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Canadians got a break on inflation in March as gas prices fell and a slowdown in travel to the United States helped cool airfare costs, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The agency says the annual inflation rate was 2.3 per cent in the month, down from 2.6 per cent in February. …

At a Texas energy conference that features some of the field’s most innovative technology (scrubbing carbon from the skies and the race to build the world’s first fusion power plant, for example) — this year, people can’t stop talking about plain old natural gas.  The world’s appetite for liquified natural gas …

How did a gas station leak tens of thousands of litres of gas into the ground without being immediately detected?  That question is top of mind for some as cleanup efforts continue at the Murray’s Irving and Irving I-24 truck stop on the outskirts of Woodstock. Since mid-December, vacuum trucks …

Russian special forces crept for miles through a gas pipeline near the town of Sudzha in an attempt to surprise Ukrainian forces as part of a major offensive to eject them from the western Russian region of Kursk, pro-Russian war bloggers said. The ruse was among moves aimed at cutting …

In central Damascus, you could be forgiven for doubting that a war had ever occurred.  The ancient old city in the Syrian capital hums with life, with street vendors hawking sweets and jewelry as crowds push by one another. The narrow passages and the splendour of sites like the Umayyad …

President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling. Biden, whose term expires in two weeks, said he is using authority under the federal Outer …

Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of last year. Ukraine’s energy minister, Herman Halushchenko, confirmed on Wednesday morning that Kyiv had stopped the transit “in the interest of national security.” “This is a …

Canada’s inflation rate ticked up to two per cent in October, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. The consumer price index had previously hit 1.6 per cent in September, thanks to a steep decline in gas prices. Gas prices fell again in October, although to a lesser extent — and with gasoline excluded, all-items inflation …

As regulations for the federal government’s oil and gas emissions cap approach the finish line, Canada’s environment minister warns the NDP and the Bloc Québécois that triggering an early election could dash hopes of curbing emissions from Canada’s biggest polluters. Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault is highlighting what’s at …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba’s gas tax holiday will extend until the end of the year, the province says. During his 2023 election campaign, Wab Kinew promised to eliminate the gas tax for six months. The tax holiday, which started Jan. 1, has been extended several …