4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1079+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government says keeping the federal gas tax off at the pumps will create indirect savings felt all through the economy. But critics argue it could drive up Canada’s emissions while benefiting wealthy households the most. Finance…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1180+ words) Amid worsening U.S.-Canada relations, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is once again threatening to cut off electricity to 1.5 million homes and businesses across three neighbouring American states: Minnesota, Michigan and New York. The move comes as Canada tries to stave off…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (871+ words) By Ryan M. Katz-Rosene and James Jackson If you ask an economist why everything is so expensive these days, you will likely get an answer explaining how oil — the lifeblood of the global economy — is currently facing supply bottlenecks in the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1056+ words) By Sharon J. Riley The price tag to clean up orphan oil and gas wells in Alberta increased by nearly 50 per cent since last year, bringing the estimated total to $1.66 billion, according to the latest annual report from the Orphan Well…...