There was a prickly exchange involving the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, during the Global Business Forum in Banff, Alta., on Thursday.

An organizer of the 21st annual Global Business Forum in Banff on Thursday says she's proud of the work her committee has done to present a "hybrid" event this year where half of the attendees will be in the room and the rest taking part online.

A positive final investment decision for LNG Canada could eventually encourage other projects to follow suit, creating demand needed to soak up Western Canada's glut of natural gas, producers say.