Suncor admits guilt, fined $200,000 for polluting river
Suncor Energy Inc. was fined $200,000 after pleading guilty Tuesday to polluting the Steepbank River north of Fort McMurray, Alta.
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Guilty pleas in Greenpeace Shell protest
A protest against the tar sands has ended in convictions against a group of activists.
Cops sentenced in ‘sweatbox incident’
Two Edmonton police officers have been sentenced for their involvement in the so-called ‘sweatbox incident’ five years ago.
Gatting a fresh start off the street
A small community organization is working with police to get prostitutes off the streets.
No Metis rights in southern Alberta: judge
An Alberta judge has ruled that the Metis have no Aboriginal rights in the southern part of the province.
Police stumped by mysterious remains
Police in Alberta say human remains found near Westlock, Alta., belong to a First Nation man.
Amber Tuccaro missing in Alberta
A family from Fort McMurray, Alta., is hoping the public will be able to help find their daughter.
Alberta chiefs, councillors lead the way in pay
A First Nations band politician in Atlantic Canada has pulled in nearly $1 million in yearly pay, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
Hundreds of dead birds in tar sands tailings pond
Just days after agreeing to pay the largest penalty in Alberta’s environmental history, Syncrude is once again apologizing for the deaths of migratory birds on one of their tailings ponds.