26 h. ago Trump Team Proposes Ending Clean Energy Office, Cutting Billions

The US Energy Department is proposing to shut down its Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations and cut some $9 billion in awards for programs regarding carbon capture, direct air capture, solar and hydrogen, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.

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49 h. ago Alberta oil well report updated after concerns over taxpayer backstop recommendation

Energy Minister Brian Jean's office didn't directly answer questions about why the wording was changed

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5 d. ago Comic Amber Ruffin cut from White House correspondents’ event after angering Trump team

The White House Correspondents Association cancelled comedian Amber Ruffin from performing at its annual dinner because it wants to refocus the event on journalistic excellence. The association’s announcement over the weekend made no mention of Ruffin’s appearance on a podcast by the Daily Beast last week in which she referred to the Trump administration as […]

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7 d. ago The Ontario Sunshine List just dropped in 2025 and here's who took home the most

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List is officially out! March's annual window into wages gives Ontario residents a glimpse of just how much public sector employees raked in the previous year.This is an annual list that discloses salaries for any public service employee who earns over $100,000, first introduced in 1996 by former Premier Mike Harris.The latest list of top earners dropped the first week of spring 2025, covering salaries earned in 2024. The top public sector earner of the year was Ken Hartwick, Ontario Power Generation's President and CEO, who earned $2,010,895.76 of taxpayer money last year. Hartwick has been with the OPG since March 2016, when he was hired as the energy provider's Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President OPGWhile not the highest earners, noteworthy figures include Premier Doug Ford, who took home $208,974 (the same salary he earned the year before), and TVO journalist Steve Paikin, who ear...

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1 week ago World Series champion L.A. Dodgers say they’ll visit Trump at White House

The Los Angeles Dodgers say they have accepted President Donald Trump’s invitation to the White House to celebrate their World Series title. The Dodgers confirmed in a social media post on Tuesday night that “in keeping with long-standing baseball tradition,” Trump invited them and they accepted. The team said the visit will happen on April […]

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1 week ago Shell CEO Says Pursuing Major Deal Risks Being a Distraction

Shell Plc Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan said the UK energy company will continue to look for potential acquisitions, but warned of the risks inherent in pursuing a major deal.

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1 week ago Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor ’glitch’

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen’s Houthis this month to a group chat that included a journalist, saying it was “the only glitch in two months” of his administration as Democratic lawmakers heaped criticism on the administration for handling highly sensitive information […]

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2 w. ago States push to shift road funds to transit and bike projects as Trump threatens cuts

CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of bicycle advocates were at an annual summit this month in Washington, D.C., when their cellphones lit up over breakfast with an urgent email warning that President Donald Trump’s transportation department had just halted federal grant funding for bike lanes. As the administration targets green energy projects championed by former President […]

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2 w. ago White House Energy Adviser Departs as Trump Reorders US Agenda

A key energy policy official has departed just two months into President Donald Trump’s second term, even as the White House tries to recruit more experts on the sector.

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2 w. ago Putin Spurns Ukraine Ceasefire in Talks But Trump Calls It a Win

President Vladimir Putin refused to give Donald Trump the 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine he and his team had demanded on the path toward ending the three-year conflict. It was still good enough for the US president.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin want Team USA to face off with Russians in hockey series

'Donald Trump supported Vladimir Putin's idea to organize hockey matches in the USA and Russia.'

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3 w. ago Nova Scotia identifies five areas for offshore wind development

After the areas receive official designation, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator will manage a licensing process

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3 w. ago Russian and European Officials See US Interest in Gazprom Ties

Russian and European officials say the US is exploring ways to work with energy giant Gazprom PJSC on global projects, a step toward forging closer ties with the Kremlin while trying to broker a peace deal on Ukraine.

Economics

3 w. ago Bell: Danielle Smith furious with Doug Ford, Team Canada set to meet

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith set to square off at Team Canada meeting over how to fight President Trump

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3 w. ago House votes for $1 billion in D.C. cuts while seeking to avert shutdown

House Republicans passed a spending bill Tuesday that, in seeking to avert a government shutdown, also would blow a more than $1 billion hole in D.C.’s budget, city officials said, as GOP lawmakers did not heed warnings from virtually the entire D.C. government that the impact on the nation’s capital would be “devastating.” The Republican […]

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3 w. ago US Tariffs Prompt Criticism at Houston Energy Industry Gathering

The imminent impact of US trade tariffs elicited concern from company executives and sharp words from Canadian government officials at a major energy industry conference Tuesday.

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4 w. ago Trump Team Is Pivoting to No Pain, No Gain as Economic Message

President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to cure what he said was an ailing US economy. Little more than a month into his second term, he’s starting to hint that the treatment might hurt.

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4 w. ago Trump Team Weighs Ending Oil Price Cap If Russia Talks Progress

Advisers to President Donald Trump are sketching out potential Russia sanctions he could lift or tweak — including the oil price cap — if there’s progress in talks with Moscow on ending its war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter.

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last month LILLEY: Doug Ford pushes ahead on retaliation as Donald Trump blinks

Ford and his team says that they aren't about to back down while Trump is still threatening tariffs

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