Beyond Local

Wyatt Thunder, 26, will be in Fort Saskatchewan court March 25

Chief Justice Richard Wagner says in the written ruling that climate change is a real danger and evidence shows a price on pollution is a critical element in addressing it.

"In many ways, (the public health measures) matter more than ever because we are getting so close to the end of this pandemic, thanks to vaccines," she said.

O'Toole said Tuesday what he intends to present to Canadians — before the next election — is a plan that will reduce emissions without using a federal carbon tax.

"That’s five animals just in the last little while, so it’s definitely on our radar that that’s fairly high mortality," said Bill Hunt, resource conservation manager for Banff National Park.

“(It) was a policy that we never should have pursued in the first place, and there will be no changes being made moving forward.”

"We were getting thousands of emails from constituents that are deeply concerned."

Shandro said it would be unfair to ease restrictions only to reinstate them a few days later when hospitalizations rise again above 300. Based on current transmission rates, the province expects that mark to be hit within the week.

James Coates of GraceLife Church pleaded guilty to a charge of breaching bail and was fined $1,500. However, a judge said the 35 days Coates had spent in custody would count as credit for the entire fine.

“Our primary focus is to keep wildlife and people safe in this situation – that’s why we have the closure in place.”