Canadian News
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December 13, 2018
HALIFAX — A call for energy companies to bid for exploration rights around Nova Scotia’s iconic Sable Island has prompted swift condemnation from a coalition of environmental, fishing and tourism groups. Gretchen Fitzgerald with the Sierra Club Canada… Read More ➝
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December 13, 2018
CALGARY — Shares in AltaGas Ltd. soared on Thursday morning after it announced it will slash its dividend by 56 per cent and sell its remaining majority stake in a B.C. hydroelectric power operation for $1.39 billion. On his first conference call days… Read More ➝
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December 13, 2018
CALGARY — The National Energy Board is scheduling hearings over the next three months to consider a jurisdictional challenge of the approval of a pipeline needed to supply natural gas to the recently sanctioned $40-billion LNG Canada project. But plan… Read More ➝
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December 13, 2018
A dramatic economic turnaround is being predicted for Newfoundland and Labrador next year, according to a new report by a national economic think tank. The Conference Board of Canada says the province is expected to lead the country in economic growth… Read More ➝
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December 12, 2018
TORONTO — North American markets all closed higher on a broad-based rally fuelled by positive geopolitical news on Wednesday. Stock markets got a boost after U.S. President Donald Trump said trade talks were progressing and said he would intervene in … Read More ➝
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December 12, 2018
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the province is seeking expressions of interest in building a new refinery. Notley says a new refinery makes sense for Alberta where oil is being sold at bargain basement prices due to a glut and lack of p… Read More ➝
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December 12, 2018
EDMONTON — An Alberta First Nation is suing the province over development approvals that the band says threaten sacred land the government has promised to protect. “We will not stand idly by and let the area be destroyed,” Jim Boucher, chief of the Fo… Read More ➝
