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A wetter-than-expected spring has Western Canadian farmers breathing a sigh of relief, but the threat of drought remains. A farmer drives a seeding rig as he plants a canola crop on their family's farm near Cremona, Alta., Tuesday, May 16, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Spring rains welcome, but drought risk lingers in Western Canada

A wetter-than-expected spring has Western Canadian farmers breathing a sigh of relief, but the threat of drought remains.

FILE PHOTO: A tailings pond at the Suncor tar sands mining operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta, September 17, 2014. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
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Canada to assess toxicity of compound found in oil sands tailings

Canada has agreed to assess whether naphthenic acids found in northern Alberta's oilsands tailings ponds should be classed as toxic under federal law.

AltaGas Ltd. and joint venture partner Royal Vopak have approved a final investment decision for a large-scale liquefied petroleum gas and bulk liquids terminal project near Prince Rupert, B.C.The logo for AltaGas Ltd. is shown in a handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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AltaGas and Royal Vopak give final OK to build B.C. export facility

AltaGas Ltd. and joint venture partner Royal Vopak have approved a final investment decision for a large-scale liquefied petroleum gas and bulk liquids...

A firefighter monitors a pump in a river bed used for wildfire sprinklers in the evacuated neighbourhood of Grayling Terrace in Fort McMurray, Alta., Thursday, May 16, 2024. The wildfire that forced thousands from their homes in Fort McMurray earlier this month is now under control. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Wildfire that forced thousands out of Fort McMurray, Alta., officially under control

A wildfire that forced thousands from their homes in Fort McMurray, in the Canadian province of Alberta, earlier this month is now under...

AnalysisEconomyElectricityNuclear PowerPoliticsReports

Clean Prosperity: Nuclear energy could help Canada achieve net-zero, but problems need solving first

A report by Clean Prosperity recommends how Canada can solve the problems of high costs and policy uncertainty that can get in the...

Solar panels in a field.
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Opinion: How ideology is darkening the future of renewables in Alberta

Opinion: Those advocating for a green transition have, in recent years, had to contend with not just economic or political resistance, but ideological...

A worker loads pipe just west of Morden, Man., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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Key Manitoba pipeline partially fixed as repairs continue, province says

The Manitoba government says Imperial Oil has safely restored service to one of two fuel lines that were shut down in March due...

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear before the Senate Committee on National Finance, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 in Ottawa. A Liberal member of Parliament is calling out the parliamentary budget officer for not issuing a more public correction to its carbon price analysis after finding an error in it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
EconomyNewsPolitics

Canada’s parliamentary budget officer called out for error in carbon price analysis

Canada's parliamentary budget officer published a note last month admitting its economic analyses of the consumer carbon price done in both 2022 and...

An oil and gas lobby group says the federal government's proposed emission cap on the sector combined with its stringent targets for methane reduction could reduce Canada's non-oilsands fossil fuel production by one million barrels per day by 2030. A pumpjack draws out oil from a well head near Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
BusinessEconomyEmissionsNatural GasNewsOilPoliticsRegulations

Lobby group says emissions cap would cost Canada’s oil and gas sector $75B in lost investment

An oil and gas lobby group says the federal government's proposed emissions cap on the sector combined with its stringent targets for methane...

British Columbia's government says a $900 million project to create a hydrogen production and a provincewide refuelling network will create hundreds of jobs. B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during an announcement in a greenhouse at Westcoast Vegetables in Delta, B.C., on Monday, March 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Hydrogen project in Canada’s B.C. will create nearly 300 jobs, cut emissions: premier

The British Columbia government says a $900 million project to create a network of hydrogen production plants and refuelling stations will create nearly...

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