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• City of Regina warns residents about rising recycling contamination

  Regina’s recycling contamination is currently triple the limit and city is urging resident to change sorting habits now to avoid citywide fines and higher resident fees.

  Canada

  Mar 10
• Saskatchewan to allow killings of rampant elk as last resort, if they get permits

  The province says it will provide eight depredation permits next year to producers who have demonstrated a history of significant damage caused by congregating elk. 

  Environment

  Mar 10
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• Edmonton’s single-use waste rules unpopular — but working

  Edmonton's single-use waste rules were controversial and unpopular when introduced in 2023 — but new data shows the changes are having the intended effect of reducing garbage.

  Consumer

  Mar 9
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• Alberta mountain towns deal with ‘low-grade anxiety’ as wildfire season begins

  Alberta Forestry Minister Todd Loewen said in a statement that crews have already responded to 27 new wildfires in the province this year.

  Environment

  Mar 8
• Composting project in Cowessess First Nation promotes sustainability

  A new composting project on Cowessess First Nation is taking the food cycle full circle by rapidly turning compost to soil, allowing the community to grow produce year-round

  Environment

  Mar 5
• Endangered whales: U.S. proposal to change safety measure draws criticism from Canada

  Environmental groups are sounding the alarm about a U.S. government proposal to change a federal regulation introduced in 2008 to protect a critically endangered species of whale.

  Environment

  Mar 5
• Trump says data centre deal with AI firms will keep electricity costs low

  Under the terms of the voluntary pledge, companies intend to build or buy new sources of power generation for their data centers and cover the expense of infrastructure upgrades.

  Tech

  Mar 4
• Capital Power CEO excited about Alberta AI data centre opportunities

  Some generators have been looking at opportunities to provide power exclusively to a tech partner, while others have been eyeing options to add more juice to the overall grid.

  Tech

  Mar 4
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• Hundreds of sea lions have taken over a Vancouver Island beach

  California sea lions have taken over the beach at Vancouver Island's Deep Bay. A marine biologist says they're at the end of their northern fishing tour and awaiting a herring run.

  Environment

  Mar 2
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• Calgary warns residents of consequences if water use enters ‘risky red zone’

  Residents of Calgary are facing a new round of water restrictions starting March 9 to allow for more emergency repairs to the Bearspaw South Feeder Main.

  Health

  Mar 2