Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen made the change as part of a June 17 ministerial order. Under the order, ...

Firefighters battling a blaze in a remote northern Alberta community were temporarily trapped Thursday as raging wildfires closed in on communities across the province, forcing thousands to flee.

A ministerial order signed June 17 by Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen allows the agency to authorize citizens to track and kill problem grizzlies deemed a threat to people and livestock.

"The loss of even one human life because of a grizzly bear attack is one too many," said Todd Loewen, Alberta's minister of Forestry and Parks, in an announcement. "We are taking a proactive ...

I want to encourage Albertans to remain vigilant and recreate responsibly," said Todd Loewen, Minister of Forestry and Parks. Canadian wildfire smoke polluting air across U.S. 02:12.

Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen and Alberta Wildfire information unit manager Christie Tucker provide the first weekly update on wildfire activity at the Alberta legislature on April 18, 2024.

Alberta Forestry Minister Todd Loewen says the decision to lift limits on trapping and harvesting for animals like wolverines is being done to get more data on how many there are.

Alberta will field more firefighters, more volunteers and more high-tech gear as it braces for what it expects will be another busy wildfire season, the province’s Forestry Minister said Thursday.

However, Todd Loewen, minister of Forestry, Parks and Tourism, said it’s normal government practice to have someone with a vested interest in an industry oversee its regulation and he doesn’t ...

Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen’s changes to hunting rules place interests of guides and hunters ahead of the public, says an advocate. Photo by Alberta government. Minister of ...

Suncor Energy has shut down its 215,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Firebag oil sands site in northern Alberta and curtailed some production as a precaution due to a wildfire about eight kilometres (5 ...