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1 week ago | 
phys.org | Colette Derworiz |Robert Egan
In late 2020, a female coastal wolf collared for a study on predation patterns unexpectedly died in southeastern Alaska. The wolf, No. 202006, was only four years old.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
phys.org | Colette Derworiz
Researchers at the University of Calgary are suggesting a more comprehensive approach for identifying at-risk wildlife populations—such as caribou—based on individual movement patterns. The paper, published in the journal Biological Conservation, uses a long-term dataset of caribou wearing GPS collars across Western Canada.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
terradaily.com | Colette Derworiz
Early humans adapted to extreme environments over a million years agoby Colette DerworizCalgary, Canada (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
A long-standing question about when archaic members of the genus Homo adapted to harsh environments such as deserts and rainforests has been answered in a new research paper.
The study, published in Nature Communications Earth and Environment, finds it was earlier than originally thought.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
phys.org | Colette Derworiz
A team at the University of Calgary is making scientific advances in understanding plant adaptation, which could ultimately be used to find ways to make agricultural crops more resilient to heat, drought and climate change.
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Feb 26, 2024 | 
globalnews.ca | Colette Derworiz
Alberta politicians are set to return to the legislature this week for a spring sitting that is expected to see the first steps on sweeping structural reforms to a health-care system grappling to find and keep family doctors. The sitting begins Wednesday and is to be followed Thursday by the release of the 2024 provincial budget, which Premier Danielle Smith has signalled will not keep pace with Alberta’s growth.
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Feb 26, 2024 | 
edmontonsun.com | Colette Derworiz
• • Article contentAlberta politicians are set to return to the legislature this week for a spring sitting that is expected to see the first steps on sweeping structural reforms to a health-care system grappling to find and keep family doctors. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an Account Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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Feb 22, 2024 | 
bnnbloomberg.ca | Colette Derworiz
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is warning that softening oil prices means provincial funding won't keep pace with population growth in next week's budget. In a televised provincewide address on Wednesday night, Smith said the Feb. 29 provincial budget will be balanced but fiscal belt-tightening is required. "Spending cuts will not be needed," Smith said in the eight-minute address, aired on TV and online.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
vancouverisawesome.com | Colette Derworiz
BANFF, Alta. — A busy Alberta tourist town in Banff National Park has signed an agreement with the federal government to support its plan to deal with the ongoing affordable housing crisis. Housing Minister Sean Fraser was in Banff, west of Calgary, on Monday to announce the $4.6-million deal with the mountain municipality. "Today was an amazing day," Banff Mayor Corrie DiManno said in an interview.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
thespec.com | Colette Derworiz
BANFF, Alta. - A busy Alberta tourist town in Banff National Park has signed an agreement with the federal government to support its plan to deal with the ongoing affordable housing crisis. Housing Minister Sean Fraser was in Banff, west of Calgary, on Monday to announce the $4.6-million deal with the mountain municipality. Already a Subscriber? Sign in "Today was an amazing day," Banff Mayor Corrie DiManno said in an interview.
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Feb 19, 2024 | thespec.com | Colette Derworiz
BANFF, Alta. - A busy Alberta tourist town in Banff National Park has signed an agreement with the federal government to support its plan to deal with the ongoing affordable housing crisis. Housing Minister Sean Fraser was in Banff, west of Calgary, on Monday to announce the $4.6-million deal with the mountain municipality. Already a Subscriber? Sign in "Today was an amazing day," Banff Mayor Corrie DiManno said in an interview.
