Energy Prices

• Alberta’s surging electricity costs helped fuel national inflation jump in July: StatsCan

  Statistics Canada notes Alberta's electricity costs are often volatile and were influenced by high summer demand.

  Money

  Aug 15, 2023
  
• Exclusive: The feds bought a pipeline for $5B. How did the cost balloon to over $30B?

  How a pipeline project, purchased by the Trudeau government, went from an initial estimate of $5.4 billion to $30.9 billion, potentially leaving Canadian taxpayers on the hook.

  Economy

  Aug 9, 2023
  
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• Regulator slows Trans Mountain proposal for higher shipping fees

  Canada's energy regulator says it won't rubber-stamp Trans Mountain's higher shipping fees. Those fees are needed to pay off the federally owned project's already ballooning debt.

  Economy

  Aug 8, 2023
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• Shell profits double to record $40B as Ukraine war drives up energy prices

  London-based Shell Plc posted adjusted earnings of $39.9 billion for 2022 in its financial results for the final three months of the year.

  World

  Feb 2, 2023
• Oilsands execs say nowhere to invest in green technology, despite record profits

  The federal government says it wants to see the oil and gas industry 'step up', especially after record profit years due to high energy prices.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2023
• U.K. to dispatch 1,200 troops to fill in as ambulance drivers, border staff strike

  The British government said Sunday it will dispatch 1,200 troops to fill in for striking ambulance drivers and border staff as multiple public sector unions walk off the job.

  World

  Dec 18, 2022
• Germany to invest additional 65B euros in new energy, inflation relief plan

  Germany will invest an additional 65 billion euros (dollars) in a new round of measures aimed at easing the sting of inflation and high energy prices for consumers.

  World

  Sep 4, 2022
• Energy prices soar in Britain. Can Canadians expect to pay more too?

  British residents are expected to see energy cost 80 per cent more come October. Will rising energy costs overseas have any spill over effects in Canada?

  Consumer

  Aug 31, 2022
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• Great Britain faces 80% price hike in energy bills amid crisis

  The energy increases are expected to push inflation above 10.1 per cent recorded in July and trigger a recession later this year, the Bank of England has predicted.

  World

  Aug 26, 2022
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• Largest rooftop solar array in Canada installed at Edmonton Expo Centre

  There are currently six city solar arrays operating in Edmonton, but the rooftop one at the Expo Centre is certainly the biggest. In fact, it's the largest in Canada.

  Environment

  Aug 18, 2022