Alberta’s energy regulator has given Imperial Oil until the end of the month to figure out how to deal with ongoing seepage at a tailings pond at its Kearl oilsands mine. On Monday, the regulator issued an environmental protection order to Imperial to clean up ongoing seepages of industrial wastewater at the mine, located in the Athabasca region of northern Alberta, about 70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray. The company also needs to submit plans for wildlife protection, environmental remediation and notifying the public. The order covers two separate contamination incidents that took place over nine months.Read more

The company failed to treat effluent for selenium and nitrate, Ministry of Environment says. A Canadian mining company has been fined more than $16 million for polluting waterways in B.C.’s East Kootenay. The B.C. Ministry of Environment has imposed three administrative penalties on Teck Coal Limited, a subsidiary of Teck Resources, citing the company’s failure to have water treatment facilities ready by a required date to limit emissions of nitrate and selenium from its Fording River operations in the Elk Valley. The ministry says administrative penalties are monetary fines issued by theRead more

It isn’t just about high interest rates. When rent goes up, it often goes up most dramatically in major urban centres. And, sure enough, Toronto and Vancouver have consistently been in the spotlight as rental prices have skyrocketed over the last year. A two-bedroom apartment in the Ontario capital averaged $1,765 a month in 2022, while the same place in Vancouver soared to $2,002, according to the latest Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). But it isn’t just a problem for Canada’s biggest cities. Across the country, high interest rates have left would-beRead more

Driver charged with 1st-degree murder after crash kills 2 children, injures 6 others A 51-year-old man drove a city bus into a daycare in Laval, Que., on Wednesday morning, killing two children and injuring six more. Pierre Ny St-Amand, a bus driver with the Société de transport de Laval (STL), was arrested at the scene. He has been charged with several crimes, including two counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm. Around 8:30 a.m., the Laval city bus crashed into the Garderie Éducative de Sainte-RoseRead more

Premiers ‘disappointed’ by lack of new funding but want time to assess Ottawa’s proposal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday the federal government is prepared to spend an eye-popping $196.1 billion on health care over the next decade — including $46.2 billion in new spending on top of funds already budgeted. The deal, which is being pitched by the federal government as a generational fix for an ailing system, would begin with provinces and territories getting an unconditional $2-billion boost to the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) to address what the federalRead more

Organization says it provided assistance to over 96,000 households in wake of devastating storm New numbers released by the Canadian Red Cross show the organization provided assistance to nearly 100,000 households, more than any other natural disaster in Canada. “With Fiona, it impacted hundreds and hundreds of communities scattered throughout all of Eastern Canada,” said Bill Lawlor, the Atlantic director of governance and stakeholder relations with the organization. Fiona resulted in wide-scale impacts, including massive destruction of property and lengthy power outages. Thanks to the generosity of Canadians who contributedRead more

Nathan Chasing Horse, 46, faces charges of sexual assault and sexual abuse of minors The Dances With Wolves actor facing sexual assault charges in B.C. and Nevada is now accused of similar offences in Alberta. The Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service confirm sexual offence-related charges are pending against Nathan Chasing Horse, who is accused of targeting Indigenous women and girls over a span of two decades. Sgt. Nancy Farmer says Chasing Horse, 46, was already banned from Tsuut’ina Nation territory. Farmer says that after speaking with several victims and witnesses “in relation to the actions of Mr.Read more

Widow says families of 2 men killed in 2021 incident wanted to see criminal negligence charges The owners of a tugboat that sank in the waters off Kitimat, B.C., two years ago, causing the deaths of two workers, are now facing several charges under the Workers Compensation Act. Wainwright Marine Services and James Geoffrey Bates, the president of parent company Bates Properties Ltd., were each charged Monday with eight counts of violating occupational health and safety provisions, according to court records. The charges stem from the Feb. 10, 2021, sinkingRead more

Taymour Aghtai, 28, won’t serve any more time behind bars for calls to Lynn Valley Care Centre The man who made dozens of hoax calls to staff at the care home that would later record Canada’s first death from COVID-19 has been sentenced for his “elaborate, dangerous and damaging deception,” though he won’t serve any more time behind bars for the crime. Taymour Aghtai, 28, stood in provincial court on Tuesday as he was sentenced to two years less a day for his behaviour towards staff at the Lynn Valley Care CentreRead more

Dezenas de milhares de dinamarqueses manifestaram-se hoje contra o plano do Governo de abolir um feriado para financiar o orçamento da Defesa, quando decorre a guerra na Ucrânia. “Éuma proposta totalmente injusta”, disse Lizette Risgaard, dirigente do sindicato FH, que promoveu a manifestação e que conta com 1,3 milhões de filiados na Dinamarca, país com 5,9 milhões de habitantes. Segundo a polícia e a organização do protesto, na manifestação em Copenhaga participaram entre 40.000 e 50.000 pessoas, de vários pontos do país. Os manifestantes concentraram-se em frente ao parlamento, segurandoRead more