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Shell Canada Ltd. is exiting the oilsands in a deal with Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. in an agreement that will see it increase its stake in the Scotford upgrader and Quest Carbon Capture and Storage facility. A Shell logo is seen at a gas station in London, on March 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Frank Augste
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Shell exits oilsands, boosts stake in Scotford upgrader and Quest carbon facility

The deal will boost Shell's interest in the upgrader and carbon capture facility to 20 per cent.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk shake hands after taking part in a joint press conference at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Trudeau, Polish PM sign nuclear energy cooperation agreement

The two leaders also signed the Canada-Poland Nuclear Energy Co-operation Agreement on Tuesday.

Jennifer Williams, CEO of NL Hydro, speaks with John Abbott, minister of housing, during a debate in the House of Assembly, in St. John's, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Newfoundland and Labrador appoints team to broker final energy deal with Quebec

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s government has appointed a team for the next round of negotiations with Hydro-Québec, as the provinces’...

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston arrives for a first ministers meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Fishers worried by N.S. premier’s musings over lifting oil-exploration moratorium

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia seafood industry representatives voiced concerned Thursday over comments from the premier that he’s open to ending a moratorium on...

A flare stack burns off excess gas at a processing facility near Crossfield, Alta., June 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Manitoba regulator approves hikes in natural gas, northern propane rates

WINNIPEG — Manitobans are going to pay a bit more for natural gas as well as propane used for home heating. The province’s...

A visitor views the Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 18, 2020.   REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Tesla to raise prices of all cars in Canada from Feb. 1, website shows

(Reuters) -Tesla will raise prices of all its cars in Canada from Feb. 1, according to notices on its Canadian website, with prices...

The community of Apex, Nvt., is seen from Iqaluit on August 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Parts of tundra releasing more carbon than they absorb: study

Parts of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming gases than they absorb, an international study published Tuesday suggests, upending a millennia-old...

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, waits for a news conference to begin in Vancouver, on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. First Nations leader reverses stance on pipeline as Trump tariff threat looms

VANCOUVER — The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is reversing his previous opposition to the scrapped Northern Gateway pipeline project...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith addresses party members at the UCP annual meeting in Red Deer, Alta., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Smith says taxpayers must be protected from lawsuits as Alberta lifts coal moratorium

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province had taxpayers in mind when it decided to lift a ban on new coal...

Bloc leader Yves-François Blanchet speaks with reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons, Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024 in Ottawa.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Cutting energy to U.S. in response to Trump tariffs is ‘absurd,’ says Bloc Québécois leader

OTTAWA — The leader of the Bloc Québécois says Canada is playing with fire by suggesting it could cut oil or electricity exports...

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