#Chris Gailus

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Canadian Global BC news anchor Chris Gailus

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In mid-2020, during p@ndemic, the province of Alberta changed regulations to vastly expand the area where open-pit coal mining will be allowed. The region affected: the Rocky Mountain Front foothills, critical habitat of caribou and grizzlies, on the periphery of Banff and Jasper. Coal-mining had previously been banned for decades in this region.

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With the price of Western Canadian oil languishing around $35 a barrel and Canadian oil sands companies hemorrhaging both workers and money, the province of Alberta sees its future in another fossil fuel: coal.

A “coal rush” in the province could see at least six new or expanded open-pit coal mines built up and down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, mostly by Australian companies. Together, these projects could industrialize as much as 1,000 sq km of forests, waterways and grasslands, an area the size of Vancouver Island.

Alberta has eight operating coal mines and more than 91bn tonnes of mineable coal, but until recently, Alberta had a restrictive coal-mining policy that’s been in place for 44 years to protect drinking water for millions of people. [...] In 2015 the previous Alberta government announced a plan to eliminate coal-fired electricity by 2030, a goal Canada’s federal government embraced three years later [...]. Yet despite the commitment to eliminate coal-fired electricity, the new conservative provincial government has pulled out all the stops to increase coal production for export.

It [the province of Alberta] rescinded the 1976 coal mining policy without public consultation, after spending months wooing Australian coal companies. It also reduced the corporate tax rate from 10 to 8%, axed provincial parks in coal-rich areas, offered one percent royalties (Australia’s is a minimum of seven), and passed legislation to fast-track project approvals. [...]

First in line is the Grassy Mountain mine, which is undergoing an impact assessment to determine if it can proceed. Australia’s Riverdale Resources hopes the open-pit mine will supercharge the state’s output and produce 93 million tonnes of steelmaking coal over the 23-year life of the mine. [...] Located seven kilometers from the historic mining town of Crowsnest Pass, the controversial project involves removing the top of Grassy Mountain and digging a pit near the sources of two major tributaries of the Crowsnest River. [...]

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Headlines and text published by: Jeff Gailus. “As oil prices languish, Alberta sees its future in a ‘coal rush’.” The Guardian. 15 December 2020.

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More about the Alberta coal regulations changes, from earlier in 2020.

First Nations leaders and environmentalists in Alberta are concerned after the provincial government announced updates to open-pit coal mining regulations. Open-pit coal mining has been banned in some parts of Alberta since 1976, when the province introduced regulations to protect the Rocky Mountains and foothills. On May 15, Energy Minister Sonya Savage announced changes to those regulations. But Jesse Cardinal, interim director of Keepers of the Water, says open-pit coal mining will cause a lot of harm. “The Athabasca River flows all the way to the Arctic Ocean,” she said. “So all of those communities depend on that access to the fresh water to feed into that river. Same with the South Saskatchewan River. That goes all the way to Hudson Bay, so that goes all the way to eastern Canada. You think about fresh water that is giving life to these rivers, to keep them clean, so this is a huge, huge concern.” The regulations protected four areas. Most of the Mountains themselves were category one. The foothills were category two. Categories three and four were further east.

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Headline and text from: Chris Stewart. “Regional chief says First Nations not consulted as Alberta loosens open-pit coal mining rules.” APTN News. 25 May 2020.

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Map of affected areas:

This includes sensitive aspen parkland ecosystems, and critical foothills habitat for caribou and grizzlies. The coal-mining region will border Banff and Jasper.

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WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – Feb. 24

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Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Review

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Review

Sonic the Hedgehog finds himself on Earth and had been embracing his new home while trying to stay hidden, he has been watching police officer Tom and longs to be his friend. This eventually happens when they must then protect Sonic from evil genius Dr. Robotnik.

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Time flies when you're having fun and Sonic The Hedgehog (2020) makes its ninety-nine minutes fly by.

Time flies when you're having fun and #SonicTheHedgehog (2020) makes its ninety-nine minutes fly by. #Review

Despite its troubled (and very publicly delayed) journey to the big screen, “Sonic The Hedgehog” has lost none of its momentum as it races on to the big screen with a lot of heart, humour and a rolling-back-the-years performance by Jim Carrey.

Forced to flee his home as a child, Sonic arrives on Earth and makes a life for himself, staying hidden (for the most part) and enjoying the wide-open…

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B.C. Attorney General David Eby has opened the door even further to a public inquiry into money laundering in B.C.’s casinos, housing market and race tracks.

In a one-on-one interview with Global BC anchor Chris Gailus, Eby acknowledged the public wants to see an inquiry where blame can be assigned for billions of dollars that are alleged to have been funneled through casinos and the housing market.

“There is a huge interest from British Columbians. I am hearing that and I know my cabinet colleagues are hearing it as well,” Eby said. “The premier has been very clear a public inquiry is still a possibility in our province.”

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Sports World Reactions to the No-Call

Congrats to @RamsNFL. Coach McVay is a helluvs coach. Their defense played well too. But the @Saints were robbed in that non-pass interference call. That was ridiculous. Shouldn’t have been an OT. No matter, if it’s the @RamsNFL vs @Chiefs I’m lovin’ that. ~ Stephen A. Smith

“That was clearly pass interference.” Former head of NFL officiating @DeanBlandino reacts to the call that potentially ended the Saints season.

The @Saints got robbed on that pass interference call. Can’t believe you lose a shot to get to the Super Bowl that way. This will hurt forever.  ~ Michael Irvin

Officials missed a call that could have been pass interference, helmet to helmet, unnecessary roughness, face guarding, any of them. Instead it was none of them. The game, and legacies, were changed.  ~ Adam Shefter

Find me a worse no-call than that. Ever. ~ Jim Rome

Still have no idea how the refs missed that PI in New Orleans.. ~ Pat McAfee

I've seen the Saints/Rams no call pass interference play at least 50 times this morning. It's more egregious with every viewing. ~ Peter Bruns

Not sure I’ve ever seen a more blatant last-minute pass interference penalty that was TOTALLY MISSED by the refs. How does that happen? Look where the football is. ~ Chris Gailus

They don’t sell textbooks about football penalties, but if they did, this play would open the chapter about pass interference. ~ Los Angeles Times

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WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – Oct. 13WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – Oct. 13

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Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.

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John Furlong looks back at the 2010 Vancouver winter Olympics

#WinterOlympic #WinterOlympics [Global News]On the 10th anniversary of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, former Vanoc CEO John Furlong looks back at the challenged of his lifetime. Chris Gailus reports. Jump to a Region …

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John Furlong looks back at the 2010 Vancouver winter Olympics

#WinterOlympic #WinterOlympics [Global News]On the 10th anniversary of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, former Vanoc CEO John Furlong looks back at the challenged of his lifetime. Chris Gailus reports. Jump to a Region ...

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We met Chris Gailus, our favourite news anchor! @globalnews #canada150 #veryvancouver #local (at Canada Place)

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Chris Gailus is off for the week of July 20th-24th, 2015. I am sad. At least there's Robin Stickley. I like Robin Stickley.

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