REGINA – With China announcing strict export controls on rare earth minerals on Oct. 9, and US President Donald Trump immediately responding with another round of tariffs, critical minerals are rapidly rising in importance not just economically, but...
Your Thanksgiving turkey likely wasn’t cooked by wind power in Alberta on Monday, given that at 11:00 a.m., wind power output was running at one half of one per cent nameplate capacity. According to data from the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO), wind output...
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday the fate of the emissions cap on oil and gas producers depends on other efforts to lower emissions, suggesting his government might be open to scrapping the policy — an apparent shift from his commitment to it earlier...
EDMONTON — The Alberta government says Ottawa is dodging responsibility by not standing behind the province’s planned proposal for a pipeline that would bring oil to the B.C. coast. In a statement Friday, Premier Danielle Smith’s office said the decision...
CALGARY — Strathcona Resources Ltd. has ended its hostile takeover pursuit of MEG Energy Corp., clearing the way for a rival friendly bid from Cenovus Energy Inc. The move comes two days after Cenovus sweetened its offer for MEG, its neighbour in Alberta’s...
The Government of Saskatchewan is reviewing The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020 and is seeking feedback from stakeholders and the public, according to an Oct. 8 press release. “This review is an important way to ensure that these...
