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Ottawa, Alberta sign Pathways carbon capture agreement with oil companiesOttawa has committed to extending investment tax credits for various carbon capture equipment to 2035. Alberta says it will finalize its own incentive program for carbon capture.EconomyJul 13
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Pipelines faced key challenges in the past. Can Alberta’s overcome them?Canada’s track record of proposing and building pipelines means that the newly announced project from Alberta to B.C.'s coast is likely going to face several key challenges.CanadaJul 3
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Alberta to detail ‘million-barrel-per-day’ pipeline to West Coast ThursdayTim Hodgson, federal minister of energy and natural resources, said Monday that negotiations between Ottawa and Alberta toward a pipeline deal were 'going well.'CanadaJun 30
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Ottawa aims to cut grocery bills with $3.2B food security strategyThe multi-year plan, titled seeks to reduce the country’s dependence on international food imports and break the grip of a highly concentrated retail market.ConsumerJun 11
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Quebec Premier Fréchette won’t rule out exceeding $250M spending potQuebec Premier Christine Fréchette defended her growing list of spending promises after the province’s finance minister warned she could exceed the government’s allocated funding.CanadaMay 23
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Road to the Referendum: Lessons from Quebec as Albertans decide whether to leave CanadaA look back the 1980 and 1995 Quebec referendums shed some light on how Alberta's society and politics could be forever changed going forward, regardless of the outcome on Oct.19.PoliticsJun 5
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Higher gas prices pushed inflation up to 2.8% in April, says StatCanConsumer inflation surged last month to 2.8 per cent compared to a year earlier with higher gas prices being the primary driver, according to Statistics Canada.ConsumerMay 19
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Ottawa, Alberta agree on carbon pricing deal, pipeline construction timelineIn November, Carney and Smith signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to lay the groundwork for a new pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.CanadaMay 15
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No Pathways, no pipeline: How Alberta’s massive carbon storage project would work, if builtThere's no new pipeline without Pathways: a multibillion-dollar plan to reduce 16 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year from the oilsands by 2045.CanadaMay 27
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Conservatives push motion to scrap all federal gas taxes for rest of yearThe affordability push, which calls for suspending the GST on gas and diesel, comes after the Liberals instituted a temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax last month.CanadaMay 26
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B.C. gas prices forecast to hit record high amid stalemate in Iran, U.S. peace talksGas prices are set to surge again on Friday despite the temporary suspension of the 10 cents per litre federal fuel tax that was implemented just 10 days ago.EconomyApr 30
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Alberta pitches cheap natural gas for data center boom, at odds with Canada’s clean power aimsThe Alberta government's efforts to attract data centres by touting access to an abundant supply of cheap fossil fuels threatens to undermine Canada's clean power goals.EnvironmentJun 9
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Canada tumbles in ‘best country’ rankings, sits below the U.S.According to the U.S. News Best Countries ranking, Canada ranked 19th overall on the list for 2025, while the United States ranked 18th.CanadaMay 28
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B.C. settles legal debt with ex-official convicted in ‘quick wins’ vote scandalThe B.C. government is forgiving $340,000 in legal debt owed by a former official convicted of using public office to help the B.C. Liberals.PoliticsJul 15
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Canada’s fuel excise tax freeze now in effect. Where do gas prices stand?The suspension is largely due to the ongoing U.S.-Iran war, with the movement of shipments along the Strait of Hormuz having mostly been stalled.ConsumerApr 20
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Carbon price would cost Alberta oilsands a Timbit per barrel: climate groupThe analysis by the Canadian Climate Institute says oilsands producers will pay an average of about 50 cents per oil barrel, if the minimum carbon price rises to $130 per tonne.EconomyMar 12
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Titan submersible didn’t get ‘any oversight’ in Canada, TSB report saysThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada released its report on the Titan submersible disaster three years after the catastrophic implosion.WorldJun 17
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Game-changing travel accessories for your next vacationMake travel easier and more comfortable with on-the-go essentials like a compact toothbrush, cozy eye mask, portable power banks and adapters and more.The CuratorJul 12
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‘Dream come true’: Leafs take McKenna 1st overallGavin McKenna locked eyes with Justin Bieber. The Canadian music icon made it official moments later.SportsJun 26
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Canucks take Malhotra third overall at NHL draftCaleb Malhotra didn't understand why his request was going unfulfilled.SportsJun 26