Environment

VALLEYVIEW, Alta. — A woodland caribou, a declining species with a low population in Alberta, appears to have been shot in killed near the northwestern community of Valleyview. It is illegal to hunt caribou in Alberta due to their low numbers.

MONTREAL — Ottawa has announced a short list of nine so-called supercluster proposals that could qualify for a piece of a $950-million federal fund the government hopes will boost the economy and job creation.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Three years after toxic algae in Lake Erie tainted the drinking water for more than 400,000 people, many are still leery about what's coming out of their faucets.

OTTAWA — Parliament Hill was a swirl of fresh faces and a storm of news this week in the rush to get things done and square events away before the Thanksgiving break.

WINNIPEG — A Manitoba researcher is shocked that someone has slain more than 50 garter snakes at the site of his study.

CALGARY — The company behind the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has dropped a request that the National Energy Board allow it to conduct some construction activity on the multi-billion dollar project.

VICTORIA — British Columbians love nature, but that draw to be in the wilderness is part of the reason the province has seen thousands of conflicts between humans and wild animals this year, a wildlife expert says. Many B.C.

OTTAWA — The federal government missed a crucial opportunity to protect Canadians from harmful chemicals that could interfere with fertility and behaviour, an environmental organization says.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is hosting a two-day forum beginning Friday on flood control in order to better prepare for natural disasters such as last spring's devastating floods.

OTTAWA — Parliament Hill was a swirl of fresh faces and a storm of news this week in the rush to get things done and square events away before the Thanksgiving break.