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Alberta’s Smith says Crown corporation for natural gas unlikely after report leaked
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (217+ words) bargaining in Calgary, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle...corporation to build out natural gas pipelines in the province. It comes after a leaked report to Smith’s cabinet recommended the province move forward with…...
Enbridge buying Salt Creek Midstream’s crude oil gathering business for US$600M
2+ week, 4+ day ago (190+ words) The Enbridge logo is shown at the company’s annual meeting in Calgary on May 9, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh CALGARY - Enbridge Inc. says it has...Creek Midstream’s crude oil gathering business in the Delaware basin for US$600 million in cash....
Gentler tone takes over at virtual data centre town hall involving Alberta premier
2+ week, 2+ day ago (448+ words) time around? Premier Danielle Smith was involved in the event, and it was virtual. Over 12,500 people tuned into the hour long event, which saw questions primarily focus on power, costs associated with running a data centre, and employment. One of…...
Ontario drivers, get ready for another price hike at the pumps this week
3+ week, 6+ day ago (622+ words) Ontario. Ontario drivers are in for more pain at the pumps as gasoline and diesel prices are set to climb Wednesday. The continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway in the Middle East, is pushing fuel prices…...
Carney should kill the upcoming gas tax hike
3+ week, 4+ day ago (642+ words) Affordability tops Canadians’ concerns, yet the federal fuel tax returns Sept. 8. The federal government plans to crank the gas tax back up on Sept. 8, just as Canadians are...New polling shows 63 per cent of Canadians oppose the federal government’s plan…...
Bank of Canada set to make 6th interest rate decision of the year
1+ week, 4+ day ago (162+ words) OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to make its sixth interest rate decision of the year this morning. Most economists and financial markets favour another rate hold from the central bank today. The Bank of Canada has held its…...
Tamarack Valley Energy and Headwater Exploration sign merger deal
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (175+ words) Logo of Headwater Exploration seen at the company’s office in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh CALGARY - Tamarack Valley Energy...they say will bring together their operations in the Clearwater region in Alberta. Under the proposed transaction,…...
New Brunswick signs first master agreement
1+ week, 3+ day ago (169+ words) members of New Brunswick Union On Monday, Aug. 31, the provincial government and the New Brunswick Union announced the first “master agreement.” The agreement combines 11 bargaining units. “There’s...happen.” “This signing marks a historic first for the New Brunswick Union,” said…...
Alberta minister faces more fury at second town hall on AI data centres
3+ week, 2+ day ago (615+ words) minister faced yet another firing line of fury at the government’s second town hall hearing from residents...peppered with profanity from audience members at the Thursday event in Redwater, north of Edmonton, in...to build a $13-billion AI data centre…...
Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador reach tentative energy agreement worth billions
3+ week, 5+ day ago (978+ words) Premier Tony Wakeham driver some opening remarks at the start of a meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld ST. JOHN’S - Leaders in Quebec and...Monday, which Prime Minister Mark Carney described as the…...