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Carbon price would cost Alberta oilsands a Timbit per barrel: climate groupThe analysis by the Canadian Climate Institute says oilsands producers will pay an average of about 50 cents per oil barrel, if the minimum carbon price rises to $130 per tonne.EconomyMar 12
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Ottawa, Alberta agree on carbon pricing deal, pipeline construction timelineIn November, Carney and Smith signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to lay the groundwork for a new pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.CanadaMay 15
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Higher gas prices pushed inflation up to 2.8% in April, says StatCanConsumer inflation surged last month to 2.8 per cent compared to a year earlier with higher gas prices being the primary driver, according to Statistics Canada.ConsumerMay 19
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Quebec Premier Fréchette won’t rule out exceeding $250M spending potQuebec Premier Christine Fréchette defended her growing list of spending promises after the province’s finance minister warned she could exceed the government’s allocated funding.CanadaMay 23
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Ottawa aims to cut grocery bills with $3.2B food security strategyThe multi-year plan, titled seeks to reduce the country’s dependence on international food imports and break the grip of a highly concentrated retail market.ConsumerJun 11
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Road to the Referendum: Lessons from Quebec as Albertans decide whether to leave CanadaA look back the 1980 and 1995 Quebec referendums shed some light on how Alberta's society and politics could be forever changed going forward, regardless of the outcome on Oct.19.PoliticsJun 5
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B.C. gas prices forecast to hit record high amid stalemate in Iran, U.S. peace talksGas prices are set to surge again on Friday despite the temporary suspension of the 10 cents per litre federal fuel tax that was implemented just 10 days ago.EconomyApr 30
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Canada’s fuel excise tax freeze now in effect. Where do gas prices stand?The suspension is largely due to the ongoing U.S.-Iran war, with the movement of shipments along the Strait of Hormuz having mostly been stalled.ConsumerApr 20
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No Pathways, no pipeline: How Alberta’s massive carbon storage project would work, if builtThere's no new pipeline without Pathways: a multibillion-dollar plan to reduce 16 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year from the oilsands by 2045.CanadaMay 27
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Conservatives push motion to scrap all federal gas taxes for rest of yearThe affordability push, which calls for suspending the GST on gas and diesel, comes after the Liberals instituted a temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax last month.CanadaMay 26
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Carney is suspending Canada’s fuel excise tax for nearly 5 monthsPrime Minister Mark Carney has announced a temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax starting next week until Labour Day.CanadaApr 14
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Canada tumbles in ‘best country’ rankings, sits below the U.S.According to the U.S. News Best Countries ranking, Canada ranked 19th overall on the list for 2025, while the United States ranked 18th.CanadaMay 28
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Ottawa will make tax credit for enhanced oil recovery projects permanentThe 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.CanadaApr 28
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Alberta pitches cheap natural gas for data center boom, at odds with Canada’s clean power aimsThe Alberta government's efforts to attract data centres by touting access to an abundant supply of cheap fossil fuels threatens to undermine Canada's clean power goals.EnvironmentJun 9
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Carney, Smith don’t expect to meet deadline to finalize agreements in MOUBoth Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith admit that the April 1 deadline to finalize the agreements outlined in the Canada-Alberta MOU will not be met.EconomyMar 31
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Illegal cigarettes with ‘gigantic’ profit margin are costing Canadians billionsThe sale of counterfeit cigarettes is rising in Canada, despite fewer people smoking them, a study found. Advocates are calling for legislative reform to stop this trade.CrimeMay 22
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Global energy crisis will be ‘daily issue’ in Canada soon, IEA chief warns"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.CanadaMay 6
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The UAE has quit OPEC. What does it mean for the future of oil?The kingdom took a “policy-driven” decision to leave the bloc, said the country’s energy minister Suhail bin Mohammed al-Mazrouei.WorldApr 28
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ANALYSIS: Carney promised spending cuts — but not all cuts are equalFinance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the government has found ways to cut spending by $60 billion but cautions that published spending cuts require important context.CanadaMar 21
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Big tech targets Prairies for AI data centresAI data centres proposed in several Prairie provinces are meeting opposition, with some saying data sovereignty isn't worth the environmental impactsTechMay 26