Alberta group backs US sage grouse protections
Alberta Wilderness Association secretary treasurer says Canada should adopt sweeping US sage grouse protections and large landscape safeguards. Cliff Wallis notes the US plan involves tens of millions in habitat work and faces a 60 day governor review and a 30 day protest before final implementation.
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Canada
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U.S
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Edmonton bus company backs driver in student ejection incident
Cunningham Transport defends a driver who kicked a 13 year old boy off a bus and left him 10 blocks from home citing the student’s threat of violence. A second 13 year old’s hockey bag attack preceded the event. The firm removed the driver from division routes while the two students face a one week bus suspension.
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Edmonton
Cunningham Transport
Edmonton Catholic
Lori Nagy
Western Canada faces productivity hit from missing job skills
A Canada West Foundation study finds 40 percent of workers could perform better with basic skills in math reading and writing. It notes high school dropouts, some university grads, and immigrants show notable skills gaps costing the economy in the hundreds of millions and urges training and stronger essential skills in education and postsecondary programs.
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Calgary
Western Canada
Canada West Foundation
Janet Lane
Lane
Statistics Canada
OECD
Frantic Bow River raft rescue after capsize near Calgary
Six raft occupants, all wearing life jackets, fell into the fast Bow River when the craft struck a bridge abutment. Five reached shore. a woman in her 20s remained pinned to the raft and was helped by firefighters and an aquatic rescue team before a boat arrived. She was conscious when brought to shore and hospital. Civilian rescuers were briefly called off for safety.
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Calgary
Bow River
Western premiers discuss diversification amid oil downturn
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall hosted a teleconference of western premiers to seek diversification as oil prices fall. British Columbia's Christy Clark noted gains from Pacific Rim markets while Wall cited agriculture and potash. both urged expanded access to other markets and shared concerns on forestry LNG and other resources. They also backed federal efforts to end country of origin meat labeling following a WTO ruling and discussed Aboriginal children in care and missing and murdered Indigenous women.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
Brad Wall
British Columbia
Christy Clark
Wall
Clark
B.C
Pacific Rim
China
United States
World Trade Organization
Alberta
Rachel Notley
Edmonton
Canada oil output seen falling to near two-year low
Barclays projects Canadian crude production averaging 3.98 million bpd in May, down from 4.59 million in January as Alberta wildfires and upgrader outages at Shell, Canadian Oil Sands, and Suncor curb output. Cenovus Foster Creek and CNR Primrose-Kirby South were shut by a May 23 wildfire near Cold Lake.
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Calgary
Barclays
Canada
British Bank
Alberta
Michael Cohen
Royal Dutch Shell
Canadian Oil Sands
Suncor Energy
Cold Lake
Cenovus Energy
Foster Creek
Canadian Natural Resources
Primrose
Kirby South
CFIA Detains Indian corn shipments for livestock feed
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency detains corn shipments from India used as livestock feed to protect animal and public health after samples showed aflatoxin levels up to 20 times the limit. Imports since last year total 34 735 metric tonnes. shipments will be released only after lab tests confirm safety.
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Edmonton
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
India
CFIA
Canada
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