Positive news from Alberta
City council votes 13-2 to ban sale, possession of shark finsShark fin soup has been called pricey, extravagant and flavourless. This October, it will become illegal in Calgary. |
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City council votes 13-2 to ban sale, possession of shark finsShark fin soup has been called pricey, extravagant and flavourless. This October, it will become illegal in Calgary. |
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Obama Administration bows to pressure, delays tar sands pipelineIn what can only be described as a major victory for green activists, the Obama Administration has announced it will delay a decision on TransCanada's controversial Keystone XL pipeline for 12-18 months. |
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Possible drug candidate to cure brain, other cancers foundMedical Researchers at the University of Alberta reported today evidence that the orphan generic drug Dichloroacetate (DCA) may hold promise as potential therapy for perhaps the deadliest of all human cancers: a form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. |
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Cannabis electric car to be made in CanadaAn electric car made of hemp is being developed by a group of Canadian companies in collaboration with an Alberta Crown corporation. |
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Fortune 500 Companies Flex Market Muscle, Reject Tar SandsMajor US corporations are adding market pressure to the growing wave of opposition against tar sands expansion, giving tar sands producers a fresh reason to consider the consequences of their poor environmental street cred. |
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Canada’s boreal forest primed to be world’s best-protected ecosystemCanada’s boreal forest is on track to become the world’s best-protected ecosystem, says paper slated to be presented this week at an international conference on conversation issues. |
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From tree to green, urban forest plan takes rootEdmonton's urban forest could sprout a slightly different look under the city's first management plan expected by the end of the year. |
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Squirrel is surprise star of holiday photoThe couple had set the timer on their camera while posing at a lakeside in a national park in Canada. |
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Off the wall: The astonishing 3D murals painted on the sides of buildings by a trompe l’oeil artisAt first glance, it looks as if some natural disaster has shaken away the walls of these buildings to reveal architecture hidden for thousands of years. |
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Harper Government Launches $1-Billion Clean Energy Fund, Invests in New Technology, Creates JobsCanada will further demonstrate its leadership in the development and advancement of clean energy technologies thanks to the launch of the $1-billion Clean Energy Fund, announced today by the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, during an address to the University of Alberta. |
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National news
- Canada introduces new rules to curb future vehicle emissions
- Another city in BC bans shark fins
- Vancouver council makes ‘historic’ move toward shark fin ban
- Nanaimo latest B.C. municipality to ban shark fin
- Quebecers cut plastic bag use in half
- City council votes 13-2 to ban sale, possession of shark fins
- Shark fin ban gains momentum in Metro cities
- Toronto joins growing list of municipalities to ban plastic bags
- Cancer deaths on the decline in Canada
- Broadcasters ordered to dial down TV ad volume
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