4 h. ago Mikko Rantanen has hat trick as Stars rally past Avalanche 4

DALLAS — Mikko Rantanen assisted on Wyatt Johnston’s tiebreaking power-play goal with 3:56 left before completing a third-period hat trick with an empty-netter as the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Game 7 on Saturday night to wrap up the first-round Western Conference playoff series. Rantanen, who was in the playoffs with Avalanche […]

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8 h. ago Man who fell 21 feet onto warning track at Pirates game is awake

PITTSBURGH — The man who fell from the top of a 21-foot-high wall onto the warning track at PNC Park during a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night is awake and alert. The organizer of a GoFundMe page for Kavan Markwood, the 20-year-old who slipped off a railing and […]

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10 h. ago Quebec Liberal leadership hopefuls say they’re open to fossil

LAVAL — Several candidates for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party say they’re open to fossil-fuel projects in the province as a means to boost Canada’s energy independence. In Laval, Que. on Saturday, energy development played a central role in a leadership debate focused on the province’s economy. Karl Blackburn, former president of a […]

Politics

11 h. ago Buffett’s Exit to Lift Energy Executive Abel to Berkshire CEO

Greg Abel built one of the largest energy businesses in the US under mentor Warren Buffett. Now, he’ll try to fill the shoes of the world’s most famous investor.

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12 h. ago Red Sox’s Triston Casas out for rest of season after rupturing left knee tendon

BOSTON — Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas suffered a ruptured tendon in his left knee and is out for the remainder of the season, the team said on Saturday. The 25-year-old Casas ruptured his patellar tendon running to first on a slow roller up the line and fell awkwardly in Boston’s victory over […]

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13 h. ago B.C. climate news: Climate change is making coffee more expensive | B.C. government proposes new legislation to speed up renewable energy projects

Here's all the latest local and international news concerning climate change for the week of April 28 to May 4, 2025.

Politics

19 h. ago Answer to a fractured economy: A northern corridor for trade, energy, and reconciliation

The ground is shifting beneath Canada. The emerging trade war with the United States — marked by tariffs, economic coercion and political brinkmanship — is forcing a long-overdue reckoning. Canada’s dependence on a single export corridor to the U.S. has made our economy vulnerable, leaving our industries exposed. A response is required, not through defensive […]

Economics

21 h. ago Spain’s Power Grid Spending Fell Behind as Solar Energy Boomed

Spain’s nationwide blackout this week has put a spotlight on potential vulnerabilities in its system that may offer warnings to others, as rising electrification and clean energy place new demands on power grids around the world.

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23 h. ago Gulf States See $6 Billion of Africa Energy Deals Within Weeks

Middle East countries have shown interest in or completed deals for at least $6 billion of African energy assets in recent weeks, demonstrating a larger investment appetite on the continent by the region.

Economics

24 h. ago Why Spain’s Rooftop Solar Owners Weren’t Spared From the Blackout

The power outage across the nation this week shows that installing rooftop solar doesn't automatically guarantee owners energy independence.

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30 h. ago ’A positive first step,’ Danielle Smith says of meeting with Mark Carney on Friday

Smith said Friday that she and Carney had a lengthy conversation about policies and legislation that are holding back Alberta's energy economy

Transport

31 h. ago Mustang Energy Corp. Provides Update on Geophysical Reinterpretation and Targeting

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mustang Energy Corp. (CSE: MEC, OTC:MECPF, FRA:92T) (the “Company” or “Mustang”) is pleased to provide an update on its ongoing geophysical reprocessing, reinterpretation and targeting work in collaboration with leading geophysical consultants Resource Potentials Ltd. (“ResPot”) of Perth, Australia. This initiative reflects Mustang’s commitment to advancing exploration […]

Culture

33 h. ago Gran Tierra Energy Announces Final Voting Results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders

CALGARY, Alberta , May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (“Gran Tierra” or the “Company”) (NYSE American:GTE) (TSX:GTE) (LSE:GTE) today announced the voting results from the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on May 2, 2025. Final Voting Results of Gran Tierra’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Stockholders elected all nine individuals nominated […]

Economics

34 h. ago Vital Battery Metals Announces Name Change to Aventis Energy

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vital Battery Metals Inc. (“Vital” or the “Company”) (CSE: VBAM | OTC: VBAMF | FRA: C0O), is pleased to announce that the Company’s Board of Directors have approved a name change to “Aventis Energy Inc.” The Company’s trading symbol on the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) shall concurrently change to “AVE”. No […]

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34 h. ago Alberta government defends spending $280K on replacing rug in premier’s office

The government says the previous carpet in the 6,500 square foot legislature space was more than 20 years old and riddled with rips and stains.

Politics

35 h. ago McCAUGHEY: New York State’s secretive budget is highway robbery

New Yorkers are getting robbed blind. Governor Kathy Hochul and the state’s two legislative leaders announced a budget deal Monday night on how much to tax New Yorkers and how much the state government will spend in the coming fiscal year, which starts June 1. From the smattering of information available, this deal will likely […]

Events

35 h. ago White House signals sharp spending cuts in Trump’s 2026 budget plan

Administration officials said a fuller budget will come soon with plans to address the drivers of the annual deficit

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36 h. ago Toronto bars and restaurants getting major boost during Leafs playoff games

Toronto is abuzz with excitement after the Maple Leafs pulled off a Game 6 series-clinching win against the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the NHL playoffs, but bars and restaurants close to the action have extra reason to celebrate.According to data from Moneris, Canada's leading commerce provider, Toronto's restaurant industry, and those institutions in and around Scotiabank Arena in particular, saw a boost in customer spending during the first two games of the series.During game one, Moneris reports that food and beverage institutions near Scotiabank saw a five per cent increase in business, which, considering the game was played on a holiday Sunday, is no small feat.During game two, spending for the bars and restaurants in the area saw an even greater increase at six per cent.As for the bars and restaurants elsewhere in the city, Moneris' data also shows that, during the first two games of the series, bars and restaurants elsewhere in the c...

Politics

37 h. ago This Day in History, 1910: Hype abounds during Vancouver's biggest population boom

The population of Vancouver and its environs exploded after 1900, and real estate companies promoted new neighbourhoods, towns and resorts.

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37 h. ago Ottawa may not want to get out of the pipeline business just yet: Trans Mountain CEO

Trump's trade threats have only spurred increased interest in TMX, Mark Maki said

Economics