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CALGARY -- Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. will be able to determine its spending plans for 2027 once top oilsands producers, Ottawa and the Alberta government nail down final agreements on how to advance the Pathways carbon storage project while growing crude output, said company president Scott Stauth.
CALGARY -- The chief executive of TC Energy Corp. says the Democratic sweep in this week's U.S. midterm elections does not necessarily signal a wholesale rejection of new data centre development as the Calgary-based company announced it's moving ahead with natural gas pipeline expansions aimed at serving booming power demand south of the border.
U.S. asset manager Blackstone and four Canadian institutional investors have signed a $3.1-billion US deal to acquire a non-controlling stake in the Mitsubishi Corp. subsidiary that holds an interest in LNG Canada, the country's first liquefied natural gas export facility. The investor group includes the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, the Investment Management Corp...
A union representative for a beef processing plant south of Calgary is warning of worsening labour shortages if immigration policy proposals that narrowly passed in Alberta's referendum are enacted. "These are tough and high turnover jobs with few candidates lining up to fill them," said Faduma Ahmed, with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 401 at Cargill's abattoir in...
CALGARY -- A union representative for a beef processing plant south of Calgary is warning of worsening labour shortages if immigration policy proposals that narrowly passed in Alberta's referendum are enacted.
Alberta business groups are cheering the decisive win for the "stay" side in Monday's referendum, but say more work lies ahead in getting the province a fair shake within Confederation. Early returns show about 76 per cent of voters chose for Alberta to remain in Canada, while 24 per cent voted to hold a second, binding referendum on separation. The...
CALGARY -- Alberta business groups are cheering the decisive win for the "stay" side in Monday's referendum, but say more work lies ahead in getting the province a fair shake within Confederation.
CALGARY -- The silence from many Alberta business leaders on the upcoming provincial referendum comes as no surprise to one corporate leadership expert.
CALGARY -- A survey published this week by ATB Cormark suggests more than three quarters of oilpatch companies are convinced the Pacific Link pipeline to British Columbia and the Pathways carbon storage project will go ahead.
A new report from the Calgary Chamber of Commerce says Alberta's economic prospects hinge on its ability to attract newcomers into the workforce. The group released the survey less than two weeks before Albertans vote on 10 referendum questions, half of which deal with immigration.
CALGARY -- A new report from the Calgary Chamber of Commerce says Alberta's economic prospects hinge on its ability to attract newcomers into the workforce.
It's been a relatively quiet decade in Alberta's oilsands, but the federal and provincial governments believe a new West Coast pipeline coupled with policy shifts might help turn up the volume. Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Fort McMurray, Alta., this week to announce the first proposal to be deemed in the national interest under legislation passed last year: the...
CALGARY -- It's been a relatively quiet decade in Alberta's oilsands, but the federal and provincial governments believe a new West Coast pipeline coupled with policy shifts might help turn up the volume.
The partners behind Canada's first liquefied natural gas export terminal are proceeding with a project that would double its capacity as countries around the globe clamour for reliable sources of energy. LNG Canada announced Tuesday that it has made a final investment decision to go ahead with the Phase 2 expansion of its facility in Kitimat, B.C., which would bring...
The partners behind Canada's first liquefied natural gas export terminal are proceeding with a project that would double its capacity as countries around the globe clamour for reliable sources of energy.
CALGARY -- Alberta business leaders have signed on to an open letter from the Calgary Chamber of Commerce warning of the dire economic consequences if the province were to separate from Canada.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy says it would be shocking to the average American to see the United States invade Canada. Dunleavy made his remarks in an onstage discussion at the Global Business Forum in Banff, Alta., days after Prime Minister Mark Carney told the New York Times that his government has studied the "extreme tail risk" of U.S.-led military action...
CALGARY -- Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy says it would be shocking to the average American to see the United States invade Canada.
Business groups are applauding new federal legislation that aims to speed up major projects, saying it includes measures they have long been urging Ottawa to take to boost Canada's competitive stature.
The federal government is expanding a tax incentive to cover a broader array of assets as it aims to drive $1 trillion of new investment in a move roundly applauded by business groups. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the "productivity mega deduction" during the Canada Investment Summit underway in Toronto. It builds on a measure introduced in budget 2025. In...
The federal government is expanding a tax incentive to cover a broader array of assets as it aims to drive $1 trillion of new investment in a move roundly applauded by business groups.
The federal government is expanding a tax incentive aimed at boosting new business investment.
The federal government has introduced a new tax incentive to spur business investment. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the "productivity mega deduction" during the Canada Investment Summit underway in Toronto. The deduction will increase the amount of assets covered to more than 65 per cent from roughly 15 per cent. Those include fibre-optic cable, mining property, oil and gas pipelines...
The federal government has introduced a new tax incentive to spur business investment.
CALGARY -- Alberta landowners are going to court over what they allege is the provincial energy regulator's failure to properly fund the cleanup of oil and gas sites that have no company legally responsible for them.
CALGARY -- A drilling rig was being retooled in Alberta. Trucks and cranes were set to ship from Denmark. More equipment was due from Houston.
An unusual inquiry came recently to the Calgary office of Avanti Helium Corp., an explorer for the ultralight gas used for applications as wide-ranging as party balloons and space exploration. It was a prospective customer from the Middle East, where a sizable share of the world's helium supply normally originates, reaching out to a provider half a world away. "Well...
CALGARY -- An unusual inquiry came recently to the Calgary office of Avanti Helium Corp., an explorer for the ultralight gas used for applications as wide-ranging as party balloons and space exploration.
Fuel costs are on the rise in Canada as geopolitical turmoil drives the price of crude oil to its highest level in more than a month. Gasbuddy.com, which crowdsources pump price data from across Canada and the U.S, says the Canadian national average now sits above $1.80 a litre -- a two-cent increase from a day earlier and an eight-cent...
CALGARY -- Fuel costs are on the rise in Canada as geopolitical turmoil drives the price of crude oil to its highest level in more than a month.
The Trump administration's latest tariff onslaught won't just hurt Canadian forestry workers during already tough times, but will also undermine U.S. efforts to make housing more affordable, says the head of the Forest Products Association of Canada.
The Alberta government, Ottawa and five major oilsands producers have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the multibillion-dollar Pathways carbon capture and storage project. The Pathways project is a condition for a new West Coast oilsands pipeline moving ahead, and would serve to offset some of the carbon emissions that infrastructure would enable. The governments have agreed to pursue...
A multibillion-dollar plan to transport and store oilsands greenhouse gas emissions is one step closer to reality after the Alberta government, Ottawa and five oil majors agreed to advance the Pathways Project while working to increase Canada’s bitumen production.
CALGARY -- A poll commissioned by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce suggests almost half of its members are prepared to move their businesses out of Alberta if the province votes to separate from Canada.
A poll commissioned by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce suggests almost half of its members are prepared to move their businesses out of Alberta if the province votes to separate from Canada. Probe Research conducted the online survey of 137 chamber members between June 8 and June 22. The poll comes as Albertans prepare for an October vote on 1...
CALGARY -- A poll commissioned by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce suggests almost half of its members would move their businesses out of Alberta if the province votes to separate from Canada.
Ten years ago this week, the United Kingdom voted to quit the European Union, setting off years of political turmoil and economic pain that persist to this day. Richard Barfield was working at consulting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers around the time of the Brexit referendum, advising financial services clients on risk and regulatory matters. He considered himself "reasonably well-informed," but even he...
CALGARY -- Ten years ago this week, the United Kingdom voted to quit the European Union, setting off years of political turmoil and economic pain that persist to this day.
The Global Energy Show kicks off today with an address from the federal natural resources minister, followed by sessions featuring a diverse slate of political and corporate leaders from Canada and abroad. Along with Tim Hodgson's speech on "building an energy superpower," Day 1 of the three-day conference is set to include discussions with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and, later...
CALGARY -- The Global Energy Show kicks off today with an address from the federal natural resources minister, followed by sessions featuring a diverse slate of political and corporate leaders from Canada and abroad.
CALGARY -- Alberta's latest step toward a possible vote on splitting from Canada adds an unwelcome layer of unpredictability in an already shaky global economic landscape, business leaders said Friday.
The head of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce says uncertainty around Alberta's future role in the country brings risks for investor confidence, economic growth and Canada's global competitiveness at "exactly the wrong time." Candace Laing made her remarks in a written statement after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced Albertans are to vote this fall on whether to hold a binding...
CALGARY -- The head of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce says uncertainty around Alberta's future role in the country brings risks for investor confidence, economic growth and Canada's global competitiveness at "exactly the wrong time."
CALGARY -- The Alberta and federal governments have tied up one of the last remaining loose threads hanging from the energy accord they signed late last year.
Ottawa's electricity strategy will consider ways government can shoulder some of the cost of doubling the country's grid by 2050 and ensure equipment and workers are available to make it happen.
CALGARY -- Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. is moving ahead with early engineering work on two steam-driven oilsands projects, but an $8.25-billion mine expansion remains on hold until questions around government environmental policies are resolved.
CALGARY -- The chief executive at Cenovus Energy Inc. says the national dialogue around future oilsands development has been "myopically focused on the climate agenda" a day after a coalition of green groups lamented the "unhelpful feedback loop" that's taken root around pipeline development and environmental regulations.
CALGARY -- The Competition Bureau says Keyera Corp.'s proposed $5.15-billion purchase of Plains All American Pipeline LP's natural gas liquids business is likely to harm energy producers and stifle investment.
CALGARY -- Environmental advocates say a tax incentive for "low carbon" liquefied natural gas facilities amounts to a government subsidy for the fossil fuel industry.
CALGARY -- The federal government has approved a $4-billion plan by Enbridge Inc. to expand an existing natural gas pipeline in British Columbia, a move one executive says demonstrates a greater "sense of purpose" from Ottawa toward bolstering Canada's status as a global energy exporter.
The federal government has approved a $4-billion plan by Enbridge Inc. to expand an existing natural gas pipeline in British Columbia, a move one executive says demonstrates a greater "sense of purpose" from Ottawa toward bolstering Canada's status as a global energy exporter. The Sunrise project would add 300 million cubic feet per day of transportation capacity on Enbridge's 3.6-billion-cubic-feet-per-day...
CALGARY -- Alberta and Ottawa have reached an "agreement-in-principle" that puts the province in control of regulating its methane emissions, with final rules expected by the end of this year.
The Business Development Bank of Canada is increasing the funds available to entrepreneurs looking to take advantage of an anticipated boom in defence spending.
The Business Development Bank of Canada is increasing the funds available to entrepreneurs looking to take advantage of an anticipated boom in defence spending.
CALGARY -- Alberta is taking another run at having a court strike down federal project review legislation.
CALGARY -- A former U.S. State Department official says he's optimistic the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement will be renewed.
CALGARY -- An expansion project has been put on hold at a diamond mine in the Far North, a move the Northwest Territories government says underscores the need to reduce its economic reliance on that industry.
CALGARY -- Business groups are urging the Alberta government to repeal its tax on wine.
CALGARY -- U.S. oil producers will likely be the first to cut output should the global crude price continue to languish below US$60 per barrel, but their Canadian peers should be able to keep chugging along, energy experts say.
CALGARY -- The prospect of building a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast has garnered most of the attention since Ottawa and Alberta announced their sweeping energy accord late last month, but another item has left environmentalists dismayed and energy industry players pleasantly surprised.