Oil & Gas
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Pollution kills 9 million people a year, according to landmark study
One out of every six premature deaths in the world in 2015 could be attributed to disease from exposure to toxins, making pollution more deadly than war, or AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined
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Examining Bill Morneau’s tax-reform tweaks
Ottawa announced several changes this week to the controversial suite of tax-reform proposals that has drawn the ire of small business owners and farmers across the country. Here’s a look at what’s changed
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If NAFTA dies, old Canada-U.S. free trade deal would live on… right? Not so fast
Expecting the suspended 1987 accord to immediately snap back into place is “naive” one expert said. The political climate in Washington and unprecedented procedural questions could derail attempts to reinstate the agreement
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Canadian exports set for significant growth, despite trade disputes, says EDC
The overall strength of both the U.S. and global economies are the key drivers for Canadian exports, and Export Development Canada says the current synchronized global upturn is “pretty much as good as it gets”
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Hostile regulatory environment sending energy investment to the U.S.: report
But a new research report by the Montreal Economic Institute suggests Energy East’s demise indicates a growing and worrisome pattern
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Technology is outpacing business, education and government, says Deloitte
A report by Deloitte and the Human Resources Professionals Association, calls upon policy-makers and business leaders to prepare Canadians for the disruption technology is causing to the economy
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Cenovus to sell Palliser project to Torxen and Schlumberger for $1.3B
This is the latest in a string of assets the Calgary-based oilsands company Cenovus has sold to reduce its debt
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Manufacturing sales make U-turn in August, tick up 1.6%
Statistics Canada says the increase was driven by higher sales in the transportation equipment and petroleum and coal product industries
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Morneau limits scope of income reform to affect just 3% of private corporations
The tweak to Morneau’s original proposal comes after an onslaught of complaints that warned cracking down on passive investments could adversely affect middle-class entrepreneurs
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Enbridge opts not to seize environment group’s assets to pay court costs
Enbridge was authorized by the courts to take and sell the assets of environmental group Forest Ethics, which was ordered to pay court fees after it lost a court case against changes to Line 9, an Ontario to Quebec pipeline