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B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman said that Kinder Morgan's recent behaviour requires federal and provincial authorities to place more scrutiny on the company. “I think it’s reprehensible that Kinder Morgan acts as if they don’t have to follow the conditions in the permit that they received."

Two unlikely allies in the Canadian federation say they want more time to review an urgent push by Kinder Morgan to get around the rules for construction permits needed for its west coast pipeline expansion project. Meantime, the Texas-based pipeline operator at the heart of the controversy says it's losing patience because of the persistent delays.

"It's another miracle on the Prairies," Jason Kenney told a cheering crowd after the result was announced. The former federal cabinet minister took 61.1 per cent of the vote.

When asked about Kinder Morgan's claims on Friday, Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan told National Observer in a phone interview that the company was playing "fast and loose with the facts."

"Plants that grow in extreme environments very seldom do it by themselves," says University of Saskatchewan biologist Susan Kaminskyj.

A new study confirms that a type of unregulated emission, that doesn't require industry transparency, accounts for 94 per cent of methane released in Alberta,

The U.S. State Department has issued a presidential permit allowing Enbridge Inc. to ship more oil on its Line 67 pipeline after a five-year review.

A letter about scientific research triggered immediate denials in a flurry of emails from officials within government in the days before the Trudeau Liberals approved two major pipeline projects.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the federal government is being unfair in the way it assesses pipeline projects, but her government will not go to court for now to try to make it right.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a Facebook post that critics who attribute the proposed Energy East pipeline project's cancellation to government regulation "ignores the obvious."

TransCanada's chief executive, Russ Girling, said the decision was expected to cost the company a $1 billion loss due to the investments it has already made on the project.

One intervenor, UNIFOR, the largest union representing oilsands workers, was denied the right to present evidence that the pipeline would result in lost Canadian jobs.

A federal a panel reviewing the matter does not appear to be in a hurry to rush a decision.

CAPP's vice president of Western Canada operations said the association is aware that campaign contributions were a "significant election issue."

If I don’t get an answer to a question today about a matter of public interest — a matter that could affect millions of people — you can expect that I will ask that question tomorrow.