Saskatchewan government "unlikely" to clean all of Husky oil spill
The reality of the disastrous Husky oil spill in central Saskatchewan on July 20 is starting to sink in. Literally.
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New water supply to Saskatchewan city to deal with Husky oil spill by weekend
Prince Albert has been taking water from storm retention ponds, which were topped up Thursday by a rain storm.
Pipeline whistleblower calls for public inquiry after Husky alters oil spill report
Husky Energy submitted an altered incident report that states they detected a pipeline spill last Thursday morning, 14 hours later than they initially claimed.
TransCanada CEO says Saskatchewan oil spill adds to pipeline skepticism
"All of these incidents shake public confidence," said TransCanada CEO Russ Girling.
Brad Wall doesn't want to talk about pipeline safety after Husky spills oil in river
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall dodged questions about pipeline safety, said we should focus on the response to the Husky spill while iterating that the company should be held financially responsible.
Saskatchewan city gets backup water supply ready as oil spill approaches
Prince Albert gets most of its water from the North Saskatchewan River. Officials are getting ready to shut down the intakes when oil from the leak flows past the city.
Husky oil spill shuts down water treatment plant in Saskatchewan
Residents of the small western city of North Battleford, Saskatchewan are being asked to cut water consumption as Husky Energy races to clean up as much as 250,000 litres of oil spilled nearby.
Sandbags holding in rain-soaked Saskatchewan town, but many homes damaged
Residents of Arborfield were warned of flash flood risks via the SaskAlert app.
After the oil crash, Albertans rush to bankruptcy in droves
After massive hits to the oil economy and tens of thousands of job losses, Albertans are declaring bankruptcy at exorbitant rates.
Canada fell "out of step" with planet in 2015 as clean tech investment plunged
Canada's clean tech investment dropped 15 per cent in 2015 — down $2 billion from 2014 — most drastically in Alberta where government spending decreased by 89 per cent.
Saskatchewan premier pushing pipeline on trip through Central, Eastern Canada
Wall is to be in Montreal next Thursday to discuss the pipeline and other matters with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard. Wall asked for the meeting, but will not be giving a speech.
Wildfires, refinery outage behind Petro-Canada fuel shortage in the West
The gasoline shortage comes as prices have spiked 10 cents a litre in recent days across the Prairies, says Gasbuddy.com petroleum analyst Dan McTeague.
Fort McMurray fire stalls towards Saskatchewan; no threat to communities
"Although it is burning fairly intensely, we don’t see a rapid movement."
Relief for Saskatchewan: Fort McMurray fire not moving towards province
Saskatchewan emergency management commissioner Duane McKay says the fires, including a blaze that raced through Fort McMurray, haven’t advanced much and that’s a relief.
"Terrible day:" Saskatchewan premier has little hope uranium site reopening soon
About 500 jobs will be lost at the Cameco mine and another 85 at the company's U.S. operations.