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Smoky skies in downtown Edmonton.
city council climate change

Report suggests Edmonton's emissions are decreasing too slowly

A report that updates Edmonton's progress on its carbon budget shows that the city was cloaked in wildfire smoke for several weeks cumulatively in the past two years.

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A panel for the exterior of a home to improve its energy efficiency is suspended from a crane.
technology housing

Building event showcases innovations that cut emissions

The Smart Sustainable Resilient Infrastructure Association is showcasing innovations from Alberta's building industry at a Nov. 19 showcase event, including one company from the region that uses local hay to increase efficiency.

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technology business

Wyvern head says anything possible in Edmonton after US$6-million investment

Hot on the heels of receiving US$6 million in new investment, a co-founder of hyperspectral imagery company Wyvern said space isn't the final frontier for Edmonton's startup ecosystem — it's imagination.

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business technology

The Fort Distillery wins Startup TNT's Summit X

The Fort Distillery won at least $150,000 in investment at Startup TNT's Summit X on Nov. 14, held at the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute.

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A photo of buildings during a cold day in Edmonton.
technology region

Alberta Ecotrust aims to accelerate building retrofits

The Alberta Ecotrust Foundation is investing $15 million to spark deep retrofits across Alberta, an effort it hopes can make the process of reducing building emissions simpler and cheaper.

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Two people stand at the edge of Edmonton's River Valley wearing shirts that read "Atadel."
technology business

Atadel's latest app expands delivery services and is capable of rideshare

The tech-enabled delivery service Atadel is expanding from food and grocery delivery to packages, retail, and eventually to rideshare services, with what its co-founders call the "Super App."

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technology business

ChargeStop builds Canada's first dedicated EV station in Strathcona

The CEO of ChargeStop Technologies, which opened a new electric vehicle charging station at Whyte Avenue and 99 Street, said it's "a gas station without gas," and the first of its kind in Canada.

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technology business

RUNWITHIT Synthetics secures $3.5M investment to put its tools into more hands

The $3.5 million investment RUNWITHIT Synthetics has received from Raven Indigenous Capital Partners will allow the company to create new products for more customers across the globe and to hire more people, including in business development, to allow it to establish further hubs for people who make change.

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business technology

CarePros growth spurs new company and product launch

The people behind growing child-intervention agency CarePros are launching a new company that offers the software they have developed to allow healthcare providers in Alberta and beyond to focus less on paperwork, data encryption, and data insights, and more on actual care.

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