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Frozen block method anchors long-term Giant Mine arsenic remediation

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:00:41 +0000

A small army of construction workers as well as a legion of excavators, bulldozers, loaders, graders and rock trucks are deployed at the Giant Mine site outside Yellowknife, N.W.T. where a complex and massive long-term remediation project and cleanup of arsenic trioxide waste is underway. Crews are in the final year of constructing a permanent […]

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A thirst for water poses challenges for new data centres

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:10:05 +0000

The term “data sovereignty” is becoming a popular expression as the United States undergoes an incredible buildout of hyper-scale data centres. As a result, other countries are becoming very protective about who controls the privacy of data created within their own borders. In attempts to lure data centre development to Canada, the federal government and […]

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Cenovus says oilfield extension off Newfoundland will hike emissions by 21 per cent

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:39 +0000

ST. JOHN’S — The Newfoundland and Labrador government has approved hikes in greenhouse gas emissions at a nickel mine in northern Labrador and the Cenovus-owned White Rose oilfield off the coast of St. John’s. Cenovus estimates its new West White Rose platform will increase emissions at the oilfield by about 21 per cent at peak […]

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Ontario, Yukon partner on Small Modular Reactor development

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:54 +0000

TORONTO — The Ontario and Yukon governments have signed a new partnership agreement that represents the first steps toward deploying small modular reactors (SMRs) in the Yukon. As part of the agreement, Ontario Power Generation and Yukon Energy will collaborate on the necessary groundwork to deploy SMRs to that province’s grid, explains a release. The agreement […]

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B.C. energy regulator finds non-compliant black smoke flaring by LNG Canada

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:25:08 +0000

KITIMAT, B.C. — The British Columbia Energy Regulator has issued an order to LNG Canada related to “black smoke flaring” after an inspection revealed at least two instances of non-compliance with the company’s permit for its facility in Kitimat. The order says staff with the regulator conducted an inspection of the facility on B.C.’s northwest […]

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Alberta panel report supports leaning into nuclear power, but province won’t commit

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:15:17 +0000

EDMONTON — Alberta Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf says a public feedback report that suggests support for nuclear energy is not a “slam dunk” for the industry, as it urges the pursuit of nuclear power while also encouraging the legwork to keep people safe. The report from Alberta’s Nuclear Energy Engagement panel heard from close to […]

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Over 1,000 Mattamy homes equipped with solar panels across Alberta

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:00:12 +0000

CALGARY, ALTA. – Homebuilder Mattamy Homes recently announced it reached a sustainability milestone last month, with more than 1,000 of its homes across Alberta now equipped with solar panels. In June 2024 the company made solar panels standard on most Albertta homes and as of April of this year the homes are generating about 3.2 […]

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Coastal B.C. First Nation leaders go to Calgary to dissuade pipeline investors

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:03:53 +0000

CALGARY, ALTA. — A delegation of First Nations leaders from British Columbia have come to Calgary to relay a message to pipeline executives face-to-face — steer clear of investing in a new bitumen pipeline to the northwest coast or risk a prolonged legal fight. Haida Nation President Jason Alsop, who also goes by Gaagwiis, said […]

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Five things to know about Nova Scotia’s plans to develop onshore natural gas

Lindsey Cole — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:46:36 +0000

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia is kicking off public consultations on its controversial plan to allow natural gas exploration more than a decade after fracking was first banned in the province. In December, the provincial government tapped Dalhousie University to administer a program that will see university researchers and the private sector study the province’s estimated […]

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Oilsands have strong growth potential, but pipeline constraints loom: Enverus

Lindsey Cole — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:18:01 +0000

CALGARY, ALTA. – Western Canadian oil production can grow by about one million barrels per day over the next seven years, driven mainly by expansions to existing steam-driven oilsands projects, says a new report from Enverus Intelligence Research. But it can take years to plan and build such projects, so producers have a limited ability […]

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Fifty properties on evacuation order after 400-metre wide slide reactivates

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:32:53 +0000

FORT ST. JOHN — A 400-metre wide landslide is slipping down a hill in the small community of Old Fort in northeastern British Columbia. The B.C. Ministry of Emergency Management says in a statement the “complex slide” is in the same area where the ground has shifted in 2018 and 2020. Fifty properties are on […]

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SaskPower, Bruce Power sign MOU for large nuclear reactor technology assessment

Lindsey Cole — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:16:27 +0000

REGINA – SaskPower has announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bruce Power to access the Ontario-based company’s expertise in nuclear generation, project development and long-term operations as Saskatchewan evaluates large nuclear technologies. According to a release, in January, the province and SaskPower announced plans to formally evaluate these technologies for potential use […]

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