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Energy Efficiency For Everyday Businesses Is AI’s Superpower

August 20, 2026 Markham Hislop

Axiom Cloud CEO Amrit Robbins says AI can turn existing refrigeration-system data into lower energy costs, fewer equipment failures and earlier detection of refrigerant leaks. [Read more]

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TMX Toll Deal Raises Questions About How Much Cash Canadian Taxpayers Will Ever Recover

August 19, 2026 Markham Hislop

Trans Mountain’s proposed toll settlement would cut contracted shipping charges by about 10 per cent, sharpening questions about how much of the $34.5-billion expansion Canadian taxpayers will ultimately recover. [Read more]

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Trump gives Canada a 3-day reprieve from 50% tariffs that are almost certainly illegal

August 19, 2026 Markham Hislop

U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed threatened 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods for three days as Ottawa and Washington negotiate a deal, while unexpectedly raising the prospect of reviving the [Read more]

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Canada Needs to Turn Critical-Minerals Strategy Into Investment, Says Clean Energy Canada

August 18, 2026 Markham Hislop

Evan Pivnick of Clean Energy Canada says Canada’s critical-minerals opportunity now depends on turning strategies and international partnerships into investment and projects. [Read more]

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Churchill Falls Deal Is a Breakthrough, But Major Questions Remain

August 18, 2026 Markham Hislop

The new Churchill Falls agreement between Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador is a major political breakthrough, but the hydroelectric projects attached to it remain a long way from final approval, according to York University professor [Read more]

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Ontario Greens call for moratorium on new AI data centres

August 17, 2026 Markham Hislop

Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner is calling for a moratorium on new hyperscale AI data centres until the province establishes stronger rules governing their electricity demand and environmental impacts. In an interview with Energi [Read more]

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Canada Should Create Its Own Trusted Traveller Program Instead of Relying on Americans

August 17, 2026 Markham Hislop

Senator Paula Simons is urging Ottawa to create a Canadian verified traveller program, arguing Canadians should not have to rely on U.S. security screening to access expedited security lines at Canadian airports. [Read more]

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Largest Clean Energy Project in North American History Launched in Atlantic Canada

August 17, 2026 Markham Hislop

Prime Minister Mark Carney is backing nearly $70 billion in hydro, wind and transmission projects as Ottawa begins implementing its national electricity strategy and building a more integrated Eastern Canadian power system. [Read more]

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Robert Pape: Cheap Drones Are Ending the Era of American Military Dominance

August 13, 2026 Markham Hislop

The spread of cheap drones, commercial sensors and artificial intelligence is eroding the military advantage that underpinned U.S. dominance after the Cold War, according to University of Chicago political scientist Robert A. Pape. In an [Read more]

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Trump’s zero-sum trade strategy leaves Canada with few easy options, economist says

August 12, 2026 Markham Hislop

Joseph Steinberg says Canada faces a durable shift in U.S. trade policy, while geography and integrated supply chains sharply limit Ottawa’s ability to replace the American market. [Read more]

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Oil, Gas and Electricity Give Canada Enormous Leverage Over the US

August 12, 2026 Markham Hislop

Donald Trump says the United States does not need anything Canada produces. Energy data tell a very different story. Decades of cross-border investment have created an integrated North American energy system in which Canadian electricity, [Read more]

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Oil boom widens economic gap between Prairies and rest of Canada: Bank survey

August 11, 2026 Markham Hislop

Canada oil boom widens Prairie economic gap: Bank of Canada [Read more]

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Cold Weather Forces Canadian Cities to Rethink Electric Bus Planning

August 11, 2026 Markham Hislop

Cold weather can increase electric-bus energy demand by roughly 30 per cent, making grid capacity and charging strategy central to Canadian transit electrification. [Read more]

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China’s EV export boom may be starting to reshape global gasoline demand

August 7, 2026 Markham Hislop

Chinese EV exports are surging into markets around the world. As those vehicles accumulate in national fleets, the effect on gasoline demand could become increasingly visible. [Read more]

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Grid-enhancing technology can unlock more capacity from existing transmission lines

August 7, 2026 Markham Hislop

New fiber-optic sensing and AI tools can help utilities get more capacity and better reliability from transmission assets already in service. [Read more]

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China’s New Energy Plan Outlines Ambitious Plan to Build World’s First Clean Power Grid

August 6, 2026 Markham Hislop

 Anders Hove says storage, flexibility, distributed solar, and electrification now define the next phase of China’s power transition China’s new five-year energy plan signals a shift from building renewable capacity toward integrating wind, solar, storage, [Read more]

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Canada’s Clean Energy Transition Faces a Growing Labour Shortage, Study Finds

August 6, 2026 Markham Hislop

The study also found that relatively small, inexpensive interventions can have significant effects Canada’s clean energy transition is creating thousands of new jobs, but structural barriers are preventing many qualified workers from entering the sector, [Read more]

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BC Hydro’s Island Generation Purchase Raises Questions About British Columbia’s Electrification Ambitions

August 5, 2026 Markham Hislop

BC’s recent strategy was a big step backward, more about protecting the status quo than preparing for the Age of Electricity BC Hydro’s decision to purchase the Island Generation natural gas power plant in Campbell [Read more]

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Alberta Separatism Is Reviving Canadian Patriotism, Says Thomas Lukaszuk

August 5, 2026 Markham Hislop

Forever Canadian founder says the unity campaign is expanding across Alberta and attracting interest elsewhere in the country Alberta separatism is provoking a growing Canadian unity movement, according to Forever Canadian founder Thomas Lukaszuk, who [Read more]

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Lloyd Robertson remembered as a trusted anchor who put journalism before performance

August 5, 2026 Markham Hislop

Jeffrey Dvorkin says Robertson’s calm authority, editorial engagement and commitment to public-service journalism made him one of Canada’s great broadcasters Lloyd Robertson, the veteran broadcaster who became one of the most familiar and trusted faces [Read more]

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Trump Threatens Canada With Tariffs As American Oil Floods North

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Donald Trump is threatening Canada with 50 per cent tariffs even as U.S. crude oil flows north. The trade reveals just how deeply integrated the two economies have become. [Read more]

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