B.C. commits to reviewing oil and gas royalties as experts find system in need of ‘comprehensive overhaul’
‘Little tweaks are not going to cut it’: independent assessment finds an overly complex system...
Stories by Ainslie Cruickshank
Talk of potential sale of Teck coal mines prompts concerns about contamination in B.C.’s Elk Valley
Observers worry a sale or spinoff of sprawling coal mines in the southeastern corner of...
CN, CP railways were pressed by shareholders on climate action months before Lytton fire
A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges the fire that destroyed more than 90 per cent of...
Kenney government urged by Edmonton water utility to halt new coal mines before ‘scientifically rigorous’ review
The city’s only source of drinking water and a vital wildlife corridor could be at...
B.C.’s extreme heat is here to stay. Critics say government’s plan to deal with it is dangerously weak
From 570 devastating heat-induced deaths, to fish die-offs, to berries being baked on the stem,...
Between the threat of wildfire and logging, a community grapples with the future of B.C.’s Purcell forest
The struggle over whether to protect or log an untouched mountainside between Argenta and Johnsons...
As mining waste leaches into B.C. waters, experts worry new rules will be too little, too late
Teck’s coal mines in B.C.’s Elk Valley are poised to be exempt from more stringent...
Fighting the feedback loop: why scientists are sounding the alarm on Canada’s melting permafrost
Nearly half of Canada’s land mass lies above permafrost. As it thaws, greenhouse gases stored...
Coal mining is big business in the B.C. Rockies. It could get bigger if these projects are approved
Four proposed projects are undergoing environmental review in the Kootenay Rockies, where open-pit coal mining...
