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Alberta pausing approvals for new renewable-energy utilities to assess development rules

The provincial government will tell Alberta's utilities regulator to suspend approvals for new renewable electricity projects like wind and solar farms, while they study gaps in the current development rules.Affordability and Utilities…

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Alberta pausing approvals for new renewable-energy utilities to assess development rules

People are nuts about this giant Alberta squirrel

How one of Toronto's most lucrative companies wound up on the city's list of biggest property tax debtors