Power outages caused by the powerful and deadly storm that swept across Ontario and Quebec on Saturday, May 21, 2022, are stretching into another day, as hydro providers warned customers they could be waiting even longer for things to be fully restored.
Emergency crews rushed to restore power and clear roads on Sunday, May 22, 2022, a day after a deadly and destructive storm swept across southern Ontario and Quebec, though officials cautioned that some of the outages could take days to resolve.
The hotly debated transmission buildout divided environmentalists, but experts say it was the only real hope for the state's — and the country's — climate goals.
Ahead of a likely federal election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped into Newfoundland and Labrador on Wednesday with a multibillion-dollar bailout package designed to beat down the soaring costs of the contentious Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project and avert a feared bankruptcy.
Communities along the $2.9-billion Champlain Hudson Power Express will be able to apply for financial assistance for job-training programs along with other non-traditional supports like daycare, transportation and retrofits for low-income households.
In a recent public Conversations event with Canada’s National Observer, Hydro-Québec CEO Sophie Brochu said she believes the cost of the shift to a clean energy economy needs to be shared by all Canadians.
Sophie Brochu isn’t one to shy away from a fight, and now the president and chief executive officer of Hydro-Québec is facing two: both climate change and a cantankerous oil and gas industry determined to go kicking and screaming into obscurity.
Hydro-Québec says it is now in a position to serve new contracts without having to build hydropower facilities, which has been a concern for some advocates.
The federal government has launched a new initiative aimed at finding long-term solutions for the growing quantity of radioactive waste produced by Canada's nuclear reactors.