The Alberta government is helping fund what it says is Canada’s first test site for geothermal energy drilling techniques. Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz says the province will spend $750,000 to help fund a feasibility study on the project. The study, led...
REGINA – If you’re going to be using the most complex form of power generation, it’s probably a good idea to learn from those who have been doing the same for decades. To that end, on April 29, SaskPower and the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC)...
WOODSTOCK, N.B. — Police officers across New Brunswick are no longer investigating thefts of fuel from service stations unless there is a threat to public safety. Earlier this month, the New Brunswick Association of Chiefs of Police sent a letter to petroleum...
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — As the urban centre at the heart of Canada’s oilsands industry, Fort McMurray has seen more than its share of ups and downs. A decade and a half ago, the northern Alberta community was this country’s most famous boom town. High oil...
ESTEVAN – Every April, the Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance holds a series of Dig Safe Breakfasts for contractors across the province, bringing home the message of safe practices while digging and doing related construction work. One of the last of the series was...
Cenovus Energy has been ordered to pay a $2.5-million fine for its role in the largest offshore oil spill ever recorded in Newfoundland and Labrador. The fine was handed down in provincial court this morning, and the company has 30 days to pay up. The 2018 spill from...
