Murray Wood: Hard to know how much confidence to have in the Sask. budget
After last year's Saskatchewan budget went from a tiny surplus to a major deficit, Murray Wood says it's difficult to sa...
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Skiing or golf? Spring break choices follow Canada's weird winter
VANCOUVER - Bin Xie's children typically spend spring break at ski camps but, after unseasonably warm and unpredictable weather upended much of this year's ski season, his family decided to rent an RV...
Mar 02, 2024
Ottawa gives Bruce Power up to $50M to explore new nuclear plant
OTTAWA - Nuclear operator Bruce Power is set to receive up to $50 million from the federal government to explore building a new nuclear plant on the site of its existing Ontario facility. Federal Ener...
Feb 29, 2024
Sask. won't remit carbon tax on home heating, Duncan says
Saskatchewan will not remit the carbon tax on natural gas used for home heating to Ottawa. Dustin Duncan, the minister responsible for SaskEnergy, made the announcement on Thursday in a video filmed o...
Feb 29, 2024
Feds say no carbon rebates for Saskatchewan after province says it won't remit
The federal natural resources minister says Saskatchewan residents won't get a carbon rebate, after the province announced Thursday it would stop remitting the levy on natural gas to Ottawa. Jonathan ...
Feb 29, 2024
Panel upholds Alberta regulator's orders against embattled energy company
CALGARY - A hearing panel for Alberta's energy regulator has upheld two orders against a company that had thousands of inactive oil and gas wells seized last year. The regulator transferred control of...
Feb 28, 2024
Export Development Canada lends Newfoundland hydrogen project $128M
OTTAWA - The federal export credit agency has agreed to lend millions of dollars to a second green hydrogen project in Atlantic Canada. Export Development Canada and World Energy GH2 say they have rea...
Feb 28, 2024
Extreme cold warnings lifted for much of Saskatchewan
Extreme cold warnings that were in effect for large portions of Saskatchewan on Wednesday morning were lifted just before 10:30 a.m. The warnings from Environment Canada had covered the central of the...
Feb 28, 2024
Warm but 'moody' spring expected across most of Canada: Weather Network forecast
Most Canadians can look forward to a warmer-than-normal spring, but they should also brace for the season's "profound mood swings," according to The Weather Network's latest outlook. The forecast rele...
Feb 28, 2024
Effort to repeal Washington's landmark carbon program puts budget in limbo with billions at stake
SEATTLE (AP) - A conservative-backed effort to repeal Washington state's landmark carbon pricing program and tax on the sale of stocks and bonds is putting the budget into limbo, with billions of doll...
Feb 27, 2024
Nova Scotia tables bill to restructure management, regulation of electricity sector
HALIFAX - New legislation introduced in Nova Scotia on Tuesday changes how the electrical grid is structured and regulated. The Energy Reform Act would create a new regulator for public energy utiliti...
Feb 27, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Little change in direction from this Saskatchewan budget
It's another deficit budget from the Saskatchewan Party government. The province is promising to be back in a surplus si...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, March 19
8:30 - The Government of Saskatchewan tabled its 2026-27 budget yesterday afternoon. This was a budget focused on health...