Alberta’s new energy minister has promised to maintain an order protecting the Rocky Mountains in the province from coal development, for now. However, Peter Guthrie says his department is already working on a controversial program to give oil companies breaks...
By Ian Bickis in Toronto Vague promises by banks and businesses to reach net zero emissions decades in the future risk undermining the very real action needed now, former environment minister Catherine McKenna said as she released a report outlining the standards and...
REGINA – Governments often make their top priority for a legislative session their first bill. This fall, it’s Bill 88, The Saskatchewan First Act, moved by Saskatchewan Minister of Justice and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre. This bill came about after the Saskatchewan...
REGINA – The provincial government has approved 700 megawatts (MW) of new renewable generation to be added in south-central Saskatchewan by 2027. Once built, that will effectively double SaskPower’s current build-out of wind and solar production. This new...
By Frank Jordans And Seth Borenstein in Berlin BERLIN (AP) — When world leaders, diplomats, campaigners and scientists descend on Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt next week for talks on tackling climate change, don’t expect them to part the Red Sea or other...
By Amanda Stephenson in Calgary Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.’s president Tim McKay added his voice Thursday to the chorus of oilsands executives who in recent days have been pushing back against critics by touting their industry’s contributions to the...
