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BC Hydro is buying a natural gas-fired electricity plant on Vancouver Island to help meet demand. This after the provincial government announced its action plan focusing on clean power. Kylie Stanton has the details.

The Alberta government has partnered with two groups to build a 1.8 gigawatt natural gas plant in Sturgeon County in the hopes of providing power for hyperscalers to bring their data centres to the province. Skylar Peters reports.

Critics of the provincial government’s clean energy policies say a new application by BC Hydro to the BC Utilities Commmission to use more natural gas power proves the NDP’s plans won’t work. Aaron McArthur reports.

More than a hundred people have signed up to speak to a controversial proposal by Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, to pause a bylaw that would require homeowners to switch from natural gas to electric when they have to replace their hot water heater. Aaron McArthur reports.

German company Uniper has agreed to a long-term contract to buy liquified natural gas (LNG) from a proposed plant on British Columbia’s north coast. Sarah MacDonald reports on how the deal is seen as a win for both sides, and the hurdles needing to be cleared before the deal becomes reality.

On Tuesday, B.C. Premier David Eby answered questions concerning the recent opposition to FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG expansion that came from within his own cabinet. Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Kelly Greene recently made a statement denouncing plans for the expansion of the liquefied natural gas plant that neighbours her riding, citing safety concerns.

Construction is starting on the Enbridge Sunrise pipeline expansion project near Prince George. It will add more than 100 kilometres of new pipeline increasing the capacity of B.C’s natural gas transportation. Ben O’Hara-Byrne has the details.

Construction has begun on the Enbridge Sunrise pipeline expansion project near Prince George, B.C. Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson made the announcement Monday afternoon, promising Canada has now “gone from delay to delivery.” The $4-billion expansion will add more than 100km of new pipeline between Chetwynd and the U.S. border, increasing the capacity of provincial...

The federal government announcing a new clean electricity strategy which aims to double the grid to keep up with the growing power demand. The plan embraces a wider variety of energy sources including natural gas which is a much different approach than the one taken by officials here in BC. Ben O’Hara-Byrne has the details.

The federal government has approved the $4-billion Sunrise Expansion Program in British Columbia. As David Akin reports, the Enbridge project is a 139-kilometre expansion of B.C.’s current natural gas pipeline network and will add up to 300 million cubic feet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity to the network.

Statistics Canada says this past year saw the highest level of Canadian LNG exports to countries other than the United States. Canada’s natural gas production has ramped up considerably over the past year with overall energy production in Canada increasing by more than 2 million giga-joules in March.

The federal government is announcing it is signing a long-term LNG supply deal with Germany. The liquefied natural gas will come from the Ksi Lisims project off the coast of Northern B.C. Ben O’Hara-Byrne has more.

Canada has agreed to sell one million tonnes of liquified natural gas (LNG) per year from a proposed export terminal in northern British Columbia to Germany. Jillian Piper explains how the deal highlights both countries’ desire to diversify, and why the plan has several hurdles ahead.

The federal natural resources minister has announced an agreement that will see the Ksi Lisims project in northern British Columbia supply liquefied natural gas to a German utility for up to 20 years. Tim Hodgson said on Wednesday that Securing Energy for Europe, a German-owned energy company, is to buy one-million tonnes per year from...

FortisBC crews are in Lake Country working to restore services to thousands of properties. The area is experiencing a natural gas outage that began on Wednesday and left residents and businesses without service for days. Klaudia Van Emmerik has the details.

Energy giant Shell has signed a $22 billion deal to take over Canadian natural gas producer ARC Resources. It would significantly expand Shell’s footprint in Western Canada. As Jillian Piper reports, analysts see it as a major bet on Canada’s role in the global liquefied natural gas market.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne unveiled the government’s latest economic and fiscal blueprint late Tuesday afternoon. Energy giant Shell has signed a $22 billion deal to take over Canadian natural gas producer ARC Resources. Plus, what started as a comedy monologue has re-ignited the debate over free speech in the U.S. There are reports the Federal...

There is no shortage of reaction to the news the federal government has approved a major natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C. Aaron McArthur reports.

The federal government has approved the $4 billion Sunrise Expansion Program in British Columbia. As David Akin reports, the Enbridge project is a 139-kilometre expansion of B.C.’s current natural gas pipeline network and will add up to 300 million cubic feet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity to the network. U.S. President Donald Trump is...

The federal government has approved the $4 billion Sunrise Expansion Program in British Columbia. The expansion project will extend the pipeline, sending natural gas all the way down to the U.S. border and is estimated by the government to generate more than $700 million in federal and provincial tax revenue. Adam Macvicar reports.