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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Gas prices dropped eight cents a litre on Wednesday in the Greater Toronto Area and most of southern Ontario but they are set to dip a little further, according to an analyst. The price of gas on Wednesday dipped to $1.629 a …
Read More »Crescent Point plans $1.05B to $1.15B in development capital expenditures for 2024
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 11, 2023 8:43 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Crescent Point Energy Corp. says it plans to spend $1.05 billion to $1.15 billion on development capital expenditures next year. Based on the plan, the company says it expects annual average …
Read More »Manitoba election: NDP vows to freeze gas tax – Winnipeg
An NDP government would temporarily halt the provincial fuel tax, the party says. New Democrat Leader Wab Kinew promised to stop collecting the tax if his party forms government after the Oct. 3 election. “Manitobans need help right now and a Manitoba NDP is going to deliver it,” he said …
Read More »Nova Scotia gas prices jump by 6.5 cents, now above $1.80 per litre
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Gas prices in Nova Scotia jumped by 6.5 cents overnight Friday, with prices now above $1.80 per litre. The minimum price of regular unleaded self-serve gas ranges between 183.7 cents per litre in the Halifax area, to 185.6 in Cape Breton. The …
Read More »Grass to fight greenhouse gas: Selkirk, Man. pilots environmental project – Winnipeg
What if a city could improve its biodiversity, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase stormwater capacity and save taxpayer money all with flowers and natural grass? That’s precisely what the City of Selkirk hopes to do with its latest naturalization project along the city’s main drag and in its parks. The …
Read More »Enbridge responds to Indigenous band’s challenge to Line 5 pipeline
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 17, 2023 11:48 am Updated May 17, 2023 11:49 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta-based Enbridge Inc. is pushing back hard against an Indigenous band’s efforts to shut down the cross-border Line 5 pipeline. The Bad River Band of …
Read More »Higgs clarifies comments on natural gas, says window is open for First Nations for now – New Brunswick
New Brunswick is reassuring First Nations on Friday that it will work with them on natural gas extractions. This comes following concerns expressed by Indigenous Peoples that Premier Blaine Higgs was ready to move on without them. Negotiations between the province and First Nations groups stalled when members said they …
Read More »Judge dismisses youth climate lawsuit over Ontario’s greenhouse gas targets
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 19, 2023 4:33 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ontario Superior Court has dismissed a constitutional challenge from seven youth activists who argued the province is discriminating against young people by setting greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets dangerously low, …
Read More »Bad fuel at Selkirk, Man. gas station causes cars to break down over long weekend – Winnipeg
Water-contaminated fuel at an Esso station in Selkirk, Man., caused some customers’ cars to break down shortly after fuelling over the long weekend. Brandon resident Tim Case said he was in Selkirk with his wife and daughter to see family but things went south after his daughter went out to …
Read More »Ford government set to expand gas power as Windsor blesses new project
More than a decade after Ontario scrapped plans to build two natural gas power plants, the Ford government is set to usher in a new era of fossil-fuelled electricity. The expansion of gas power — the first since former premier Dalton McGuinty ditched two controversial gas plants in 2011 — …
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