Kevin O’Leary is playing Alberta for a $70 billion fool
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by Max Fawcett
9h ago
If something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. When it’s a $70 billion data centre called “Wonder Valley” that will supposedly be built from scratch in the middle of the northern Alberta wilderness, one that will apparently feature swans and deer casually moseying around a futuristic-looking campus, that should set off some pretty noisy warning bells. And when the person pitching it is Kevin O’Leary? Well, red alert ..read more
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Fossil fuel giant BP wants to start selling gas in New Brunswick
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by Natasha Bulowski
9h ago
In documents filed with the provincial regulator, BP said it is “looking to expand to offer natural gas supply into the province of New Brunswick to commercial customers ..read more
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Who’s behind one of the major accounts promoting climate denialism on X?
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by Anna Merlan
9h ago
Wide Awake Media has built a huge following assailing what it calls the “climate hoax ..read more
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Negotiating with Trump will be 'a little more challenging' than last time: PM
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by Kyle Duggan
1d ago
Speaking at an event put on by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Trudeau said that's because Trump's team is coming in with a much clearer set of ideas of what they want to do right away than after his first election win in 2016 ..read more
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TikTok hoping to sway Ottawa's shutdown order to avoid employee layoffs
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by Anja Karadeglija
1d ago
Ottawa hasn't publicly specified the date by which TikTok has to comply, and while the company has pledged to fight the order in court, it's also talking to the government in hopes of finding a "solution ..read more
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B.C. receives $148 million from feds in natural disaster recovery funds
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by The Canadian Press
1d ago
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada says in a statement that the funding will be paid through its Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program for supporting costs linked with the 2022 and 2023 wildfires season as well as flooding last year ..read more
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Parliament to vote on $21B spending bill
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by Nick Murray
1d ago
Members of Parliament are set to vote on a government bill asking for billions in funding as the clock ticks down on a deadline ..read more
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'Colossal back-tracking' on thermal coal export end date: environmental advocate
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by Natasha Bulowski
1d ago
On Dec. 6, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) decided Coalspur’s Vista Coal mine expansion in west-central Alberta will not be subject to a federal impact assessment ..read more
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Climate activists need a new mantra: Build, baby, build
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by Max Fawcett
1d ago
Unless and until climate policy becomes economic policy, one that reduces costs rather than raising them, it’s unlikely that support for climate action will increase meaningfully. That means climate-concerned progressives have to embrace building — and reducing the obstacles that stand in the way of it — in a way they never have before ..read more
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Nine wind projects rolled out to meet B.C.’s surging clean energy demands
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by Rochelle Baker
1d ago
The province's new renewable initiatives are historic step forward in energy partnerships with First Nations, says BC Hydro ..read more
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