Alaska Alaska Sees ~450% Increase in Wildfire Acres Burned This WeekBy Carlton SimpsonAugust 9, 20230 Just over 11,000 acres have burned in Alaska this year, marking a huge increase from the roughly 2,000 acres we…
Alaska Alaska Asks US Supreme Court to Strike Down the Rejection of a Proposed Copper, Gold MineBy Carlos WhiteAugust 8, 20230 The state of Alaska wants the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a federal agency’s rejection of a proposed copper…
Alaska Microreactor Regulations Put Alaskan Communities at Forefront of Energy InnovationBy Adrian McdonaldAugust 8, 20230 This month the State of Alaska adopted regulations to streamline the regulatory process for communities wanting to provide low-cost and…
Canada Former Rocker Sent Into the Fight for Canada’s Digital RightsBy Warren Gerard BishopAugust 7, 20230 Pascale St-Onge has lived several lives. A decade ago, the Liberal MP and now former sports minister, dyed her hair…
Canada Matildas Hoping for Sam Kerr’s World Cup Return Against Canada After Loss to NigeriaBy Trevor BatesAugust 7, 20230 Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson remains uncertain whether Sam Kerr will return from injury for Monday’s crucial World Cup match against…
Canada Lethbridge Crime on the Decline, According to Annual Statistics Canada ReportBy Todd CoxAugust 6, 20230 Since 2019, Lethbridge has had the highest rate of severe crime of any Canadian city but 2022 numbers released by…
Canada Legionnaires’ Disease Confirmed at New Glasgow Nursing HomeBy Spencer BallardAugust 6, 20230 Public Health says there are 3 confirmed cases and 9 suspected cases of the disease. Some residents of a New Glasgow, N.S.,…
Canada Trudeau is Striking a New National Security Council, But What Will It Do?By Russell Bradley FrancisAugust 5, 20230 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the newly-announced National Security Council will be in charge of “overseeing” and setting the “strategic…
Canada Canada Plans to Finalize Emissions Cap by Mid-2024, Minister SaysBy Philip WalshAugust 5, 20230 Canada will likely publish the final regulations of a plan to cap and cut greenhouse gases from the oil and…
Canada Exploring the Rise of ‘Economic Reconciliation’ in CanadaBy Marshall BlackAugust 4, 20230 As the luminaries of the Indigenous finance world met for a luncheon on “economic reconciliation” last month, they found themselves…
