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TC Energy launches $500M Alberta natural gas projects to boost NGTL capacity

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Construction is now underway on Enbridge's $4-billion expansion of its British Columbia natural gas pipeline network, a project Ottawa says will strengthen Canada's energy sector, create thousands of jobs and help supply the province's growing liquefied natural gas export industry.

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Enbridge breaks ground on $4B BC pipeline expansion to boost LNG exports

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ATCO’s Yellowhead Pipeline project has received final approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC), paving the way for immediate construction on the $2.9 billion natural gas transmission line.

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ATCO's Yellowhead pipeline given final approval by Alberta Utilities Commission

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Ottawa hires consultants to review potential Canada-U.S. airline joint venture

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Oil producers are breathing new life into a long-dormant shale gas play in Alberta, southwest of Edmonton.

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Alberta producers target overlooked shale gas play for oil growth

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Alberta

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Country Thunder Alberta cancelled, organizers blame it on city-created safety and operational barriers

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Toronto doctor at SickKids arrested on child sex abuse material charges

Trudeau-appointed senator claims Albertans need to get 'elbows up' and fight against independence

TC Energy launches $500M Alberta natural gas projects to boost NGTL capacity

WATCH: Ford refuses to lift U.S. booze ban, says Canada 'could dismantle the U.S. if we wanted to'

ANALYSIS: When accommodation meets public safety — Canada's kirpan debate

NDP acknowledges it discontinued funding to SOGI 123’s flagship operator, while insisting program not defunded

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TC Energy launches $500M Alberta natural gas projects to boost NGTL capacity

Toronto doctor at SickKids arrested on child sex abuse material charges

Man sucked out of Ryanair plane describes ordeal as 'nightmare'

WATCH: Ford refuses to lift U.S. booze ban, says Canada 'could dismantle the U.S. if we wanted to'

ANALYSIS: When accommodation meets public safety — Canada's kirpan debate

NDP acknowledges it discontinued funding to SOGI 123’s flagship operator, while insisting program not defunded

First six beluga whales leave Ontario's Marineland as international relocation begins

Trudeau-appointed senator claims Albertans need to get 'elbows up' and fight against independence

Brampton East MPP faces Integrity Commissioner complaint over ads in father’s newspaper

Canadian firm Magellan Aerospace selected to produce M-72 anti-tank weapon for CAF

Eby says he ‘feels sorry for Americans’ while digging in against new U.S. tariffs

Opinion

ANALYSIS: When accommodation meets public safety — Canada's kirpan debate

MACLEOD: After a successful independence referendum, who governs Alberta?

LETTERS: Mark Carney’s Trump strategy has failed — and Canada is paying the price

NEWELL: Hope won’t stop Alberta independence — Danielle Smith needs results, not rhetoric

PINDER: Alberta is handing Mark Carney a socialist victory

CARR / LAI: While employers search for talent, Canada overlooks half a million workers

MACLEOD: No more hiding — every MLA must take a public stand on Alberta independence

DONOVAN: The urbanization of small-town Canada — rural Canada should reject Ottawa’s radical demographic makeover

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WATCH: Bodycam captures trans student's explosive outburst before arrest

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TC Energy launches $500M Alberta natural gas projects to boost NGTL capacity

Enbridge breaks ground on $4B BC pipeline expansion to boost LNG exports

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