Murray Wood: Trump attacked Iran with no plan
It's been two weeks of mixed messaging from Donald Trump on the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran. Murray Wood wants to kno...
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Alberta energy minister defends 'war room' petition against children's Bigfoot movie
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister is defending her government's attack on a children's movie about Bigfoot that she says is "quite offensive" and carries an inaccurate anti-oil message. Sonya Savag...
Mar 16, 2021
Ottawa seeks post-pandemic ideas to prepare for next major disaster
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking beyond COVID-19 to prepare for the next large-scale calamity - be it another pandemic, a tsunami or cyberattack. In a notice posted Tuesday, Defence Research...
Mar 16, 2021
Canada, Germany sign green-energy deal in bid to power fledgling hydrogen sectors
OTTAWA - Canada and Germany have signed an agreement to team up on green energy innovation and trade, with an eye to hydrogen as the market for the low-carbon fuel heats up. Signed Tuesday by the two ...
Mar 16, 2021
U.S. courts would take 'many years' to resolve Line 5 dispute with Michigan: Enbridge
WASHINGTON - Courts in the United States would take "many, many years" to resolve the battle between Canada and Michigan over Line 5, the pipeline's operator told MPs Tuesday as he pleaded for a negot...
Mar 16, 2021
'Tell the truth:' Alberta 'war room' says animated kids movie disparages oil industry
EDMONTON - The Alberta government's energy "war room" is going to battle with a Netflix children's movie saying it inaccurately portrays the oil industry. The Canadian Energy Centre says more than 1,0...
Mar 12, 2021
Ottawa funds development of First Nations-owned B.C. geothermal project
FORT NELSON, B.C. - Ottawa has committed more than $40 million to fund the development of geothermal power from a diminishing natural gas field in northern British Columbia. "It will serve as a model ...
Mar 12, 2021
B.C. urged to protect at-risk old growth while it works to transform forestry policy
VANCOUVER - The most at-risk ecosystems should be set aside from logging while British Columbia shifts its forestry policies toward a more sustainable system, says a forester who helped write a provin...
Mar 12, 2021
'We got rid of it:' Canada, U.S. mark 30th anniversary of acid rain treaty
Tens of thousands of lakes were dying, their lifeless waters clear to the depths. Public statues were eroding, their features eaten away by acid falling from the skies.No more. Thirty years after Cana...
Mar 12, 2021
'It starts at home:' Former PM Brian Mulroney reflects on lessons from acid rain
The 30th anniversary of one of the most successful environmental treaties ever reached holds lessons for today's fight against climate change, says the man who negotiated the deal. "It starts at home,...
Mar 12, 2021
OECD says Liberals should hardwire quality-of-life framework into pandemic budget
OTTAWA - An international group that includes Canada is urging the federal Liberals to weave quality-of-life indicators into the budgeting process as a way to justify any post-pandemic stimulus. The O...
Mar 11, 2021
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8:30 - There's a lot going on in the world and in Canada. We're keeping a close eye on the Liberal government following ...