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Shortage of wooden hydro poles threatens reliability of grid, say electricity producers

In a newly published report, electricity providers across the country warn a looming shortage of wooden utility poles is threatening…

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Politics

The loud fights and quiet conversations driving the quest for a clean power grid in Canada

Jonathan Wilkinson, the federal minister of natural resources and energy, has said that developing the clean electricity grid of the…

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Politics

As extreme cold strains Alberta’s electricity grid, Ottawa’s green-energy plans face renewed criticism

Some Prairie politicians are taking Ottawa to task over its green-energy plans amid bone-chilling low temperatures, claiming on social media…

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Canada

Proposed federal clean power grid regulations unfeasible for Sask., Duncan says

The Saskatchewan government is calling potential federal power grid regulations unfeasible within the required timeline, instead preferring to follow its…

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Canada

Alberta premier tells climate conference renewable-powered grid by 2035 ‘fantasy thinking’

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told delegates at a climate conference in Calgary on Thursday that achieving an electricity grid that…

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Nova Scotia

N.B., N.S. strike deal with Ottawa on phasing out coal and creating a green energy grid by 2030

The governments of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have received approval from the federal government for their plans to increase the…

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Halifax

Halifax residents frustrated by outages call for improvements to NSP grid

Awful and unnecessary. That’s how Louis Beauchamp felt about having no power for more than 24 hours. Post-tropical storm Lee…

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Business

Diddy releases new album ‘The Love Album – Off the Grid’

LOS ANGELES – If Sean “Diddy” Combs had a choice, the self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur would be hunkered down in a…

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Nova Scotia

Ottawa’s plan to green the electrical grid will mean gain and pain for Nova Scotia, says federal analysis

Canada’s plan to have an economy with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 will result in an overall cost of $3…

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Politics

Singh mum on preferred target for net-zero grid as Alberta, Sask. NDP split on date

New Democrats in two Western provinces are split over the Liberal government’s goal of a net-zero electricity grid by 2035,…

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