Nuclear Power

• Ontario officially greenlights $26.8B Pickering nuclear power station refurbishment

  Energy Minister Stephen Lecce announced on Wednesday that the province had approved a plan from Ontario Power Generation to refurbish the plant's CANDU reactors.

  Politics

  Nov 26, 2025
  
• Smith says Alberta to hold nuclear power consultations as reactor companies weigh opportunities

  There have long been discussions about building reactors in Alberta.

  Economy

  Jul 7, 2025
  
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• Ontario starts work that could launch massive new nuclear power generating station

  Energy Minister Stephen Lecce was in Port Hope, to promote Ontario Power Generation's Wesleyville site as land the province could rely upon to build a new nuclear station on.

  Economy

  Jan 15, 2025
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• B.C. needs more power. Is nuclear energy worth the cost?

  The technology promises large volumes of stable electricity, but analysts say it comes at a much higher cost than the alternative.

  Politics

  Oct 2, 2024
• Saskatchewan invests in microreactor to help develop the nuclear industry

  Saskatchewan is looking to get a microreactor in the province to research and help develop the nuclear industry in the province.

  Tech

  Nov 27, 2023
• Indigenous group in N.B. signs deal with companies behind proposed nuclear reactor

  While a handful of small modular reactors are in development in several countries, they are not a widely used source of power generation anywhere in the world.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2023
• NB Power turning to Ontario Power Generation to improve performance at nuclear power plant

  NB Power is replacing its chief nuclear officer and bringing in three employees from Ontario Power Generation in a bid to improve performance at the ailing plant.

  Politics

  Sep 22, 2023
• Quebec government open to studying whether to reopen nuclear reactor

  Quebec Energy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon says he agrees with Hydro-Quebec's decision to study a possible reopening of the province's only nuclear power plant.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2023
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• Quebec power utility studying possible reopening of nuclear reactor

  Hydro-Québec says that as demand for electricity rises in the province, it is looking into restarting the Gentilly-2 reactor which was decommissioned over a decade ago.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2023
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• Ontario starts pre development work for new, large scale nuclear plant

  Ontario is looking to build the first new, large-scale nuclear plant in more than 30 years in order to meet the province's growing electricity demands.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2023