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An oil and gas company just left behind an estimated $476M cleanup bill in Alberta

The orphan wells trace back to a tangled web of foreign investors, a company based in the British Virgin Islands and a last-ditch effort to sell to a Chinese company for $22M

By Sharon J. Riley

April 16, 2026(Updated April 17, 2026) 11 min. read

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Investigation

Malfunctioning Canadian LNG terminal burned more gas than estimated 2024 global record

By Matt Simmons (Local Journalism Initiative Reporter) and Wil Crisp

April 16, 2026 8 min. read

Exclusive: The LNG Canada plant — the country’s first major LNG facility, owned by Shell,...

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Government emails, text messages could be shielded by federal transparency law changes

By Carl Meyer

April 16, 2026 6 min. read

Fearing a Carney government proposal will erode the public’s right to know, opponents have asked...

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The worst flaring in the world?

By Lindsay Sample

April 17, 2026

We’ve got a big scoop that raises serious questions about Canada’s claims of having the...

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Investigation

Ontario’s drinking water is protected by little-known committees, tied up in conservation authority changes

By Fatima Syed and Matt McIntosh

April 15, 2026 10 min. read

The groups that protect drinking water in Ontario, set up following the contamination crisis in...

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Can one of the most endangered grizzly bear populations on the continent be brought back?

By Cameron Fenton and Karlene Harvey

April 14, 2026 15 min. read

In the cross-border North Cascades mountain range, First Nations in B.C. are working to restore...

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Explainer

Alberta’s got a new law to fast-track all-season resorts. In the Rockies, that’s causing concern

By Sara King-Abadi

April 14, 2026(Updated April 16, 2026) 6 min. read

The Alberta government says new rules for all-season resorts will increase investor confidence and speed...

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Can the Rockies handle 10,000 more daily visitors? A proposed ski resort could bring them

By Sara King-Abadi

April 13, 2026(Updated April 16, 2026) 11 min. read

Mountain coasters, mini golf and 1,400 parking spots at a Kananaskis resort — that’s the...

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‘Largest single transfer in history’: 4,000 oil and gas wells just became orphans — nearly doubling Alberta’s total

By Sharon J. Riley

April 10, 2026 6 min. read

Thousands of wells belonging to beleaguered Calgary-based Long Run Exploration Ltd. have now been officially...

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Interior Salish women are reclaiming fire — and protecting their homelands

By Santana Dreaver and Aaron Hemens (Local Journalism Initiative Reporter)

April 9, 2026 6 min. read

In Canada’s hotspot for wildfires, First Nations women are challenging colonialism and patriarchy by leading...

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