Oil
OPINION | Oil is not dead but Kenney will need Trudeau’s help to keep it on life support
“Oil is dead,” says Elizabeth May. No, oil is not dead. But it does have an expiry date. Even Stephen Harper acknowledged that...
Fear on tap as COVID-19 chokes off small brewery sales
Canadians have been lining up outside liquor stores and stocking up on alcohol to make staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic more...
Competition bureau joins battle against false COVID-19 claims, issuing warnings
Canada’s advertising watchdog continues to spot misleading and false marketing targeting people worried about the COVID-19 pandemic. Text message and email scams, door-to-door visits...
Bank of Canada makes emergency interest rate cut
The Bank of Canada has made an unexpected rate cut, cutting the central bank’s benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 0.75...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world March 14
Some of the latest developments: N.L. and P.E.I. announced their first cases on Saturday. Saskatchewan confirmed its first two presumptive cases. B.C. detected nine new cases, bringing...
Canadian businesses rush to plug a gap in electric-vehicle charging: Don Pittis
The relatively small number of electric vehicles you see on the road today masks what many experts say is a disruptive revolution coming...
Across the North, Indigenous communities are redefining conservation
In a packed gym in Colville Lake, N.W.T., Chief Wilbert Kochon leans into a microphone. Across a roughly-arranged square of folding tables, officials...
Supreme Court to hear B.C. case attempting to halt Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Supreme Court to hear B.C. case attempting to halt Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Canada’s high court will hear arguments Thursday on whether British...
cleaning up old oil wells says Alberta government
cleaning up old oil wells says Alberta government, A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy facilities in Alberta says the...
Assessing whether 2020 will bring a Canadian property tumble: Don Pittis
Assessing whether 2020 will bring a Canadian property tumble: Don Pittis According to fresh data, the Canadian real estate market is booming again....
Finance ministers to discuss CPP, health transfers and improving stabilization program today
Finance ministers to discuss CPP, health transfers and improving stabilization program today Finance Minister Bill Morneau will meet with his provincial and territorial...
The anger is real, but is western separatism?
Let’s see if you’ve heard this one before: there’s a Trudeau in the Prime Minister’s Office and he’s angered a lot of Albertans and...
Online name-calling between Alberta, N.L. an unexpected post-election fallout
Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador have a lot in common, including a shared economic reliance on oil, but the comments of social media...
Supporters, protesters to converge at Edmonton climate rally with Greta Thunberg
Vehicles carrying both climate strikers and oil and gas supporters have begun the journey north to Edmonton Friday morning, all headed for the...
Advocates criticize war room for secrecy, potential for corruption
Advocates for openness and transparency in government are warning the secrecy around Alberta’s new $30 million Canadian Energy Centre (CEC) leaves it vulnerable to...
