Energy

"TransCanada is trying to wrap this pipeline in a Canadian flag, but the truth is that they will do what is most profitable,” said Keith Stewart from Greenpeace Canada.

As part of its conditional approval, the NEB said Kinder Morgan would have to account for the greenhouse gas emissions that would arise from building the expanded pipeline.

The affected areas include some habitat of some endangered amphibians and rare plant species disrupted during 2012 drilling work beneath the Red Deer and South Saskatchewan Rivers.

It's a major move for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), which so far has been betting heavily on fossil fuels.

“For too long, governments in Alberta chose to ignore and deny the problem," said Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips.

“I truly believe it’s one of the most disruptive and perhaps one of the single greatest breakthroughs in clean energy ever,” says the president of SolarWindow Technologies Inc.

Alberta oilsands workers are returning to begin the tricky process of restarting their projects in northern Alberta, reassured by colder weather and a forecast of rain.

Responsibility for the inferno around Fort McMurray rests with some more than others

The bison herd on the Syncrude's Mildred Lake property is doing well, even with fires raging nearby.

"As every day goes by, we continue to run this thing down and continue to secure it," said Alberta Wildfire manager Chad Morrison.

TransCanada has known for about two years that its initial plan to install the Energy East pipeline through the Ottawa River was flawed, based on an independent engineering report.

Opponents of the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are confident the project will fall, despite an NEB recommendation of approval on Thursday.