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Calgary homeowner sent to collections over Direct Energy billing bungleA Calgary homeowner has spent the last couple of months battling utility provider Direct Energy after she was mistakenly billed for utilities at a home she no longer lives in.ConsumerJul 25
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Alberta announces $2.8M toward plant to turn waste into electricityThe Alberta government has announced $2.8 million in funding toward a facility that would use carbon capture to turn municipal waste into clean electricity.PoliticsSep 10
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After resignation of high-profile minister, Legault government heads into fall sessionFrançois Legault's right-leaning Coalition Avenir Québec government has been lagging in the polls since last fall, dogged by controversies and missteps.PoliticsSep 9
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Groups want Alberta coal hearings adjourned while Appeal Court considers applicationsThe M.D. of Ranchland and the Pekisko Group, an organization of ranchers, have asked the AER to adjourn hearings into Northback Holdings' plans for Grassy Mountain.EnvironmentSep 9
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Latest failure: firm bidding to produce power from Fundy tides files for bankruptcyThe Nova Scotia government confirmed today that Occurrent, formerly BigMoon Power, is filing for insolvency because it can't pay its bills.EnvironmentSep 5
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Prime Ontario agricultural land to be protected amid energy expansion, minister saysOntario is looking to add some 5,000 megawatts of energy to the grid as new Energy Minister Stephen Lecce lays out his plan to meet demand in the coming decades.CanadaAug 28
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Ukraine strikes Moscow in biggest drone attack so farThe drone attacks on Russia damaged at high-rise apartment buildings in the Ramenskoye district of the Moscow region, setting flats on fire, residents told Reuters.WorldSep 10
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Observers criticize Alberta energy minister’s oil well cleanup possibilitiesObservers are criticizing Alberta's suggestions on how the province might clean up its thousands of abandoned oil wells, saying they favour industry and lack input from the public.PoliticsSep 18
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Port Moody votes to ban natural gas in new home constructionPort Moody city council voted last week in favour of implementing the highest level of B.C.'s Zero Carbon Step Code, starting Jan. 1, 2025.PoliticsSep 18
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At least 4 dead in large Russian attack on UkraineThe barrage of over 100 missiles and a similar number of drones began around midnight and continued through daybreak in what appeared to be Russia’s biggest onslaught in weeks.WorldAug 26
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How the Democrat who challenged Biden feels about ‘movement’ behind HarrisU.S. Rep. Dean Phillips mounted a lonely, long-shot primary campaign against Biden over concerns about his fitness. He says he feels 'vindicated' by the energy behind Harris.U.S. NewsAug 22
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Public money could help finance Alberta oil and gas site cleanups: Energy ministerThe issue of how to fund cleanups at a time when conventional oil and gas is declining has brought the Alberta government into conflict with landowners and rural municipalities.EnvironmentSep 16
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Rustad tells Jordan Peterson B.C. can’t ‘change the weather,’ must stop school ‘indoctrination’John Rustad appeared on an episode of Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson's podcast released Monday.PoliticsSep 3
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Nova Scotia bill would kick-start offshore wind industry without approval from OttawaThe province wants to offer project licences by 2030 to develop a total of five gigawatts of power from offshore wind.CanadaSep 10
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TIFF festivalgoers note amped-up star wattage, city buzz after strikes and COVID woesFive hours ahead of the first screening of "Saturday Night" at TIFF, fans were already lined up along the red carpet and waiting for celebrities to arrive.EntertainmentSep 11
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Youri Chassin quits CAQ to sit as Independent after criticizing Legault’s governmentThe Coalition Avenir Québec backbencher wriote an open letter criticizing Premier François Legault's government for abandoning its principles of smaller government.PoliticsSep 12
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Edmonton Oilers back in training camp: ‘We want to do a little bit better than we did last year’For the Edmonton Oilers, the hope is that they can repeat what the Florida Panthers did last season — win it all the year after losing the Stanley Cup final.SportsSep 18
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Progressive Conservatives hold onto seat in eastern Ontario byelectionThe Progressive Conservatives have won a provincial byelection in eastern Ontario, though the result was much closer than the riding has seen in the past two elections.PoliticsSep 19
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Tidal power junk: N.S. village wants huge, abandoned moorings moved from fishing areaFour boxcars filled with concrete are sitting on the floor of the Bay of Fundy near Walton, N.S., where residents are worried the debris has become a hazard to local fishers.EnvironmentSep 12
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‘Canada does not view China as an adversary,’ ambassador saysJennifer May said Canada no longer faces the green light of "business as usual" with China, but it's also past what she called the red-light scenario of 2018.CanadaSep 18