While they make life possible, scientists say microbes are not included in most climate modelling and emission reduction goals, which is problematic.

Since 2016, Alberta has harvested approximately 20 million cubic metres of timber each year, but the proportion from salvaged logging can vary, according to data from the Alberta government.Some years, fire-killed trees make up less than one per cent of the total harvest, but other years its substantially more.

In Edwin Ericksons workshop, theres row after row of busted accordions. Some need tuning, others have crooked buttons or blown out bellows. Erickson has been fixing accordions like these for more than 50 years.

With its river valley, Edmonton has a lot of good habitat for ants, says Zachary Liu, a second-year biology student at McGill University in Montreal. Liu owns a business called Canada Ant Colony.

Some tourists are raising concerns after stepping into holes in the ice on a popular glacier tour in Jasper National Park.

BGC Strathcona County is looking to expand and build a new state-of-the-art facility in Sherwood Park.But, some residents are pushing back.