11+ hour, 29+ min ago  (950+ words) Josh Hunter has been leading night rides on personal electric vehicles in Edmonton for five years, and there was a motley assortment of electric-powered scooters, bicycles, skateboards and unicycles gathered on a recent Friday evening at the Alberta Legislature grounds…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (313+ words) PRINCE GEORGE " Heating a building in northern B. C. costs a lot. Most people are aware of that. But more and more communities now see the region's cold climate not as a barrier but as a reason to accelerate energy-efficiency efforts. The…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (786+ words) Wildfire season may get off to a relatively quiet start in Canada but lingering drought and a warm summer could tip the scales towards another severe year, experts say. Wildfire expert Mike Flannigan says this year will be his "litmus…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (428+ words) MONTREAL " A March storm forecast to bring up to 50 centimetres of snow and freezing rain to Quebec's Abitibi-T'miscamingue region closed schools and suspended municipal services on Monday. The city of Rouyn-Noranda, about 500 kilometres northwest of Montreal, said its offices were…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (565+ words) QU'BEC " The Quebec government announced Thursday that it's pushing back its greenhouse gas reduction target by five years to protect the economy and jobs, as environmental groups warned that the delay could have serious consequences down the line. Environment Minister…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (236+ words) PRINCE GEORGE " Local conservationists are praising the BC government's decision to add nearly 1, 060 hectares of primary forest habitat to West Twin Provincial Park, located approximately two hours east of Prince George. The expansion protects part of the globally important Inland…...