Environment

TOKYO — A volcano in southwestern Japan is erupting for the first time in six years, spewing ash over nearby farms, cities and towns.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says it appears the federal government has the right to force a carbon tax on the provinces, but there may be some wiggle room when it comes to the exact amount.

CALGARY — Concerns are growing for the safety of an injured young bear that has spent the last few weeks limping around a field west of Calgary.

REGINA — Some land in the untouched, remote corners of Saskatchewan are going up for sale. The Saskatchewan government is in the final stages of preparations for an online auction in which 48 parcels of Crown land will go to the highest bidder.

VANCOUVER — Scientists are getting $7.2 million from the federal government to expand a network of underwater listening devices around British Columbia's coast.

TORONTO — Forcing a group of Ecuadorian villagers to come up with almost $1 million before they can pursue a claim against oil behemoth Chevron would deprive them of access to justice, Ontario's top court heard Wednesday.

LUNENBURG, N.S. — Standing on the bow of his fishing boat, Bill Flower only has to look down to see a thick brown sludge belch out of a municipal wastewater pipe and into one of Canada's most iconic harbours.

WINNIPEG — Canada is transitioning away from fossil fuels and looking at more capacity for solar energy, wind power and interprovincial hydro transmission, Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr said Wednesday.

EDMONTON — Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should not go after critics of the cancelled Energy East pipeline project, but should look to his own actions.

The federal government has narrowed down to nine the candidates for $950 million in funding for supercluster sites.