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B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad paints dire fiscal picture in speech ahead of election call
B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad, speaks to media in Vancouver on Friday, September 20, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
investor clinic
Why Emera’s slowing dividend growth is actually a good thing for investors
For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
alberta
Pressure still on oilsands sector despite silence after greenwashing law: think tank
In the absence of public communication from the Pathways Alliance, a clean energy think-tank says the oilsands industry group is running out of time to deliver on its emissions reduction promises. An oilsands facility is reflected in a tailings pond near Fort McMurray, Alta., on July 10, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
energy and resources
Constellation Energy signs deal with Microsoft to restart Three Mile Island nuclear power plant
(FILES) (FILES) Steam rises out of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, with the operational plant run by Exelon Generation, south of Middletown, Pennsylvania, on March 26, 2019. The plant, site of the worst nuclear accident in US history, is to restart operations in a deal to sell power to Microsoft, Constellation Energy said on September 20, 2024. The firm announced the 20-year deal would involve the restart of the Unit 1 reactor, "which operated at industry-leading levels of safety and reliability for decades before being shut down for economic reasons exactly five years ago today." The Unit 1 reactor was not involved in the March 28, 1979, partial nuclear meltdown. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
world
EU chief seeks to help Ukraine repair its war-damaged electricity grid ahead of winter
An installation featuring a power transformer is prepared in Kyiv's city center, on September 18, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. A 40-ton transformer destroyed in the aftermath of a Russian missile attack on a thermal power plants was installed in the middle of Kontraktova Square as a symbol of the stability of the Ukrainian energy system, which is subjected to frequent attacks. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
report on business
Oil and gas emissions swamp progress in other Canadian sectors, report says
A general view shows a Syncrude oil sands mining facility near Fort McKay, Alberta, on September 6, 2022. - At Fort McKay near Fort McMurray in western Canada, in the heart of the country's boreal forest, the pines and the people were long ago cleared out to make way for huge open-pit mines dedicated to excavation of oil sands. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
energy and resources
U.S. crude inventories hits lowest level in a year, fuel builds: EIA
FILE PHOTO: Storage tanks are seen at Marathon Petroleum's Los Angeles Refinery, which processes domestic & imported crude oil in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
alberta
Alberta energy minister’s oil well cleanup possibilities criticized
A rainbow appears to come down on pumpjacks drawing out oil and gas from wells near Calgary, Alta., Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Observers are criticizing Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean's suggestions on how the province might clean up its thousands of abandoned oil wells, saying they favour industry and lack input from the public. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
energy and resources
Chevron CEO criticizes Biden’s natural gas policies, says fuel is crucial for AI
FILE PHOTO: Michael Wirth, Chairman and CEO, Chevron speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
energy and resources
Alberta Energy Minister says public money could help finance cleanup of unreclaimed oil, gas sites
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is directing her new energy minister Brian Jean to restart a controversial program that would see taxpayers backstop the cleanup of old oil and gas wells that companies are already legally required to undertake. A decommissioned pumpjack is shown at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., on Oct. 29, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
energy and resources
Federal $500-million bailout for Muskrat Falls power delays to keep N.S. rate hikes in check
Ottawa is negotiating a bailout of $500 million to help avoid a jolting power hike in Nova Scotia related to delivery delays of Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity over the past five years. Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks during a press conference in Halifax, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Tutton
report on business
Quebec Premier François Legault visits Cree community displaced by hydro project in 1970s
Quebec Premier François Legault has become the first provincial leader to visit a Cree community that was displaced by a hydroelectric dam project in the 1970s. Legault, accompanied by his wife Isabelle Brais, listens to a member of the community explain to him how to properly prepare sturgeon during a demonstration in the Nemaska Cree community, Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Que., Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephane Blais
market news
TSX ends down as oil weakens to lowest level since 2021
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 9, 2024.
european business
EU faces existential crisis without urgent investment and reform, says former European Central Bank president
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canada
Legault government heads into fall session after resignation of high-profile minister
Quebec Premier François Legault and Pierre Fitzgibbon shake hands following a news conference in Rimouski, Que., on Wednesday, Sept.4, 2024. Fitzgibbon is leaving government two years ahead of the provincial election. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
report on business
Lack of commitment on sustainable finance rules means Canada risks losing out on green capital, institutional investors say
Delegates talk as a model of a floating LNG (FLNG) facility vessel is displayed at the booth of Japan's JGC Group during the LNG2023 conference, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
Hydro-Québec’s ambitious plans will come at great cost to consumers and province
Normand Mousseau
report on business
Quebec premier names Christine Frechette as minister of economy, energy
Quebec Premier François Legault attends a news conference in Montreal, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Legault will proceed with a cabinet shuffle today following the sudden departure of an influential member of his team. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
energy and resources
U.S. crude stocks drop to one-year low as imports fall, EIA says
FILE PHOTO: Storage tanks are seen at Marathon Petroleum's Los Angeles Refinery, which processes domestic & imported crude oil in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
british columbia
B.C. Conservative Leader outlines views on energy, education in appearance on Jordan Peterson’s podcast
B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad speaks during a news conference after former BC United MLA Teresa Wat joined the Conservatives, in Richmond, B.C., on July 30, 2024. B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says British Columbia needs to have a "conversation" about nuclear power playing a role in the province's energy future, and review educational materials that he says are designed for "indoctrination" of children. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck