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Rob Drinkwater

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Residents of Hay River and surrounding NWT communities return after evacuation

Jennifer Coleman has lived in and around Hay River in the Northwest Territories her whole life, but the highway into the community felt like a strange place as she and other wildfire evacuees were allowed to return there on Saturday for the first time in over a month.
News | September 18th 2023

Invasive species report outlines costs, solutions for world governments

An international organization has produced a report on alien invasive species which says the global problem costs billions of dollars annually and is, in some cases, being worsened by climate change.
News | September 5th 2023

NWT Premier patrolled streets looking for homeless before evacuation

Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane was a social worker before entering politics, so when the territory ordered everyone in its capital to leave last week due to encroaching wildfires, she said she checked to make sure homeless people weren't forgotten.
News, Politics | August 21st 2023

Rain could slow record-breaking Alberta wildfires

Light rainfall and cooler temperatures slowed down wildfire activity in Alberta over the long weekend and more rain that's in the forecast may help firefighters catch a breath during a record-breaking season of fires.
News | May 23rd 2023

Cooler weather and showers help in battle Alberta wildfires

Cooler temperatures and a bit of rain were delivering some relief for firefighters as they continued to battle wildfires threatening communities in central northern Alberta, but provincial officials warned the reprieve was only in some areas and lightning was sparking some new blazes.
News | May 8th 2023

Sunwing flies some Saskatchewan passengers home, others make own way back

Some Sunwing travellers from Saskatchewan say the airline is leaving them at airports in other provinces, while another says her flight from Mexico that made it to Regina had dozens of empty seats.
News | January 3rd 2023

Pope's words to be translated in languages forbidden in residential schools

Now that Pope Francis has arrived in Canada and is expected to beg forgiveness for Catholic-run residential schools, a team of translators is dedicated to making sure no words are lost for those receiving the apology.
News | July 25th 2022
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ATCO Electric to pay $31 million penalty for overpaying First Nation

Regulated utility ATCO Electric has agreed to pay the fine after an Alberta Utilities Commission investigation found it deliberately overpaid a First Nation group for work on a new transmission line, and then failed to disclose the reasons for it when it applied to be reimbursed by ratepayers for the extra cost.
News, Politics | April 18th 2022

Canadians rally to support Ukraine

Even though Andrea Willows' grandparents fled Ukraine in the years leading up to the Second World War, she still maintains contact with family in the country and worries about their safety.
News, Politics | February 28th 2022

Jason Kenney says trucker border blockade at Alberta border must end

The Canada Border Services Agency said the U.S. border crossing at Coutts, Alta., has remained open despite the blockade on Highway 4, but RCMP say only foot traffic is able to get through.
News | January 31st 2022
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