The Trump administration is moving to allow year-round sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, a boon for Iowa and other farm states that have pushed for greater sales of the corn-based fuel.
Brian Pallister's abrupt about-face on a carbon tax came after the Manitoba premier felt like he was being used as a prop by Ottawa, and sources say it was a surprise to most in his own caucus.
Economic damage will extend far beyond the fuel budgets of British Columbia residents if Alberta successfully enacts a bill allowing it to restrict oil and gas exports, observers say.
"When you smell gasoline, you know the smell of gasoline," James testified on the opening day of a trial for a company and vessel charged after the spill. "We knew it was bunker oil, which was serious."
Premier Rachel Notley says 2018 will focus on Alberta's fragile but rebounding economy, specifically a road map to get back to budget balance in five years.
A loaded fuel barge that broke away from its tug off British Columbia's central coast was being towed to safety on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, as the threat of a spill diminished, officials said.