Oil & Gas and Mining News

COCHRANE, Alta. — An explosion at an energy site northwest of Calgary has injured five workers, and RCMP say the resulting fire could burn for days. Cpl.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Montreal port The union representing longshore workers at the Port of Montreal are set to go on strike at two terminals on Monday.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Suncor Energy has been fined $90,000 after pleading guilty to two charges stemming from a worker injury in 2019 aboard its production vessel in an oilfield off the coast of Newfoundland.

BANFF, ALTA. — Some Canadian CEOs say the hundreds of billions of dollars the United States is offering in subsidies for the energy transition is causing a worrisome brain drain of some of this country's top talent.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is extending the provincial fuel-tax holiday until the end of the year. It's the second time the government has extended the temporary tax break since introducing it in January.

CALGARY — When electric utility BC Hydro launched a procurement process earlier this year seeking new sources of clean energy for the province's power grid, it included a specific requirement: projects must be at least 25 per cent owned by First Nati

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault accused Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre of catering to his "rich friends" in the oil and gas sector by pushing a policy to scrap carbon pricing.

REGINA — A report from a tribunal appointed by the Saskatchewan Party government says a proposed federal emissions cap and methane regulations would cause severe economic damage.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has boosted plans for renewable energy with an announcement it will work with First Nations to develop wind power.

Hikes to oil production and rebounding air travel put a drag on Canada's climate progress last year, a report published Thursday by a leading policy institute found, though the country was still able to make a modest cut to its planet-warming emissio