CALGARY - Premiers, energy ministers, CEOs and a throng of international visitors are poised to descend on Calgary next week, when the annual Global Energy Show kicks off against a vastly different backdrop than the event last year. A year ago Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was just beginning to float the idea of a new West Coast oil pipeline, her government had yet to sign an energy accord with Ottawa setting out conditions for that plan and there was no war in the Middle East upending [Read more]

A new report says boosting economic relations with Indigenous partners and incorporating their world views in business decision-making can help position Canada for a more resilient economic future. The report, published Wednesday by Deloitte's Future of Canada Centre, explores how sovereign Indigenous economic partnerships are among Canada's most underleveraged growth opportunities. "As Canada grapples and comes to terms with a very challenging economic and global restructuring, Indigenous [Read more]

ST. JOHN'S - Oil production is ramping up off Newfoundland and Labrador and the government is offering money to companies interested in looking for more. Premier Tony Wakeham opened an annual energy conference in St. John's, N.L., by announcing a call for exploration bids on 16 areas off the province's east coast. He says his government will offer up to $30 million to offset the cost of a well drilled in an area aimed at opening up a new offshore oil frontier. The last time a company [Read more]

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is planning to meet with her counterpart in Quebec City this week, with separatism and energy possible topics of discussion. Speaking at an unrelated news conference in Calgary, Smith was asked about her upcoming visit with Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette and expectations to talk about an east-west energy corridor. "I have told the previous premier every time I met with them that I talked to them about developing their own substantial natural gas [Read more]

OTTAWA - Canada's economy is still struggling to grow but some economists weighing in on the latest real gross domestic product results Friday argued that weakness may not qualify as a recession. StatCan reported Friday that the economy stalled in the first quarter of the year. While real GDP by expenditure was flat on a quarter-by-quarter basis, converting that to an annualized rate — the figure most economists pay close attention to — magnifies the quarterly changes and results in a [Read more]

OTTAWA - Former cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault is set to resign as a member of Parliament, sources have told The Canadian Press. Guilbeault is expected to inform the Liberal caucus on Wednesday. Guilbeault has become increasingly disillusioned in recent months by what he has called the dismantling of climate policies under Prime Minister Mark Carney. He quit Carney's cabinet last year after Ottawa's energy deal with Alberta was made public. In November 2025, Carney and Alberta Premier [Read more]

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier says his government is about to start negotiations with a company that could frack for natural gas in the province. Tim Houston told reporters Monday that seven companies responded to a call for firms interested in natural gas exploration. He says his government is about to start talks with one of the companies before deciding on regulatory approvals and financial incentives. Houston, who is also Nova Scotia's energy minister, said he expects the other [Read more]