EDMONTON - There won't be any fireworks between the premiers of Alberta and British Columbia at the Western premiers conference this week, because Alberta Premier Rachel Notley isn't going. B.C.'s John Horgan and Notley, who have butted heads over the Trans Mountain pipeline project, were both scheduled to be in Yellowknife at the conference, which starts Tuesday. But Cheryl Oates, a spokeswoman for Notley, says in an email Monday afternoon that Notley will be staying in Alberta [Read more]
Ontario NDP leader pledges end to long-weekend gas pump ‘gouging,’ details vague
OTTAWA - The leader of Ontario's New Democrats pledged in vague terms on Sunday to tackle long-weekend spikes in gasoline prices, alleging that opportunistic gas companies are gouging hard-pressed motorists at the pumps. Campaigning in Ottawa ahead of the June 7 provincial election, Andrea Horwath took aim at a trend she said was the result of corporate greed. "We think that it is an abuse to simply gouge people at the pumps because there's a long weekend coming," Horwath said. [Read more]
Trans Mountain pipeline won’t cause tension with Notley at meeting: Horgan
LANGFORD, B.C. - The premiers of British Columbia and Alberta will join their counterparts from Western Canada and the North at meetings next week in Yellowknife, but John Horgan doesn't expect any drama over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Horgan acknowledges he and Alberta's Rachel Notley have differences on the pipeline, but he said Friday they are in agreement on a number of other matters and have been friends for 20 years. The ongoing tensions over the Trans Mountain [Read more]
Prices at the pump headed higher as long weekend brings out Canadian drivers
CALGARY - Motorists in many parts of Canada are expected to see rising gasoline prices as they fire up their vehicles for road adventures on the Victoria Day long weekend. But price direction will vary across the nation, said fuel market analyst Dan McTeague of GasBuddy.com, with prices rising in Ontario, the Maritimes, Manitoba and Saskatchewan but actually expected to fall from recent peaks in Alberta and Quebec. He says prices for regular gasoline in Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa and most [Read more]
B.C. heading to court in Alberta to stop fuel restriction law, may seek damages
VICTORIA - Tensions over the Trans Mountain pipeline increased Thursday with British Columbia announcing plans to launch a lawsuit over new Alberta legislation that could restrict fuel exports to the West Coast. B.C. Attorney General David Eby said his province will ask the Court of Queen's Bench in Alberta to declare the legislation unconstitutional on the grounds that one province cannot punish another. The bill, which allows limits on fuel exports to B.C., was passed by Alberta's [Read more]
Alberta premier makes case for turn off taps bill to B.C. business leaders
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley told business leaders from B.C. that legislation which could curtail oil flows to the west coast is about the long-term health of the entire country. Notley says her government doesn't want to impose hardship on B.C. businesses and families, but says Alberta also must safeguard its interests. About 100 business leaders from B.C. flew over the Rockies to join 200 colleagues from the Edmonton and Calgary chambers to hear Notley speak in Edmonton. Val [Read more]
Insurance policy for pipeline is result of ‘exceptional situation,’ says Trudeau
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says putting federal cash down as an insurance policy of sorts to get the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion built is the result of an exceptional political situation. Speaking in New York City a day after his government announced it would compensate Kinder Morgan for any delays in construction caused by political problems, Trudeau says he has every confidence the pipeline will proceed. Kinder Morgan halted non-essential spending on the project in [Read more]
Protect Canada’s parks from being ‘loved to death’ says study co-author
VANCOUVER - Canada is a global leader in protecting its conserved land from human destruction, but its parks are in danger of being "loved to death" by thousands of people trekking through the backcountry, says a co-author of a study that details the degradation of one-third of the world's protected areas. Oscar Venter, associate professor of forestry in the ecosystems science and management department at the University of Northern British Columbia, said Banff and Jasper are examples [Read more]
CN Rail fined more than $1 million for violating Environmental Protection Act
MONTREAL - Canadian National Railway has been fined more than $1 million for violating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Environment and Climate Change Canada says the Montreal-based railway pleaded guilty on Monday to importing a fuel that does not meet the requirements of renewable fuels regulations. CN Rail was fined $25,000 and was ordered by the court to pay $1.1 million to promote the protection of the environment. An investigation found that between July [Read more]
Enbridge offers $11.4 billion in stock to investors in four affiliate companies
CALGARY - Enbridge Inc. announced a restructuring plan Thursday that would see it offer $11.4 billion in shares to co-investors in four affiliated businesses, in order to offset risks caused by the loss of a U.S. tax allowance for certain interstate pipelines. If the series of transactions unfold as anticipated, investors in all the companies and limited partnerships would hold shares in Enbridge, one of North America's largest energy infrastructure companies. The Calgary-based [Read more]
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