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The artificial-intelligence boom is straining environmental and infrastructural limits
Visitors gather near a statue at a concept shop for Chinese electric car maker Jidu in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. Chinese tech company Baidu's electric car firm Jidu on Tuesday unveiled a "Roboverse" concept shop spotlighting its artificial intelligence (AI) technology and centered around its AI-powered ROBO-01 concept car. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Canada must make smart investments in these stupid times
Bell Northern Research technician Nancy Bonneau preparing mask to make integrated circuits, June 11. 1987. The ability to put computer programs on semiconductor chips led BNR scientists to embark on one of the most important ventures in telecommunications: they computerized the telephone switchboard, making possible the computerization of the telephone network. BNR's invention of the digital switch, unveiled in 1976, has made Northern Telecom Ltd. one of the largest telecommunications equipment makers in the world. Photo by John McNeill / The Globe and Mail Historical note: Northern Electric Company Ltd. was founded in 1895, it eventually became Northern Telecom (1976) and later, Nortel (1995) and finally, Nortel Networks (1998). Bell-Northern Research Laboratories Ltd., was formed in 1971 when the R&D departments at Bell Canada and Northern Electric were merged.
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Great high-speed rail, Ottawa. Let’s make sure we can actually build it
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre flanked by Transport Minister Anita Anand, left and Martin Imbleau, head of Via Rail's new high-frequency rail project, announces a new high-speed rail network in the Toronto-Quebec City corridor, in Montreal on Wednesday, Feb.19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Oil holds near one-week high on supply concerns; sanctions on Russia eyed
Active pump jacks increase pressure to draw oil toward the surface at the South Belridge Oil Field on February 26, 2022, in unincorporated Kern County, California, approximately 141 miles (227 km) northwest of Los Angeles, California. - From rural areas of the eastern states where modern oil production began to cities in southern California where pumpjacks loom not far from homes, lax regulations and the petroleum industrys boom and busts cycles have left the US pockmarked with perhaps hundreds of thousands of oil wells that are unsealed and haven't produced in decades. In a first, Washington is making a concerted effort to plug these wells by allocating $4.7 billion in federal infrastructure dollars to plug the wells in an effort to lessen the negative health and environmental impact of the disused wells. (Photo by Robyn BECK / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
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Canada’s free-trade agreement with the U.S. has no free trade, nor is it an agreement
(L to R) Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leave after delivering a statement on the signing of a new free trade agreement in Buenos Aires, on November 30, 2018, on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit. - The revamped accord, called the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), looks a lot like the one it replaces. But enough has been tweaked for Trump to declare victory on behalf of the US workers he claims were cheated by NAFTA. (Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP)MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP/Getty Images

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The artificial-intelligence boom is straining environmental and infrastructural limits
Tushar Sharma
Visitors gather near a statue at a concept shop for Chinese electric car maker Jidu in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. Chinese tech company Baidu's electric car firm Jidu on Tuesday unveiled a "Roboverse" concept shop spotlighting its artificial intelligence (AI) technology and centered around its AI-powered ROBO-01 concept car. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Canada must make smart investments in these stupid times
Richard Gold
Bell Northern Research technician Nancy Bonneau preparing mask to make integrated circuits, June 11. 1987. The ability to put computer programs on semiconductor chips led BNR scientists to embark on one of the most important ventures in telecommunications: they computerized the telephone switchboard, making possible the computerization of the telephone network. BNR's invention of the digital switch, unveiled in 1976, has made Northern Telecom Ltd. one of the largest telecommunications equipment makers in the world. Photo by John McNeill / The Globe and Mail Historical note: Northern Electric Company Ltd. was founded in 1895, it eventually became Northern Telecom (1976) and later, Nortel (1995) and finally, Nortel Networks (1998). Bell-Northern Research Laboratories Ltd., was formed in 1971 when the R&D departments at Bell Canada and Northern Electric were merged.
Oil holds near one-week high on supply concerns; sanctions on Russia eyed
Active pump jacks increase pressure to draw oil toward the surface at the South Belridge Oil Field on February 26, 2022, in unincorporated Kern County, California, approximately 141 miles (227 km) northwest of Los Angeles, California. - From rural areas of the eastern states where modern oil production began to cities in southern California where pumpjacks loom not far from homes, lax regulations and the petroleum industrys boom and busts cycles have left the US pockmarked with perhaps hundreds of thousands of oil wells that are unsealed and haven't produced in decades. In a first, Washington is making a concerted effort to plug these wells by allocating $4.7 billion in federal infrastructure dollars to plug the wells in an effort to lessen the negative health and environmental impact of the disused wells. (Photo by Robyn BECK / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
Great high-speed rail, Ottawa. Let’s make sure we can actually build it
David Jones and Tasnim Fariha
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre flanked by Transport Minister Anita Anand, left and Martin Imbleau, head of Via Rail's new high-frequency rail project, announces a new high-speed rail network in the Toronto-Quebec City corridor, in Montreal on Wednesday, Feb.19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
opinion
The war against DEI will cost us all
Julie MacDonell
FILE Ñ Affirmative action supporters demonstrate near the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, June 29, 2023.The requirement of diversity, equity and inclusion statements from teachers seeking a job, promotion or tenure at many universities is stirring a debate about their use. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
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Beware the big bucks from venture capital. They aren’t for every startup
Daryl Ching
A street light on Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
opinion
Canada’s free-trade agreement with the U.S. has no free trade, nor is it an agreement
Blayne Haggart
(L to R) Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leave after delivering a statement on the signing of a new free trade agreement in Buenos Aires, on November 30, 2018, on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit. - The revamped accord, called the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), looks a lot like the one it replaces. But enough has been tweaked for Trump to declare victory on behalf of the US workers he claims were cheated by NAFTA. (Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP)MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP/Getty Images
Brazil to join major oil-exporting group OPEC+
FILE - Capuava oil refinery owned by Petrobras sits in Maui, on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nov. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
Singh talks up east-west clean electricity grid, not pipelines, as top NDP energy priority
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to journalists after a caucus meeting in the Parliamentary Precinct in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Oil settles up on supply hits, traders cautious on Ukraine peace talks
Pumpjacks operate in the foreground while a wind turbines at the Buckeye Wind Energy wind farm rise in the distance, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Trump was right to kill the penny. Now, onto the nickel
Gus Carlson
FILE - A lone penny is illuminated in a bin of completed pennies at the U.S. Mint in Denver, Aug. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
opinion
How Canada must face its winter of reckoning
Laurence B. Mussio
Quebec Tercentenary - Homage to the Memory of Champlain, 1908. Credit: Jules-Ernest Livernois / Library and Archives Canada / PA-023829
Proptech firms hit ‘reset’ as real-estate industry struggles
Colliers Canada has evaluated more than 500 property technologies, ranging from AI design platforms to air-quality sensors. Of those assessed, more than 90 per cent offer possible cost and time savings.
Oil falls for fourth day on expectations Russia-Ukraine peace may lift supply
FILE PHOTO: A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia June 4, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo
opinion
Is it really a good idea to designate Mexican cartels as terrorists?
John Turley-Ewart
John Turley-Ewart
opinion
To address Canada’s talent shortage, hire more neurodivergent workers
Jennifer Fane
People walk in Vancouver’s business district over the lunch hour on April 22, 2022. Workers returning to offices as COVID-19 restrictions lift have meant foot traffic in Western Canada’s largest downtowns is picking up, bringing much needed life back to core neighbourhoods. Photo: Jennifer Gauthier
opinion
Just what can stop the all-powerful Donald Trump? The stock market, our last hope
John Rapley
John Rapley
TC Energy says U.S. offers best returns as it considers spending commitments
FILE PHOTO: The logo of energy transport firm TC Energy is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren//File Photo
Oil settles lower, supply worries ease on hopes for Ukraine peace deal
FILE PHOTO: Oil rig pumpjacks, also known as thirsty birds, extract crude from the Wilmington Field oil deposits area where Tidelands Oil Production Company operates near Long Beach, California July 30, 2013.
Imperial Oil chief executive Brad Corson to retire
Imperial Oil logo as seen at the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Friday, April 29, 2016. The Alberta Energy Regulator says it's imposing a $50,000 penalty on Imperial Oil amid its ongoing investigation into potential contraventions at the company's Kearl oilsands site. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Enbridge’s quarterly profit rises on better tolls, utilities strength
Calgary-based pipeline giant Enbridge says it has cleaned up about 60 per cent of a nearly 265, 000-litre oil spill in Wisconsin that was discovered last month. The corporate name stands out on tanks shown Friday, June 29, 2018 at the Superior terminal of Enbridge Energy in Superior, Wis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jim Mone
Electric and gas utility Fortis reports $396-million quarterly profit, up from $381-million a year earlier
Fortis Place in downtown St. John's, N.L., is seen on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Paul Daly
opinion
The U.S. actually has a huge trade surplus in services – that’s where Canada should hit
Tae Hoon Oum
President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Jose Luis Magana
Oil settles flat, pares early losses as tariffs delayed
FILE - A pump jack operates as the sun begins to set on the western horizon March 7, 2022, near Pleasant Farms, an unincorporated community in southeastern Ector County, Texas. House Republicans are set to approve a sprawling energy package that counters virtually all of President Joe Biden's agenda to address climate change. (Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP)
opinion
Let’s make the GST holiday permanent
Kelly Higginson and Milena Stanoeva
Chef Kai Yan carves an applewood roasted Peking duck tableside at the new Toronto location of Mott 32, Friday, August 30, 2024. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
Duke Energy raises five-year capital expenditure plan to grow power supply
FILE PHOTO: The company logo and ticker for Duke Energy Corp. is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Alberta energy regulator appoints former oil and gas executive Rob Morgan as CEO
Yellowhead County in northern Alberta says a fire that prompted the closure of a major highway east of Edmonton involved a gas metering station. The Alberta Energy Regulator logo is seen on a flag at the opening of the regulator's office in Calgary in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Alberta Energy Regulator, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Chevron to lay off 15-to-20% of global work force by end of 2026
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA - MAY 22: The Chevron logo is displayed at a Chevron gas station on May 22, 2023 in Burbank, California. Chevron is doubling down in the shale sector with an acquisition of shale driller PDC Energy, which has operations in Colorado and Texas, in a $6.3 billion deal. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Russia may develop oil sanctions workarounds as global supply rises, IEA says
FILE PHOTO: A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia June 4, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo
opinion
Let’s not get too excited about pipelines. Canadians can’t afford another
Amy Janzwood
Pipes are seen at the pipe yard in Kamloops, B.C., Monday, March 27, 2017. The Alberta Energy Regulator has issued an order requiring Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. to suspend its wells, facilities and pipelines, saying the company hasn't met its regulatory obligations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
opinion
If we’re willing to cut U.S. goods, why aren’t we willing to cut carbon emissions?
Kevin Yin
Kevin Yin
Two former Barrick employees working with Malian government have ‘conflicts of interest,’ CEO Bristow says
Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow, shown in 2022, didn’t name the two former Barrick employees he accuses of having a conflict of interest in their work for the government of Mali.
Oil prices sink after Trump calls Putin, Zelensky to discuss end to war in Ukraine
Pumpjacks operate in a pasture, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Vancouver welcomes first tri-mix development
Archetype will be Vancouver’s first tri-mix property that blends office, residential and light creative industry all in one place. The development features an eight-storey office tower, a mid-rise residential building and two whole floors dedicated to light industry.
U.S. crude stockpiles build on ongoing refinery maintenance, EIA says
FILE PHOTO: Storage tanks are seen at Marathon Petroleum's Los Angeles Refinery, which processes domestic & imported crude oil in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
BP pledges to reset company’s strategy as annual profit falls by a third
FILE - A logo of BP at a gas station in London, on Nov. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
opinion
Trump brings a reckoning for our protectionist CanCon and sabre-rattling tech policies
Michael Geist
The logos for several streaming services are pictured on a remote control in Portland, Ore., Aug. 13, 2020.  Experts are raising concerns that the body the government wants to regulate the way people watch video content in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jenny Kane-File
opinion
Yes, Canada has brain-drain. But Canadians abroad often find it hard to come home
Emerson Csorba
The Canadian flag flies on a flag pole outside West block, Wednesday, November 20, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
2025 will be the year ESG accountability ramps up for businesses
Conor Chell
FILE PHOTO: Wind turbines are shown in Palm Springs, California, U.S., October 12, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Ontario court decision allows Simpson Oil to escalate its campaign for change at Parkland Corp.
A woman fuels her vehicle up at a gas station in Mississauga, Ont., on Feb. 13, 2024.
opinion
Enough is enough. It’s time to renegotiate USMCA
Jerome Gessaroli
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right to left, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, President of the United States Donald Trump, Mexico's Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, and President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto participate in a signing ceremony for the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Oil prices climb to two-week high on supply concerns
Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer