Colette Derworiz
Colette Derworiz, photo by Leah Hennel
About Colette Derworiz
Colette Derworiz is an award-winning journalist whose portfolio includes nearly 18 years of reporting on the environment, health, social issues, politics and education for the Calgary Herald. She now works for the Canadian Press in Edmonton as a reporter and editor, and does some freelance writing, editing and public speaking on the side.
Two men charged in Alberta border blockade case plead guilty to firearm charges
Two of four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the 2022 blockade at the Canada-U. S. border crossing near Coutts, Alta., have pleaded guilty to lesser charges.
Parents take a stand on children changing names or pronouns at school
A legal challenge to Saskatchewan's new law requiring parental consent if children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school is back in court this week. New Brunswick enacted a similar measure last year, and other provinces are looking at doing the same.
Alberta wildfires burned 10 times more area in 2023 than the five-year average
Alberta Wildfire says it saw an average number of wildfires last year, but the area burned across the province set a record.
'That mountain is shaking': First-of-its-kind assessment of Indigenous stories
An Indigenous elder sits at a table telling a Blackfoot story about the Frank Slide in southern Alberta's Crowsnest Pass.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans tete a tete with former Fox host Tucker Carlson
An itinerary posted on Tucker Carlson's website says he will make remarks and have a conversation with Smith.
Court decision forces expansion in Canmore, Alberta
Two major developments that could almost double the population of an Alberta mountain community will go ahead after Alberta's highest court dismissed an appeal by the town.
Oldest-known species of swimming jellyfish found in Burgess Shale fossils
The Royal Ontario Museum says it has discovered the oldest-known swimming jellyfish in the fossil record from specimens collected at the Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies.
Alberta government promises to crack down on clinics charging for faster doctor access
The Alberta government says a Calgary medical clinic charging its patients fees for faster access to a physician is an outlier and it will take action against any clinic that follows suit.
Feds warn Alberta clinic planning to charge for faster doctor access
Health Canada says a Calgary medical clinic that soon plans to charge its patients a fee to gain faster access to a family doctor would be breaching medicare laws.
Prairie grassland protection plan released by Nature Conservancy of Canada
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has announced a plan to protect iconic Prairie grasslands, considered one of the most endangered and least protected ecosystems in the country.