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Canada falls behind nearly 90 per cent of countries in the world when it comes to banning harmful pesticides, including the European Union and Brazil.

The federal government says it is willing to discuss with the province a plan to add electricity generation and natural gas transmission into the province's Output-Based Performance Standards (OBPS) plan for heavy emitters. “There are a couple of sectors that we're covered by the federal system, not by the provincial system, and that's been an ongoing conversation between the federal government and the province,” said Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.

  REGINA -- Ward 8 Councillor Shanon Zachidniak and her family spent Earth Day cleaning up garbage around the Regina. The idea came from her son Wylie Tzupniak, who challenged people on social media last year to clean up their neighbourhoods. It’s now an annual tradition for the family, which resulted some big collections this Earth Day Zachidniak said the pandemic has increased the need for cleaning up the environment, and it’s an easy thing to do. “I think unfortunately with COVID...