Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

Construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will likely be delayed due to detailed route hearings, outstanding provincial permits and Indigenous court challenges, says a report from environmental group Stand.earth.

Barbara Gard calls her three-hectare property, nestled below the forested peak of Sumas Mountain, a "miniature Stanley Park." Its lush trees and flowing creek reminded her of Vancouver's majestic park, and she immediately knew she wanted to call it home.

Alberta's finance minister says the United Conservative government still aims to balance the budget by 2023 but nothing is written in stone — especially with a continued uncertainty over pipelines.

One of the last major hurdles for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline was removed on Friday, August 23, 2019, by the Nebraska Supreme Court which rejected an attempt to force the developer to reapply for state approval.

The National Energy Board says its decisions and orders regarding the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion issued prior to last summer when a court overturned its approval will remain valid except where circumstances have changed.

A Texas-based company is scheduled to be sentenced after pleading guilty to a diesel spill from a tug boat that ran aground and sank in a First Nation's fishing territory on British Columbia's central coast.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told Liberal supporters their party is best positioned to get major projects like the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion built because it's able to take "difficult compromise positions" between growing the economy and protecting the environment.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he still believes national unity is under threat despite two days of collaborative discussions with the country's leaders.

The federal government is facing a new legal challenge after it approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion for a second time.

Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer made the rounds on the Calgary Stampede circuit on Saturday, July 6, 2019, with the aim of strengthening voter support in the traditional party stronghold ahead of this fall's election.

After months of taking to the streets to demand pipeline project approvals and rallying last month to call for lower property tax increases, Calgary's business community is looking forward to heading outside for pancakes and parties as the Calgary Stampede kicks off this week.

British Columbia's request for an injunction against Alberta's so-called turn-off-the-taps law is to be heard in a Calgary courtroom today, June 28, 2019.

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will be seeking a joint response to Quebec's new religious symbols law when western premiers meet on Thursday, June 26, 2019, in Edmonton.

Indigenous leaders at Tuesday’s conference say the federal government’s second round of consultations was as inadequate as the first. Meantime, Trans Mountain says it’s getting shovels ready to build a new pipeline.

Ottawa's approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion pleased business leaders on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, but they say they will hold off on popping champagne corks until construction begins on new pipe from Edmonton to the West Coast.