Regulatory
Alberta justice minister says province will ‘fight back’ against carbon tax
Thursday, January 2, 2020, 6:54 AM MST
CALGARY — Alberta is promising to continue its fight against the federal consumer carbon tax as the price of gasoline…
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Sunday, December 22, 2019, 5:34 PM MST
Alberta extending 'red tape reduction' to service rig support vehicles
Sunday, December 22, 2019, 4:45 PM MST
The Government of Alberta says it is partnering with the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors to cut red tape…
Terra Nova oil production suspended over fire safety equipment failure
Sunday, December 22, 2019, 4:38 PM MST
CALGARY — Production at the Terra Nova offshore oilfield operated by Suncor Energy Inc. remains offline following a suspension order…
Saskatchewan signals warmer feelings to Ottawa over environment
Thursday, December 19, 2019, 5:15 PM MST
REGINA — Saskatchewan's environment minister is signalling a warming of feelings towards Ottawa despite disagreement over the federal carbon tax.Dustin…
Alberta Appeal Court reserves ruling in federal carbon tax challenge
Thursday, December 19, 2019, 7:09 AM MST
EDMONTON — The Alberta Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in the provincial government's challenge of the federal carbon…
Indigenous opposition to pipeline shouldn't outweigh other public interest: Provinces
Thursday, December 19, 2019, 7:05 AM MST
VANCOUVER — The governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan are urging the Federal Court of Appeal to defer to cabinet's approval…
Wilkinson ‘wrestling’ with how proposed new oilsands mine would fit into climate commitments
Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 6:10 PM MST
CALGARY — The federal environment minister says he's spoken with his Alberta counterpart about how Canada's climate commitments could weigh…
Big oil, big banks and environment leaders link up in Toronto to solve energy future
Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 5:51 PM MST
OTTAWA — In a courtroom in British Columbia Monday, Indigenous communities were arguing the federal government overstepped in approving the…
Ottawa's consultation with Indigenous groups on TMX was meaningful: Lawyer
Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 5:03 PM MST
VANCOUVER — Lawyers for the Canadian government say it conducted a new round of consultations with Indigenous groups about the…
First Nation alleges Ottawa withheld info during Trans Mountain consultation
Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 7:21 AM MST
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for a British Columbia First Nation is accusing the federal government of withholding key information about…
Trump helped nix electric car tax measure sought by Tesla, GM
Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 7:15 AM MST
The expansion of a tax credit for electric vehicles isn’t likely to appear in a broad deal being negotiated by…
