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WASHINGTON -- Cities and nations are looking at banning plastic straws and stirrers in hopes of addressing the world's plastic pollution problem. The problem is so large, though, that scientists say that's not nearly enough. Source

An Australia-based scientist has documented bottlenose dolphins and false killer whales off northern Vancouver Island for the first time. Marine ecologist Luke Halpin said his findings, published in the journal Marine Biodiversity Records, highlight the first confirmed sightings in the area of both species, which are usually found in warmer waters. Source

Canadian First Nations are gearing up to fight new U.S. interest in oil drilling on the calving grounds of a caribou herd Indigenous people depend on for food. The Trump administration has announced the start of a 60-day environmental review before selling drilling leases in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. Source

LONDON -- A British teenager has been jailed for two years for compromising the email and phone accounts of senior U.S. government officials in what a judge called acts of "cyber-terrorism." Prosecutors say that in 2015-16, Kane Gamble conned call centres into revealing information that got him into the accounts of then-FBI director Mark Giuliano, then-Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, then-CIA chief John Brennan and other top officials. Source

The University of Alberta is being criticized for its decision to give David Suzuki an honorary degree. Earlier this month, the university announced that the longtime environmentalist will be one of 13 people to receive the honour later this spring. Source

A family of great horned owls rescued after Monday's ice storm has been moved to The Owl Foundation in the Niagara Region for further treatment. The female great horned owl and her two owlets continue to rest and recuperate after the mother owl was knocked from her nest by falling ice on Petrie Island during the storm, leaving her offspring stranded and without her protection for hours. Source

In the wake of the Facebook data-sharing scandal, Canadians showed more interest in deleting their profiles from the social network than many global peers, according to a study by a U.K.-based virtual private network comparison site. Source

Reduce, Reuse and Rethink is a CBC News series about recycling. We're exploring why our communities are at a turning point and exploring ways to recycle better. You can be part of the conversation by joining our Facebook group. Source

Reduce, Reuse and Rethink is a CBC News series about recycling. We're exploring why our communities are at a turning point and exploring ways to recycle better. You can be part of the conversation by joining our Facebook group. Source

NEW YORK -- An audit of Facebook's privacy practices for the Federal Trade Commission found no problems even though the company knew at the time that a data-mining firm improperly obtained private data from millions of users. Source