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Ontario should commit to clean energy economy by 2050: government-commissioned panel

Ontario should commit to clean energy economy by 2050: government-commissioned panel

TORONTO — A new government-commissioned report says Ontario should commit to achieving a clean energy economy by 2050.
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Recovering from natural disasters is slow and bureaucratic. New FEMA rules aim to cut the red tape

Recovering from natural disasters is slow and bureaucratic. New FEMA rules aim to cut the red tape

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anyone who has lived through a natural disaster and then applied to the federal government for assistance knows that it can be a lengthy, frustrating and bureaucratic process.
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out.
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Largest deep-sea coral reef to date is mapped by scientists off the US Atlantic coast

Largest deep-sea coral reef to date is mapped by scientists off the US Atlantic coast

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. Atlantic coast.
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At Davos, leaders talked big on rebuilding trust. Can the World Economic Forum make a difference?

At Davos, leaders talked big on rebuilding trust. Can the World Economic Forum make a difference?

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Business and political elites descended on the Swiss Alpine snows of Davos to suss out “rebuilding trust” in a splintering world.
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Internal documents suggest Alberta Energy Regulator underestimated oil well liability

Internal documents suggest Alberta Energy Regulator underestimated oil well liability

EDMONTON — Internal documents from Alberta's energy regulator suggest the province's environmental liability for hundreds of thousands of oil and gas wells could be nearly triple the figure the agency announced earlier this week.
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Icy winter blast gripping US blamed for deaths from coast to coast

Icy winter blast gripping US blamed for deaths from coast to coast

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
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California court ruling could threaten key source of funding for disputed giant water tunnel project

California court ruling could threaten key source of funding for disputed giant water tunnel project

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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Heat pump interest highest in Atlantic but bigger grants not yet making a difference

Heat pump interest highest in Atlantic but bigger grants not yet making a difference

OTTAWA — The three provinces most dependent on heating oil account for almost nine in 10 of the households that have applied for a federal grant to replace an oil furnace with an electric heat pump.
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Feasibility study set to begin on potential protected area in northern Manitoba

Feasibility study set to begin on potential protected area in northern Manitoba

WINNIPEG — Another step has been taken toward a possible national park reserve in northern Manitoba.
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