Energy

It's considered to be the largest fire evacuation in Alberta history. The entire city of Fort McMurray, in the heart of the province's oil sands region, was evacuated due to a raging wildfire.

Enbridge said its watchdog required it to propose edits to a federal audit.

If approved as it stands, the project will likely become one of the worse carbon polluters in Canada.

In first−quarter results last week, both Cenovus Energy Inc. and MEG Energy Corp. complained their losses were magnified by the high cost of condensate.

The industry association says about half the promised reductions will come from improved forest practices, including using the slash from downed trees rather than burning it or letting it rot.

The final audit report hid the existence of secret Enbridge environmental reports and deleted paragraphs suggesting the pipeline operator would have trouble preventing leaks on aging infrastructure.

Given the obvious inter-connectivity of our province, why is Premier Clark pushing the urban/rural divide? Liquified Natural Gas, of course.

'Too big, too close, too much will essentially die.'

"Recognizing the uncertain market conditions, particularly in the upstream, our focus remains on what we can control," Imperial chairman and chief executive Rich Kruger said in a statement.

"No company will continue to be successful if their integrity and their reputation is questioned," said the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell.

In a vote taken Thursday, 40 per cent of the oil giant's shareholders supported more disclosure around payments that influence public policy.

Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says the key to dealing with climate change in the Arctic is to have "real conversations" with the Inuit peoples who live there.