Home Heating

• How common myths about heating your home can lead to ‘thermostat wars’

  Twenty per cent admit to adjusting the temperature in their home "just to annoy their partner."

  Feb 8, 2019
• Montreal considering ban on oil furnaces

  According to Statistics Canada, eight per cent of Quebecers have oil heating, representing 28 per cent of the province's greenhouse gas emissions.

  Politics

  Dec 27, 2018
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• SaskEnergy providing 270 low-income households with free furnace tune-up

  One of 270 homes in Saskatchewan received a free furnace tune-up on Tuesday through SaskEnergy and its network of plumbing and heating contractors.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2018
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• Waiting for Ontario to recognize that home heating is essential

  Heating is an essential need in the world's fifth-coldest country, so Mike Stafford wants to know why there is sales tax on heating.

  Commentary

  Sep 24, 2018
• Ontario researchers say farm manure could be viable renewable energy source

  The proposal would eliminate harmful gases released by naturally decomposing manure when it is spread on farm fields as fertilizer.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2018
• Nova Scotia home heating assistance program launches for the season

  Nova Scotia says 5,000 more households will qualify for help this year under an expanded home heating rebate program.

  Consumer

  Oct 16, 2017
• Infrared map ‘MyHEAT’ shows where heat escapes from your home

  MyHEAT has collected thermal images of homes in several Alberta cities that show homeowners where heat is escaping their homes.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2016
• Home heating costs drop in Nova Scotia thanks to mild winter, low oil prices

  An unseasonably warm winter and falling oil prices are combining to make home heating more affordable for Nova Scotia residents.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2016
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• Good Neighbour home-heating fund for low-income families gets government boost

  The fund provides assistance to low-income families who may need help heating their homes in emergency situations.

  Money

  Jan 21, 2016
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• Winnipeg woman’s 79-year-old working furnace wins her a new one

  A furnace that started heating a Winnipeg home during the Great Depression has finally been retired.

  Lifestyle

  May 5, 2015