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Canada, Alberta sign deal for $1.3B hydrogen plant in Edmonton
June 10, 2021 - 7:55 AM

EDMONTON - The federal and Alberta governments have signed an agreement with a company that could lead to a $1.3 billion hydrogen plant being built in Edmonton.
More Canadians getting vaxxed, Cineplex calls for federal aid: In The News for May 20
May 20, 2021 - 1:15 AM

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 20 ...
Murder at Vancouver airport and vaccine booster: In The News for May 10
May 10, 2021 - 1:57 AM

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 10 ...
Rules for fuels: Federal government proposes regulations for Clean Fuel Standard
December 18, 2020 - 3:20 PM

OTTAWA - The federal government has proposed rules for its Clean Fuel Standard that producers and distributors would have to follow under its climate plan.
Future value of Trans Mountain pipeline rests on Liberals' climate plans, PBO says
December 08, 2020 - 12:36 PM

OTTAWA - The federal government could end up losing money on the Trans Mountain pipeline if it further tightens its climate policy and ends up decreasing demand for Canadian oil, the parliamentary budget officer says.
Energy sector looking for aid and regulation delays as throne speech looms
September 11, 2020 - 3:12 PM

OTTAWA - Canada's fossil-fuel sector is looking to this month's throne speech for signs the federal government is not throwing in the towel on oil and gas.
'Ice jacking' caused CN Rail derailment, crude leak in northwestern Ontario
July 30, 2020 - 11:28 AM

TORONTO - A freight-train derailment in northwestern Ontario that led to a significant oil spill this winter was caused by a phenomenon known as "ice jacking," federal investigators reported on Thursday.
Feds relaxing new fuel standards in short term, but will be tougher by 2030
June 19, 2020 - 2:17 PM

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is scaling back the government's planned Clean Fuel Standard in the short term to give the fossil fuel industry a bit more time to recover from the pandemic-induced economic collapse.
Canada won't tip hand on possibility of import tariffs on Saudi oil
April 08, 2020 - 2:56 PM

OTTAWA - Canada's energy minister will speak to his U.S. and Mexican counterparts Thursday in a bid to form a common front ahead of talks aimed at ending the global oil-price wars.
Feds pulled between bailing out oil and gas and moving to cleaner energy
April 04, 2020 - 3:05 AM

OTTAWA - Canada's oil producers could only sit and watch as the price of their product plummeted last month to less than what it costs to buy a litre of soda, hit by the double whammy of a COVID-19-induced drop in global demand and a production war between Russia and Saudi Arabia that flooded the market with more oil it didn't need.
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Canadian News

Canada, Alberta sign deal for $1.3B hydrogen plant in Edmonton

More Canadians getting vaxxed, Cineplex calls for federal aid: In The News for May 20

Murder at Vancouver airport and vaccine booster: In The News for May 10

Rules for fuels: Federal government proposes regulations for Clean Fuel Standard

Future value of Trans Mountain pipeline rests on Liberals' climate plans, PBO says

Energy sector looking for aid and regulation delays as throne speech looms

'Ice jacking' caused CN Rail derailment, crude leak in northwestern Ontario

Feds relaxing new fuel standards in short term, but will be tougher by 2030

Canada won't tip hand on possibility of import tariffs on Saudi oil

Feds pulled between bailing out oil and gas and moving to cleaner energy

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