Energy
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Gasoline prices rose with land costs but full differentials unexplained: report
A report says B.C. gas prices “highly” correlates with local land costs and credit card processing fees, but it’s not the full picture
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Bank of Canada holds interest rate, warns of drag from global trade tensions
Going forward, the BOC will monitor developments in the energy sector and the effects of global trade tensions
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Alberta government seeking feedback on greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan
Albertans can weigh in online until Aug. 2
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P.E.I., Quebec intervene in Saskatchewan’s legal challenge of carbon tax
P.E.I. is joining the court challenge because the province wants to be able to speak up in court, possibly even to support the tax
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Scheer promises to scrap clean fuel standard [UPDATED]
Scheer surmises the new standards, due to take effect on liquid fuels like gasoline in 2022, could increase the cost of gas by at least four cents a litre
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SaskPower probes cost of Ottawa’s natural gas regulations to plans for new plant
Any combined-cycle natural gas plant that begins operating after 2021 will need to hit zero emissions by 2030, or pay up
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Spies welcomed energy industry info about alleged threats, documents show
Details of CSIS practices are emerging in a case mounted by the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association; the association has alleged the spy service overstepped its legal authority by monitoring environmentalists
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Canadian aluminum producer gets help with maintaining at least 830 jobs
Aluminerie Alouette is among Canadian steel and aluminum companies that received funding for modernization efforts
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Alberta to hold $2.5M public inquiry into funding for oil and gas foes
An opposition member calls the investigation into all of the oilsands’ national and international connections a “fools errand”
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‘More about politics than science’; Manitoba continues fight against carbon tax
Saskatchewan and Ontario have lost similar cases in court
