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Numerous side deals to accompany final TPP trade agreement, say officials
Agreement between Canada and 11 other Pacific Rim countries has been billed as the largest trade deal in history.
US judge OKs $446 million settlement for victims of Lac-Megantic disaster
US judge announced his decision Friday after Canadian Pacific dropped its objection to the settlement moving forward and a Canadian judge gave conditional approval.
Political showdown over Syrian refugees re-emerges on campaign trail
Harper's opponents waste no time in accusing him once again trying to whip up public safety fears ahead of the Oct. 19 vote
Victims of Lac-Megantic disaster close to receiving part of $450-million fund
Attorneys from all sides have agreed to recommend giving Canadian Pacific legal assurances in exchange for it dropping its appeal against the $450-million fund.
Group accuses NEB of rushing regulatory process for Energy East pipeline
Environmental Defence, takes NEB to task - in letter asking why the regulator couldn't wait a few months for pipeline builder TransCanada to finish its work.
TransCanada to buy Pennsylvania natural gas power plant from Talen Energy
TransCanada says the 778-megawatt Ironwood power plant in Lebanon, Penn., is a natural extension of its power business in the U.S. Northeast.
Encana to sell Colorado oil-gas assets for US$900 million to CPP-led group
Deal includes 51,000 acres of land (200 square kilometres) in northeastern Colorado in the Denver Julesburg Basin.
Fraser Institute: spending, not oil, to blame for Alberta budget woes
Insitute says that between the 2004-2005 and 2014-2015 fiscal years, provincial program spending ballooned by 98.3 per cent.
IMF's Lagarde: We're cooked if we fail to urgently address climate change.
Lagarde makes big push for removing subsidies on fossil fuels that are worth more than $5 trillion a year and on the immediate need for carbon taxes to fund clean energy growth.