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Steel Reef's Steelman gas plant near Steelman, Sask., is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steel Reef, Ron Garnett, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Waste gas from oil drilling sites to help power Canada’s electricity grid

With rising pressure to cut emissions, a Calgary company aims to turn waste gas from oil wells into electricity for 100,000 Canadian homes.

ement producer Lafarge Canada has installed a new facility at its Exshaw, Alta. plant, shown in a handout photo,  that will use construction waste to reduce the plant's reliance on fossil fuels. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Lafrage Canada **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Cement maker Lafarge opens low-carbon fuel facility at Alberta plant

Lafarge Canada installs $38M facility at Exshaw, Alta., using construction waste as fuel, cutting CO2 emissions by 30,000 tonnes.

Green Party Leader David Coon arrives at the New Brunswick Legislative Building in Fredericton, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Coon is promising to pass a law that would guarantee the right to a healthy environment if the Greens are elected to govern on Oct. 21.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ron Ward
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New Brunswick election: Greens promise to guarantee right to a healthy environment

David Coon pledges to pass a law for the right to a healthy environment if the Green Party is elected to govern on...

A fire at a gas well north of Calgary that injured five workers earlier this week has been extinguished. Alberta's provincial flag flies in Ottawa on July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Alberta gas well fire that sent five to hospital extinguished, Hawthorne Energy says

The gas well fire near Cochrane, Alberta, has been extinguished after injuring five workers, with three in critical condition.

The corporate logo for Tourmaline Oil Corp. is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO Tourmaline Oil Corp. *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Topaz Energy to acquire royalty interest in Tourmaline properties

Tourmaline Oil signs a $278.2M deal with Topaz Energy, granting Topaz royalty interests on 3M acres in Alberta and B.C.

TC Energy Corp. has completed its spinoff of South Bow Corp., its crude oil pipelines business, as an independent company. TC Energy Corp. headquarters is shown in Calgary on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
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TC Energy launches South Bow Corp. as independent crude oil pipeline business

TC Energy Corp. has completed its spinoff of South Bow Corp., its crude oil pipelines business, as an independent company.

The RCMP logo is seen on the shoulder of a superintendent during a news conference, Saturday, June 24, 2023 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Five workers seriously injured by blast at energy site in Alberta, RCMP say

An explosion at a Hawthorne Energy site in Cochrane, Alberta injured five workers; the fire may burn for days.

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4 First Nations in Canada sign deal with Ontario to build roads near Ring of Fire

Canada's largest province is trying to create an end-to-end manufacturing chain for electric vehicle batteries and it sees northern Ontario's Ring of Fire...

The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, in Pickering, Ont., is seen on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Ontario’s first new nuclear reactor in a generation heads to public hearing

Ontario Power Generation is seeking approval to build Canada’s first grid-scale small modular nuclear reactor by 2029.

A sign opposing coal development in the eastern slopes of the Livingston range south west of Longview, Alta., Wednesday, June 16, 2021.Alberta's energy regulator says it will go ahead with hearings on coal exploration in the Rocky Mountains despite concerns about the legality of the applications from the province's top court. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Alberta Energy Regulator to hold Rocky Mountain coal hearings despite legal challenge

Alberta's energy regulator will proceed with coal exploration hearings despite legal concerns raised by the province's top court.

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