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Alberta NDP asks minister to quash application for Rocky Mountain coal mine

Alberta NDP asks minister to quash application for Rocky Mountain coal mine

Alberta's New Democrat Opposition is asking the provincial government to step in and quash applications for coal mining exploration in the Rocky Mountains.
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Canada watches nervously as Biden, Trump descend on Michigan over strike, EV strategy

Canada watches nervously as Biden, Trump descend on Michigan over strike, EV strategy

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden made history Tuesday as the first modern U.S. president to visit a picket line, cheering on striking autoworkers in Michigan as part of a big-stakes play for blue-collar support in a vital electoral battleground.
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Several First Nations from Ring of Fire region demand meeting with Premier Doug Ford

Several First Nations from Ring of Fire region demand meeting with Premier Doug Ford

TORONTO — Leaders of several First Nations from the Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario demanded a meeting with Doug Ford at the legislature on Tuesday, saying they needed to discuss concerns over possible mining in their territories – but the pr
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A new battery recycling facility will deepen Kentucky's ties to the electric vehicle sector

A new battery recycling facility will deepen Kentucky's ties to the electric vehicle sector

A recycling facility will be built in Kentucky to shred electric vehicle batteries in a $65 million venture between American and South Korean companies that will supply material for a separate battery-related operation in the same town, the companies
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Weather advisories lifted after first B.C. storm of the season

Weather advisories lifted after first B.C. storm of the season

Wind warnings have been lifted in most areas of British Columbia, while high water advisories remain up for Vancouver Island and the southwest coast after the first major storm of the fall swept through.
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Brazil slows Amazon deforestation, but in Chico Mendes' homeland, it risks being too late

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Luzineide Marques da Silva knows the location of each of the 748 rubber trees scattered in her area of the Brazilian Amazon, where she and her family hold rights to tap the trees for latex to sell to a sneaker manufacturer .
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Rio Tinto Alcan fined $500,000 for one count of violating Fisheries Act

Rio Tinto Alcan fined $500,000 for one count of violating Fisheries Act

SAGUENAY, Que. — A Quebec court has ordered Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. to pay $500,000 after the company allowed the discharge of acidic water into the Saguenay River following the failure of a boiler at its Arvida factory in Saguenay, Que., in 2019.
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PBS boasts slate of new shows unaffected by strikes, which it hopes will draw viewers in

PBS boasts slate of new shows unaffected by strikes, which it hopes will draw viewers in

NEW YORK (AP) — PBS was looking forward to a relatively free lane to offer fresh television to viewers downtrodden by the Hollywood strikes this fall, but that advantage may only last a couple of months now.
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As climate change and high costs plague Alaska's fisheries, fewer young people take up the trade

As climate change and high costs plague Alaska's fisheries, fewer young people take up the trade

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Lane Bolich first came to work in Alaska for the freedom and excitement that comes with being a fisher.
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Boost in solar energy and electric vehicle sales gives hope for climate goals, report says

Boost in solar energy and electric vehicle sales gives hope for climate goals, report says

The window to limit human-caused warming to a globally agreed goal is narrowing but still open because of the huge growth of solar energy and electric vehicles sales worldwide, a report said Tuesday.
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