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The increase is credited largely by higher prices from heightened tensions in the Middle East, which disrupted energy markets and shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Middle East could tip back into open warfare and prolong the worldwide energy crisis, with Iran’s hold on the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S.’s blockade of Iranian ports.

U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher.

The federal government's spring economic update Tuesday formalizes a pivot in climate policy that was first made in last year's energy agreement with Alberta.

New statistics from the province's private power utility show that commercial players grew their capacity to generate solar energy by 82 per cent last year.

U.S. companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, on Wednesday as the Trump administration looks for ways to boost world oil supplies during the Iran war. The Treasury issued a broad authorization allowing Petróleos de Venezuela S.A, or PDVSA,...

Trump says U.S. is nearing its Middle East objectives as allies condemn Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz and warn of global energy impacts.

While the election of Avi Lewis as the new federal NDP leader has received mixed response, Lewis says he'll focus on strengthening the grassroots before seeking elected office. 

Unpaid municipal taxes by some in the energy industry is a long-standing issue, with Alberta's rural communities owed more than $250 million as of last year.

Canadians are returning home from the Middle East as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions disrupt travel and rattle global energy markets.

The Business Development Bank of Canada report found Canadians are prioritizing domestic travel this year to save money, which could inject billions of dollars into the economy.

"I think Canada is a bit insulated, if I may say, (of) what's happening. In fact, big things are happening," Faith Birol said in a fireside chat with Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has already halted energy exports from the Middle East, with Tehran closing navigation in the Gulf and forcing production stoppages.

The warning was made in a podcast hosted by the FAO that focused on the current chokehold on global energy and how fertilizer supplies are expanding through agrifood systems. 

Cheese is a common fixture of nearly every meal eaten in Quebec, according to a major new study of Quebecers' eating habits.

At least 90 people were killed and nine remained missing after a gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China, marking the country’s deadliest mining disaster in years.

A Quebec family is pushing to ban energy drinks for children after their 15-year-old son died, with advocates warning of growing health risks for youth.

ATCO CEO Nancy Southern says nobody wants to have extra costs imposed upon them, but the Canadian oil industry is 'extraordinarily innovative' and can find ways to compete.

Fighting has also heated up between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon despite a nominal ceasefire there, further straining the wider truce.

The Alberta premier said she hopes an energy agreement that includes a new pipeline to the West Coast is reached soon, and affirmed that the government will not own it.