Saturday, 10 May 2025

Canada

Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. says the 157 Canadian fuel and convenience store locations it has put up for sale are generating a great deal of interest from prospective buyers. A person prepares to fill up at a gas station in Mississauga, Ont., Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Parkland: Lots of buyer interest in fuel, convenience store locations

Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. said Thursday the 157 Canadian fuel and convenience store locations it has put up for sale are generating a...

Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, answers questions on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Environment groups criticize Ottawa’s walk-back on pollution impact assessment

Environmental groups say Canada's Liberal government is giving up its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through proposed amendments to the federal Impact...

l Power’s Genesee plant is seen near Edmonton in an Oct. 19, 2022, handout photo. An analyst says a corporate decision to mothball Canada's largest carbon capture and storage project is likely the result of financial uncertainty and technological risks.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Capital Power, Jimmy Jeong, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Financial, technology risks likely delayed Alberta carbon capture project: analysts

An analyst says a corporate decision by Capital Power to mothball Canada's largest carbon capture and storage project is likely the result of...

The Canadian Natural Resources logo is shown at the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Thursday, May 4, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Canadian Natural Resources sees path to hike Horizon oilsands output by 76%

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. said it believes the output of its Horizon oilsands mine could be increased by 195,000 barrels per day of...

A sign for the Aamjiwnaang First Nation Resource Centre is shown in Sarnia, Ont., on April 21, 2007. Ontario's Ministry of the Environment has ordered a petrochemical facility in Sarnia to suspend its production operations after high benzene emissions, first flagged by a neighbouring First Nation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Craig Glover
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Ontario suspends chemical plant approval over benzene emissions

Ineos temporarily shuts down facility after environment ministry declares benzene levels too high.

Pipes and tanks snake around the inside of a carbon capture and storage facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station in Estevan, Sask., on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. The signature carbon capture and storage project continues to miss emissions reduction goals, raising questions about the cost-effectiveness of the technology, says a report. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Boundary Dam carbon capture project missing goals, report says

Goal of Boundary Dam carbon capture to reduce emissions by 90% has never been reached, claims analyst, as technology's economics are disputed.

Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. says it posted a net loss of $5 million in its first quarter as its financial results took a hit due to an unplanned shutdown at its Burnaby refinery. A woman gasses up at a gas station in Mississauga, Ont., Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Parkland Corp. posts first-quarter loss due to refinery outage

Parkland financial results hit by unplanned shutdown of Burnaby, B.C. facility in January, with a net loss of $5m in first quarter.

Edmonton-based Capital Power Corp. says it is no longer pursuing a proposed $2.4-billion carbon capture and storage project at its Genesee natural gas-fired power plant. Capital Power’s Genesee Power Plant is seen near Edmonton in an Oct. 19, 2022, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Capital Power, Jimmy Jeong, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Capital Power pulls plug on $2.4bn carbon capture project

Capital Power's carbon capture plan is technically viable but not economically feasible, company says.

A renovated cruise ship designed to house more than 600 workers as they build a liquefied natural gas facility near Squamish, B.C., has been voted down by the local council. A handout photo provided by Bridgemans Services Group shows the MV Isabelle afloat in Burrard Inlet, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Jeff Vinnick, Bridgemans *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Woodfibre LNG plan for ‘floatel’ work camp in British Columbia rejected by council

Plans by Woodfibre LNG to use a renovated cruise ship as a "floatel" to house more than 600 workers as they build a...

Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Wednesday marks the official start date of the long-awaited $34 billion Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Oil begins moving on $34 billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Expanded pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia coast ready to transport crude oil, but with Trans Mountain open questions still remain over the...