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TC Energy CEO says Canada can become top LNG supplier to Asia

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:00:28 +0000

TORONTO 鈥� The chief executive of pipeline operator TC Energy says he believes Canada can be the No. 1 exporter of liquefied natural gas to Asia, but political leadership is crucial to making it happen. “We have the supply, we have a transportation cost advantage and the demand is there for the taking,” Fran莽ois Poirier […]

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Canadian oil and gas producers 鈥榣ooking through鈥� market volatility: CAPP CEO

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:38:31 +0000

CALGARY, ALTA. 鈥� The long-term demand outlook for Canadian oil and gas is strong despite the recent plunge in crude prices and market upheaval, said the head of the country鈥檚 biggest oil and gas advocacy group. 鈥淭he entire planet is dealing with the current market volatility and certainly oil and gas is no exception to […]

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‘Strong as Steel’ campaign calls on Canadians, government to champion locally made materials

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:20:15 +0000

OTTAWA 鈥� In the wake of major tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump, Canadian steel associations and labour groups聽have united for Strong as Steel, a campaign that calls on Canadians and governments to support the tens of thousands of jobs in hundreds of communities who provide this material. 鈥淧ersistent aggression from President Trump and his […]

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Nuclear safety commission OKs construction of Ontario small modular reactor

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:52:18 +0000

TORONTO 鈥� The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has approved a plan by Ontario Power Generation to build a small modular reactor at the site of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says the Darlington small modular reactor will be the first of its kind in the G7. The province is ultimately […]

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Nuclear waste agency looking for Canada’s second deep geological repository

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 10:15:27 +0000

TORONTO 鈥� An organization tasked with managing Canada’s nuclear waste found one site to store millions of bundles of radioactive used fuel for thousands of years hundreds of metres underground 鈥� and now it’s looking for a second. As the Nuclear Waste Management Organization begins the regulatory process for a deep geological repository site in […]

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Canadian Wood Council releases new Environmental Product Declarations for 5 wood products

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:15:38 +0000

OTTAWA 鈥� The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) has unveiled five new Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for Canadian softwood lumber, oriented strand board (OSB), plywood, trusses and prefabricated wood I-joists. The declarations provide environmental data on the potential impacts associated with the cradle-to-gate life cycle stages of these wood products, explains a release. Developed as regionalized, […]

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Spring storm continues through Ontario and Quebec, bringing heavy rain

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:06:03 +0000

TORONTO 鈥� Wet and stormy weather is hitting Southern Ontario, with Environment Canada posting several warnings and special weather statements. Around the Greater Toronto Area, the weather agency has issued a rainfall warning, with thunderstorms expected to dump as much as 75 millimetres of rain in some areas. Power outages in Ontario are still occurring, […]

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Wolburgh Jenah named interim chair of Hydro One board of directors

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:15:35 +0000

TORONTO 鈥� Hydro One Limited has announced that Susan Wolburgh Jenah was selected by the board of directors to serve as interim chair as Timothy Hodgson has taken an unpaid leave of absence to run in the federal election for the Liberal Party of Canada. Wolburgh Jenah joined the board of directors on Jan. 1, […]

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Power outages persist in hard-hit areas after Ontario ice storm

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:41:17 +0000

ORILLIA, ONT. 鈥� Ontario’s provincial utility says power has been restored to more than half a million customers since the start of a weekend ice storm but that some hard-hit regions may have to wait until the end of the week. Hydro One says more than 280,000 homes and businesses were still without power as […]

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Hundreds of thousands still without power on third day of spring storm

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:54:48 +0000

TORONTO 鈥� Hundreds of thousands of people across Ontario are still without power on the third day of a spring storm after freezing rain-coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice. An outage map from provincial utility Hydro One shows more than 390,000 homes and businesses are without power this morning, and nearly […]

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What is the future for Alberta鈥檚 Upper Smoky region?

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:00:14 +0000

GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALTA. 鈥� Located in west-central Alberta, Upper Smoky covers more than 13,000 square kilometres south of Grande Prairie and is known for its rolling hills, mountains, forests and glacial valleys. The area has many different uses including energy, forestry, recreation and traditional Indigenous land use. Now, the Alberta government is exploring land use […]

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Construction begins on new gold mine in northern Manitoba

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:00:10 +0000

LYNN LAKE, MAN. 鈥� Ground has broken on a gold mining project in northern Manitoba. Premier Wab Kinew was among the officials at a ceremony marking the start of construction on the mine near Lynn Lake, a town more than 1,000 kilometres north of Winnipeg. Kinew says it’s the first new mine to open in […]

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