Making use of Canada's new assisted suicide law, John died like he lived: fierce, dignified, ahead of his time, serving others, and surrounded by loved ones.
The company faces a long list of permits and approvals before it can start construction, especially in Nebraska where TransCanada doesn't expect a ruling on the project until the end of the year.
Cash-strapped Alberta is banking on bad times getting better in a fingers-crossed budget that drips red ink but promises a hospital, new schools and more money for seniors and social services.
Prime Minister Trudeau says no country “would find 173 billion barrels of oil in the ground and just leave them there.” No country, perhaps. But some energy giants are doing just that.
RCMP said they responded to the scene of an explosion but Mounties had no information on the cause. Syncrude employes about 4,600 people in the Fort McMurray, Alberta region.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, at the Houston energy conference, made it clear he is flatly against a proposed U.S. border adjustment tax as it would hurt the economy in both countries.
Murphy Oil has been fined $172,500 after the Alberta Energy Regulator concluded the Arkansas−based company did not maintain a pipeline that leaked oil for 45 days before it was discovered.
Tens of thousands of oil and gas workers laid off during the downturn have been waiting for the patch to get back on its feet, but many of the jobs could be gone for good.
A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday about whether to stop the final bit of construction on the disputed Dakota Access pipeline, perhaps just days before it could start moving oil.