61 m. ago UK Battery Developer Aims to Raise Millions for Europe Expansion

UK battery developer Harmony Energy Ltd. is planning a capital raise as it pushes into new markets in Europe, where surging wind and solar are straining grids and boosting demand for storage.

Economics

74 m. ago D.C. residents protest as White House says federal agents to patrol 24

After law enforcement set up a vehicle checkpoint along the busy 14th Street Northwest corridor, hecklers shouted, “Go home, fascists” and “Get off our streets.”

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1 hour ago Letters August 14, 2025: ‘Canada has fallen behind thanks to a decade of Liberal policies.’

CANADA HAS FALLEN BEHIND I am usually not a conspiracy theorist, however there is no doubt in my mind the weak-kneed federal government of the last 10 years here has been played like a harp. Russia, Saudi Arabia, and other oil-producing countries have paid sycophants doing amazing work spreading the worst-case scenario of climate change […]

Events

1 hour ago Varcoe: From no business case to promoting LNG — gas producers welcome Ottawa's new support for growing sector

'It's something that our allies are very interested in getting access to. They would like the diversity of supply and they really like the fact that we produce the cleanest LNG in the world,' said Federal Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson

Economics

2 h. ago Southwest Airlines Sells Renewable Unit in Retreat From Climate Goals

Southwest Airlines Co. sold a renewable fuels unit to Conestoga Energy as the carrier scales back its climate-focused initiatives following years of little progress by the industry.

Society

2 h. ago Westwater Resources Announces Second Quarter 2025 Business Updates and Investor Conference Call

Westwater Advances Construction at Kellyton Graphite Plant and Progresses Debt Financing CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Westwater Resources, Inc. (NYSE American: WWR), an energy technology and critical minerals company, focused on developing battery-grade natural graphite (“Westwater,” “Westwater Resources,” or the “Company”), announced today business results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. “Westwater continues to make […]

Culture

2 h. ago Ukraine Hits Another Key Russia Refinery in Flurry of Attacks

Ukrainian drones attacked Lukoil PJSC’s major refinery in Volgograd in the early hours of Thursday as Kyiv has ramped up strikes on Russian energy infrastructure this month.

Events

2 h. ago Return to Office Split Deepens Banking’s Transatlantic Divide

US and Canadian banks are summoning staffers back to their offices at a faster rate than European rivals, widening the divide in one of finance’s defining workplace debates.

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3 h. ago Centrica Joins ECP in £1.5 Billion Deal for Key LNG Terminal

Centrica Plc and Energy Capital Partners agreed to jointly purchase the UK’s Grain LNG terminal from National Grid Plc, in a £1.5 billion ($2 billion) deal that underlines the British utility’s long-term investment strategy.

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6 h. ago Origin Sees EV, Battery Boom Driving Virtual Power Plant Growth

Australia’s biggest power retailer expects more households to link home batteries into “virtual power plants,” a shift it sees curbing the cost of the energy transition and easing pressure on the nation’s slow-moving grid build-out.

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7 h. ago US Firm Achieves Second Thorium Breakthrough at Idaho National Lab’s Reactor

CCTE’s first-of-its-kind, thorium-based fuel continues to surpass burnup records, paving the way for safer and more sustainable nuclear power The glowing blue core of the Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory. CHICAGO, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE) announces the second major milestone for its patented Advanced Nuclear Energy for […]

Society

8 h. ago Eligible households will see latest Canada Child Benefit payments dropping soon

Eligible Canadian families should keep an eye on their bank accounts for the incoming child tax benefit payment.The eighth instalment of the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) will be deposited on Wednesday, Aug. 20.In July, the child tax payment increased, marking the beginning of the new benefit year. The federal government uses a process called indexation to up the benefit amount to help parents amid the cost-of-living crisis.An Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) spokesperson told us in January that the indexation means the max CCB amounts and income thresholds are increased yearly to "keep pace with the rising cost of living."Canadian families saw a 2.7 per cent boost in child tax benefit payments this year, bringing the annual base benefit for children under six from $7,787 to $7,997 ($666 monthly) and from $6,570 to $6,748 ($562 monthly) for children aged six to 17 until June 2026.The Child Disability Benefit (CDB) also went up from $3,322 to $3,411 in...

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8 h. ago Le marché européen fournit de l’oxygène aux producteurs télé d’ici

Les partenariats avec les diffuseurs du Vieux Continent arrivent à point nommé pour le milieu québécois.

Economics

9 h. ago India Refiner Nayara Resorts to Transferring Fuel Exports at Sea

One of the first cargoes shipped by Nayara Energy Ltd. after it was hit by EU sanctions has been transferred to another tanker at sea, evidence the Indian refiner is trying to keep exporting fuel.

Economics

9 h. ago Eyes on the Bisons as Blue Jays’ Springer, Manoah, Bieber work their way back

Even with the Blue Jays in the thick of pennant race in mid-August, some of the attention around the American League East leaders these days is being diverted by their triple-A farm team in Buffalo. The Queen City has suddenly become the place to be outside of the Rogers Centre, with several Jays — George […]

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10 h. ago Failed New Mexico candidate gets 80 years after shootings at officials’ homes

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A failed political candidate was sentenced to 80 years in federal prison Wednesday for his convictions in a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque in the aftermath of the 2020 election. A jury convicted former Republican candidate Solomon Pena earlier this year of conspiracy, […]

Events

11 h. ago Israeli gunfire kills at least 25 in Gaza as Netanyahu urges ‘voluntary migration’

TEL AVIV — Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people seeking aid in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials and witnesses said, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again called for what he refers to as the voluntary migration of Palestinians from the war-ravaged territory. Netanyahu wants to realize U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision of relocating much […]

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12 h. ago Federal byelection in Alberta draws more than 14,000 early voters

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is running in Battle River—Crowfoot after losing his Ottawa-area seat in the April election

Politics

13 h. ago Wildfire raging near Port Alberni, B.C., shows vigorous, ’unusual’ behaviour

A raging wildfire that has forced evacuations on south-central Vancouver Island has been burning at some of most severe levels of fire behaviour, a display that is “unusual” for the region, the British Columbia Wildfire Service said. An update posted by the service said the blaze, located about 12 km south of Port Alberni, has […]

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13 h. ago Rustad calls for BC Ferries to scrap Chinese vessel contract

No Canadian shipyards bid on the project, and the ferry company says the Chinese bid came in at about $1.2 billion cheaper than European competitors.

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