underground-bc-red-chris-copper-gold-mine/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:18:36 +0000 https://globalnews.ca/?p=11300327 https://globalnews.ca/news/11300327/3-miners-trapped-underground-bc-red-chris-copper-gold-mine/feed/ 0 11300327 B.C. approves permits for controversial mine Alberta pays out $143 million to mining company over coal policy reversal https://globalnews.ca/news/11300169/alberta-coal-policy-lawsuit-atrum-settlment/ https://globalnews.ca/news/11300169/alberta-coal-policy-lawsuit-atrum-settlment/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:37:50 +0000 https://globalnews.ca/?p=11300169 https://globalnews.ca/news/11300169/alberta-coal-policy-lawsuit-atrum-settlment/feed/ 0 11300169 elan coal_1 These maps show where Atrum's Elan coal project was located, just north of the Grassy Mountain coal project in the Crowsnest Pass.