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Canada proceeds with British Columbia tanker ban
Law effectively confines future west coast oil shipments to the Port of Vancouver. Alberta’s premier plans legal challenges, saying it hurts the province’s oil sands.
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Canadian government green-lights Trans Mountain expansion, again
The Canadian government re-approved the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX), which will boost the amount of oil that flows from Alberta to British…
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Canadian government to impose carbon tax on defiant Alberta
Federal levy set to take effect January 1 in response to province scrapping its own pricing system.
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Today’s Pickup: Texas legalizes hemp, CBD
Law includes transportation regulations and stipulation that the government doesn’t want to interfere with interstate commerce.
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British Columbia tanker ban stays afloat in Canada’s Senate
Lawmakers quash recommendation to reject C-48, which would effectively ban large-scale crude transport along the northern coast.
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Maple Leaf Motoring: Alberta scraps carbon tax
Diesel prices fall in the western Canadian province as a leader makes good on a campaign pledge. But the Trudeau government plans impose a federal…
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Hydrogen trucks to get road-tested in Canada’s oil country
Pilot with Alberta carriers aims to test the viability of fuel cells with heavy hauls.
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British Columbia oil tanker ban hits resistance in Canada’s Senate
Transport committee recommends against passage of bill C-48, which would effectively bar crude shipments from ports north of Vancouver.
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FreightWaves oil report: the bulls and the bears are offsetting each other
Crude prices are stuck in a $50-$55 range for WTI, as news that would drive prices higher inevitably gets offset soon after by something pushing…
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