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Canada joins U.S. in creating Net-Zero Producers Forum to reduce GHG emissions
April 23, 2021 - 11:20 AM

CALGARY - Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan says Canada will join the U.S. in establishing a platform for oil and gas producing countries to figure out how the sector can support implementing the Paris agreement on climate change and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
April 22, 2021 - 2:46 PM

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
New emission-cutting goals called 'aggressive,' 'ambitious' and 'illogical'
April 22, 2021 - 1:56 PM

CALGARY - New greenhouse gas emission cutting targets are being described as "extremely aggressive," "ambitious" and "illogical" by members of the Canadian oilpatch after they were rolled out at a virtual climate summit of world leaders on Thursday.
Manufacturers hopeful COVID-19 will force a rethink of Canada's supply chains
March 20, 2021 - 6:00 AM

Penny Wise became president of 3M Canada on Feb. 18, 2020, just as the COVID-19 virus was beginning to take hold in Canada. 3M had tackled health crises before, but like most Canadians, Wise had no idea how much the world was about to change.
Rogers plan to buy Shaw raises red flags about competition, especially in wireless
March 15, 2021 - 2:07 PM

TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. said Monday it will buy Shaw Communications Inc. in a deal that would combine Canada's two largest cable operations even as it's expected to face regulatory scrutiny over competition concerns in the wireless industry.
Attack on Saudi oil site fuels upward march for crude prices
March 08, 2021 - 11:19 AM

BANGKOK - Oil prices remained elevated Monday as Saudi Arabian oil facilities were targeted by drone strikes just days after the largest crude exporting nations in the world said they would not increase output.
Ensign Energy reports lower Q4 drilling activity, revenue as slow recovery continues
March 05, 2021 - 8:02 AM

CALGARY - Drilling company Ensign Energy Services Inc. says oilpatch activity in its Canadian and U.S. operations is staging a slow recovery from a deep slump in 2020.
Autoworkers face uncertain future in an era of electric cars
February 11, 2021 - 10:00 AM

TOLEDO, Ohio - When General Motors boldly announced its goal last month to make only battery-powered vehicles by 2035, it didn't just mark a break with more than a century of making internal combustion engines. It also clouded the future for 50,000 GM workers whose skills — and jobs — could become obsolete far sooner than they knew.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
February 10, 2021 - 2:52 PM

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Precision Drilling reports $37.5M loss in Q4, revenue down 46 per cent
February 10, 2021 - 8:01 AM

CALGARY - Precision Drilling Corp. reported a fourth-quarter loss of $37.5 million as its revenue fell 46 per cent compared with a year earlier.
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Business News

Canada joins U.S. in creating Net-Zero Producers Forum to reduce GHG emissions

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

New emission-cutting goals called 'aggressive,' 'ambitious' and 'illogical'

Manufacturers hopeful COVID-19 will force a rethink of Canada's supply chains

Rogers plan to buy Shaw raises red flags about competition, especially in wireless

Attack on Saudi oil site fuels upward march for crude prices

Ensign Energy reports lower Q4 drilling activity, revenue as slow recovery continues

Autoworkers face uncertain future in an era of electric cars

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Precision Drilling reports $37.5M loss in Q4, revenue down 46 per cent

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