Indigenous leaders have secured an allotment of funding to clean up old oil and gas wells on First Nation and Metis land in Alberta, after more than half a year of lobbying, including several meetings with the premier and energy minister.
After government officials initially pledged to make the list available, a spokesperson for the Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Department said last month that it wouldn’t happen after all.
The Nature Trust of New Brunswick is warning that an amphibian preserve in Fredericton has high levels of heavy metal contaminants in the sediment, which could be affecting the frogs.
Kaori Sakamoto added another jump to her repertoire and came away with the lead after Friday’s short program at the NHK Trophy in Osaka, Japan, the final event of the figure skating Grand Prix series.
Billionaire Elon Musk’s satellite internet service is now streaming to some homes in New Brunswick. Starlink has enlisted some households in rural areas of Canada and the northern US to test the service before a full launch, possibly in mid 2021.