Bob Weber
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Bob Weber
Caribou Marketing Board: Regulating wild food suggested to ease Arctic hunger
Northerners could get relief from sky-high grocery bills if Ottawa were to help regulate and encourage the sale of food harvested from the land, a federal advisory board has concluded.
Saying sorry: CN apologizes to Manitoba rancher for oil spill after derailment
A top CN executive telephoned a Manitoba rancher on Monday, February 18, 2019, to apologize after one of the company's trains derailed and spilled oil on his land.
'Making this up': Study says oilsands assessments marred by weak science
'You would have to go out of your way to make it this bad'
'Squiggles in the sediment:' Complex life may have evolved earlier than thought
A closer look at some unimaginably ancient fossils suggests complex life may have evolved much earlier and more quickly than scientists previously thought.
Odd couple of the deep: B.C. dolphins hang out with killer whales
Drone flights have revealed an odd couple of the deeps.
'Strategic messaging': Russian fighters in Arctic spark debate on Canada's place
Recent Russian moves in the Arctic have renewed debate over that country's intentions and Canada's own status at the top of the world.
Groups take legal action to force Ottawa to protect endangered Alberta caribou
Conservation groups and First Nations have filed legal action in the hope of forcing Environment Canada to protect Alberta caribou herds after federal findings that the province has failed to do so.
Parks Canada puts brakes on Icefields Parkway bike trail in Alberta
Parks Canada says it won't go ahead with a plan to build a bike trail along the scenic Icefields Parkway that runs through Banff and Jasper national parks.
Flush the milk: Study finds more than half of food produced in Canada wasted
More than half the food produced in Canada is wasted and the average kitchen tosses out hundreds of dollars worth of edibles every year, says a study researchers are calling the first of its kind.
Canada, First Nations express concern over U.S. Arctic drilling plans
The Canadian government, two territories and several First Nations are expressing concerns to the United States over plans to open the calving grounds of a large cross-border caribou herd to energy drilling, despite international agreements to protect it.