Regulatory
Squamish council chides Woodfibre LNG for lack of consultation
Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 7:20 AM MDT
During the first council meeting after summer break, Squamish, B.C. council members and staff criticized Woodfibre LNG for what both…
Construction of Trans Mountain expansion still faces hurdles
Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 7:13 AM MDT
VANCOUVER — The federal government has said that the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion will be operational by mid-2022. Whether that…
Democrats step on shaky political ground with fracking bans
Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 7:06 AM MDT
DENVER — Several Democratic presidential candidates are running on a promise to ban fracking — and stepping on unstable political…
TMX appeal may not slow down work on pipeline
Tuesday, September 10, 2019, 7:32 AM MDT
Trans Mountain Corp. is planning to continue construction work on its pipeline expansion project this fall, despite a court ruling…
Alberta government to review energy regulator, replaces board members
Monday, September 9, 2019, 7:48 AM MDT
CALGARY — The Alberta government has announced a review of the province's energy regulator.Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the review…
AER review must take care not to pin bogeyman on a world-class system
Sunday, September 8, 2019, 7:09 PM MDT
Grant Sprague and Bev Yee are very capable senior bureaucrats. They’re the Alberta deputy ministers of energy and environment, respectively.…
‘Outrageous:’ Alberta man told oil and gas shirt not allowed in Senate
Thursday, September 5, 2019, 5:54 PM MDT
CALGARY — Parliamentary security says it made a mistake telling an Alberta man he wasn't allowed to wear a T-shirt…
Court allows six Trans Mountain appeals focusing on Indigenous consultation
Thursday, September 5, 2019, 7:34 AM MDT
VANCOUVER — The Federal Court of Appeal says it will hear six challenges of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion focusing…
Gasoline inquiry challenges Lotusland’s cultural aversion to fossil-fuel truth
Thursday, September 5, 2019, 7:23 AM MDT
British Columbia’s distinctive left-coast culture was a gold mine of material for satirist Allan Fotheringham. In his heyday, the columnist…
No longer the ‘rich kids on the block:’ Alberta finance minister sells restraint
Thursday, September 5, 2019, 7:20 AM MDT
CALGARY — Alberta's finance minister says the United Conservative government still aims to balance the budget by 2023 but nothing…
Federal Court of Appeal to rule on letting TMX challenges proceed
Wednesday, September 4, 2019, 7:47 AM MDT
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal is to reveal today whether a new set of legal challenges to the…
Supreme Court rejects Saskatchewan's request to delay carbon tax appeal
Tuesday, September 3, 2019, 7:02 AM MDT
REGINA — Saskatchewan says the Supreme Court of Canada has denied the province's request to delay its appeal hearing over…
