WEYBURN – Fifty years ago, Danny Lohse needed a job. Having grown up on a farm near Ratcliffe, Saskatchewan, six miles from the U.S. border, farming was not it, nor was work in the booming metropolis of Ratcliffe. “Population: 2,” he said. “There wasn’t...
MEADOW LAKE – SaskPower is exploring the potential to build a 55-megawatt (MW) natural gas facility in the Meadow Lake area, replacing an existing power plant that has reached end of life, the Crown corporation said in an Nov. 12 release. According to...
By Wolfgang Depner A spokesperson for the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says plans to dredge Burrard Inlet remain in the preliminary stage with no costs currently attached to them. But the authority, which is leading the dredging, also says that the work...
By Lauren Krugel Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says his goal is to help make Canada the NATO partner of choice when it comes to supplying critical minerals as defence becomes a focus for many countries. Refining is the “name of the game” and...
By Lauren Krugel The president of oil and gas giant Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. says this week’s federal budget had some positive signs for the industry, but he’s waiting for more detail about how the government’s climate policy is going to shake...
By Lauren Krugel Three vote delays, two sweetened bids and countless other twists and turns later, shareholders in MEG Energy Corp. have given their blessing to an $8.6-billion takeover by Cenovus Energy Inc. More than 86 per cent of shares represented at a special...
