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Aubrey McClendon dies at 56: Former Chesapeake CEO was a mythical character who pioneered the shale revolution

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HOUSTON – Aubrey McClendon was the face from the nation’s natural gas boom, a swashbuckling innovator who pioneered a shale revolution. Former Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon dies in car crash next day of being indicted McClendon was charged with conspiring to rig bids to purchase oil and gas leases in Oklahoma, as well as on Wednesday his car crashed into ...

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Get ready Albertans, you’re about to pay a steep bill to kill coal

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What will it cost to kill coal completely by 2030? Albertans wondering what their electricity bills might look like within the next few years should pay close attention to the Alberta government’s ambitious greenhouse-gas-reduction agenda. That plan, revealed in November, aims to increase Alberta’s carbon tax (which is already underway) and shut down coal plants early, while subsidizing alternative power ...

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Canadian Natural Resources Ltd cuts $1 billion off spending as profit plunges 89%

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Canadian Natural Resources Ltd cuts its 2016 capital expenditure on Thursday after it reported an 89 percent fall in quarterly profit, amid a steep decline in crude prices. Canada’s No.2 oil and gas producer estimated 2016 capital spending of $3.5 billion to $3.9 billion, from a previous selection of $4.5 billion to $5 billion. A 70 percent drop in oil ...

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George Weston Ltd to hike prices on some fresh and frozen foods thanks to weak loonie

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TORONTO – George Weston Ltd., parents company of Weston Foods and Loblaw, will raise prices on a number of its food products this year to assist protect it from punctures from the weak loonie. The company anticipates raising prices on products from its fresh and frozen businesses, president and CEO Pavi Binning told a celebration call with investors following the ...

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How low oil prices may be hurting Boeing Co

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The low oil price environment has reduced interest in new airplanes, as more efficient models become less important from a general cost perspective. So despite strong passenger traffic, this should eventually cause a reduction in order backlogs for that likes of Boeing Co. That’s a primary reason why Canaccord Genuity downgraded Boeing to carry from buy on Thursday. Analyst Ken ...

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Kevin Libin: To Justin Trudeau, the economic data always say ‘spend’

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They still won’t be dissuaded from planning spending – possibly much more of it than ever On Thursday came another illustration of the Liberal government’s refreshing new “evidence-based” policy, where the fiscal evidence somehow always backs new spending policies. Just a day after Statistics Canada released moderately encouraging data on Canada’s fourth-quarter economic performance, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was telling ...

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Trudeau wants Bombardier Inc’s ‘superlative’ CSeries jet to be a national ‘success story’

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nothing but praise for Bombardier Inc.’s struggling CSeries jet, saying it’s a superior plane that his government wants to become a national “success story.” Quebec, Ontario premiers get together to push Ottawa to help fund Bombardier Inc The premiers of Canada’s two most populous provinces have joined forces to push for federal help for ...

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From a billion dollars to zero: Canada stands alone in G7 as it empties its coffers of gold

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Canada is among the largest gold producers on the planet, but as of last month the government valued its official holdings of the precious metal at zero. The country sold 21,851 ounces of coins in February, the Finance Department said Thursday inside a disclosure of its official international reserves. A footnote in the report said the federal government continues to ...

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