Regulatory
Alberta legislature to resume with COVID work, other bills, sitting into July
Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 6:16 AM MDT
Alberta politicians are going back to the legislature this week with a plan to sit until late July and pass…
Reverse job killing oilpatch monitoring suspensions: Alberta Opposition leader
Monday, May 25, 2020, 6:06 AM MDT
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney should step in to reverse a decision by the province's energy regulator to suspend most environmental…
Alberta suspends environmental monitoring rules for oilsands over COVID concerns
Thursday, May 7, 2020, 6:12 AM MDT
The Alberta Energy Regulator has suspended a wide array of environmental monitoring requirements for oilsands companies over public-health concerns raised…
New head of Alberta Energy Regulator wants to rebuild confidence in leadership
Monday, May 4, 2020, 6:06 AM MDT
Like a sports coach coming off a disappointing season, the new head of the agency that regulates Alberta's heavily challenged…
Ontario Energy Association calls for end to most hydro subsidies
Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 7:25 AM MDT
The association representing Ontario's energy producers and distributors says the province should stop subsidizing the price of hydro and instead…
Judge rules Manitoba government had right to cancel Metis benefits deal
Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 5:59 AM MDT
A judge has ruled that the Manitoba government was within its rights to cancel a $67-million agreement called “hush money”…
Advocacy groups, First Nations to weigh in on Alberta environmental review case
Thursday, March 5, 2020, 5:37 AM MST
Alberta’s top court is allowing a dozen submissions to be heard from advocacy groups and First Nations in the province's…
Alberta Appeal Court sides with province on federal carbon tax
Monday, February 24, 2020, 6:51 PM MST
The Alberta Court of Appeal gave opponents of the federal carbon tax their first win on Monday when it ruled…
Alberta Court of Appeal to rule on whether federal carbon tax should stand
Monday, February 24, 2020, 5:48 AM MST
The Alberta Court of Appeal is to release its decision today in the province's challenge of the federal government's carbon…
The humble urban garbage truck gets a high-tech battery makeover
Monday, February 10, 2020, 1:25 PM MST
Automakers from Tesla Inc. to Ford Motor Co. are developing ever-sleeker, futuristic-looking electric cars. Volvo AB has something a little…
A $1.4 trillion asset manager is zeroing in on methane leaks
Thursday, February 6, 2020, 3:43 PM MST
Methane leaks are making the climate crisis worse faster, but companies and investors still find them hard to trace. Legal…
New LNG facility approved in Fort Nelson
Wednesday, January 29, 2020, 10:28 AM MST
Plans for a new natural gas liquefaction facility in Fort Nelson have been approved by the BC Oil and Gas…
