Wood Buffalo National Park

• UN body reaffirms threats to Wood Buffalo National Park; calls for action on oilsands

  A United Nations body has affirmed earlier findings that Canada's largest national park remains under environmental threats from dams, oilsands development and climate change.

  Environment

  Jul 5, 2023
  
• Releasing oilsands tailings into river is just 1 among several options: Guilbeault

  Guilbeault said Wednesday that even though his government is developing regulations on how the tailings could be drained into the Athabasca River, other solutions are under review.

  Environment

  Aug 17, 2022
  
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• UNESCO team to judge if Alberta’s Wood Buffalo National Park should go on endangered list

  A United Nations body that monitors some of the world's greatest natural glories is in Alberta to assess government responses to ongoing threats to Wood Buffalo National Park.

  Environment

  Aug 17, 2022
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• 59 dead bison spark Parks Canada to monitor anthrax outbreak in Wood Buffalo National Park

  Parks Canada says resource conservation staff are conducting daily flights surrounding Wood Buffalo National Park to monitor the extent of the anthrax outbreak.

  Environment

  Jul 29, 2022
• Rare whooping cranes raised for the wild as COVID-19 rules relax

  Fourteen long-legged, fuzzy brown whooping crane chicks — one more than in 2019 — are following their parents or costumed surrogates in facilities from New Orleans to Calgary.

  Environment

  Jul 14, 2021
• UNESCO says industry, poor governance ‘likely’ endanger Wood Buffalo National Park

  A large national park is now so threatened by upstream development and divided governance, it likely meets the criteria to be placed on the list of World Heritage sites in danger.

  Environment

  Jun 22, 2021
• Alberta to expand world’s largest connected stretch of boreal forest preserve

  Alberta is to expand the world's largest connected stretch of boreal forest preserve.

  Environment

  Feb 11, 2021
• Federal government announces $60M funding to restore Wood Buffalo National Park

  Wood Buffalo National Park is to receive nearly $60 million over the next three years to consider threats from hydro and oilsands development and climate change.

  Environment

  Dec 21, 2020
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• Teck Frontier mine not a ‘political gift’ from Ottawa: Alberta minister

  The federal cabinet has until the end of the month to decide on the $20.6-billion megaproject.

  Politics

  Feb 7, 2020
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• Alberta’s climate plan factors into cabinet decision on new oilsands mine: Wilkinson

  Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says cabinet's decision on a massive new oilsands mine in Alberta will take into consideration what the province is doing to help Canada meet its climate goals.

  Canada

  Jan 28, 2020