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Maritime provinces sign energy deal, will consider regional electricity operator

Lindsey Cole — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:48:47 +0000

CHARLOTTETOWN – Canada’s three Maritime provinces agreed Thursday to work together on their future electricity needs as the country looks to bolster its energy security. The provincial governments plan to make a regional road map for electricity transmission by next spring and will consider creating an independent electricity system operator to manage power delivery in […]

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This is Ontario’s worst wildfire season, early estimates suggest. It’s not over yet.

wp-poster — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:15:05 +0000

OTTAWA — Wildfires raging in northern Ontario appear to have pushed the province to its worst wildfire season on record. The province’s latest numbers suggest fires have burned through more than 7,250 square kilometres of Ontario’s forest, surpassing the previous record set in 2021. The preliminary estimate is likely to be revised once officials get […]

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Major highways shut amid plea for Fraser Canyon residents to flee wildfires

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:45:57 +0000

BOSTON BAR, B.C. — Wildfires have shut down two major highways from Metro Vancouver into the British Columbia Interior after a significant new blaze in the Fraser Canyon triggered an urgent plea for residents to flee the area around Boston Bar. Highway 1 is shut in both directions south of community, forcing evacuees to head […]

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Saskatchewan sawmill curtailing operations, 117 employees affected

wp-poster — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:05:45 +0000

BIG RIVER, SASK. — The operators of a Saskatchewan sawmill say production will be curtailed later this year for an unknown amount of time. Workers at the mill in Big River received news about layoffs in a letter July 16 from Carrier Forest Products Inc., stating it would “indefinitely curtail production” beginning Oct. 16. A […]

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Construction begins on $4B Enbridge natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C.

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:43:45 +0000

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Enbridge Inc. has broken ground on a $4-billion natural gas pipeline expansion in British Columbia. The federal government approved the Sunrise Expansion Program in April. The project aims to add another 300 million cubic feet per day of transportation capacity to the province’s natural gas transmission system. The Sunrise project is […]

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Don’t dump it, donate it: Inaugural regional building material drive launches in B.C.

wp-poster — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:20:15 +0000

NANAIMO, B.C. — Light House’s Building Material Exchange (BMEx) program and Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island have launched the inaugural “Don’t Dump it, Donate it” Building Material Drive, calling on the Mid-Vancouver Island construction industry to donate surplus and salvaged building materials to the Habitat ReStore instead of sending them to landfill. The six-week initiative […]

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Jobs hang in the balance as Ekati diamond mine in N.W.T. braces for early closure

wp-poster — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:00:56 +0000

YELLOWKNIFE — And then there was one. The second of the three diamond mines that have long anchored the Northwest Territories economy is closing after its owner, Australia-based Burgundy Diamond Mines Ltd., failed to find a buyer for its Canadian subsidiary and ran out of funds to keep operating. The premature end of the Ekati […]

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Oilsands emissions on track to outpace reductions from Pathways project: economist

wp-poster — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:05:31 +0000

CALGARY, ALTA. — The oilsands sector is on track for a big increase in greenhouse gas emissions, even with the Pathways carbon storage project moving forward, an environmental economist says. Emissions from the increased oilsands production that a new West Coast pipeline would enable far eclipse what Pathways would prevent from entering the atmosphere, said […]

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Ontario asks federal government for potential wildfire evacuation help in the north

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:10:45 +0000

ARMSTRONG, ONT. — Ontario is requesting assistance from the federal government to get ready to evacuate communities across the north by aircraft as dozens of forest fires burn out of control. Ontario Emergency Preparedness Minister Jill Dunlop says in a letter to federal Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski that 15 communities in the north have […]

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Keystone Pipeline system’s operator agrees to pay a $26.9M penalty over a major Kansas oil spill

wp-poster — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:22 +0000

TOPEKA, KAN. — A proposed legal settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline system’s operator to pay a $26.9 million civil penalty over a major oil spill in Kansas in December 2022 and spend about $40 million more to prevent future accidents. The agreement would resolve allegations from the U.S. Environmental Protection […]

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Northern Ontario fires prompt large-scale evacuations, destroy homes in First Nation

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:24:07 +0000

ARMSTRONG, ONT. — Forest fires in northwestern Ontario have devastated several communities, forcing widespread evacuations and destroying homes and buildings in one First Nation as harrowing wildfire videos and images emerge on social media. The fires have prompted evacuation orders for several communities, including Armstrong, Lac La Croix First Nation, Collins First Nation, Whitesand First […]

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300 jobs lost as Canfor closes pulp mill outside Prince George, B.C.

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:19:38 +0000

VANCOUVER — Forestry company Canfor announced Tuesday its plan to permanently close its Northwood pulp mill outside Prince George, B.C., resulting in the loss of 300 jobs. A statement from the Vancouver-based firm said it was committed to supporting its employees, including providing severance and exploring opportunities to “redeploy” workers to other Canfor locations. It […]

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