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Enbridge Northern Gateway

The Pipeline Project picks up five Jessie Award nominations

"The Pipeline Project," a play based on the complex debate around the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline proposal, has picked up five Jessie Award nominations, which celebrate professional excellence...

State of play: A look at the status of pipeline projects in Canada

The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned Ottawa's approval of the Northern Gateway project, concluding that Canada fell short in its duty to consult with aboriginals. Here's an update on the...
Justin Trudeau, Gregor Robertson, City of Vancouver, British Columbia

Trudeau promises City of Vancouver warmer relationship with feds

Mayor Robertson said although the relationship with Harper was "strained," Trudeau will bring a different tone to Ottawa's ties with Vancouver.
Unist'ot'en Camp, RCMP, pipelines, First Nations, Enbridge Northern Gateway

What you need to know about the Unist'ot'en-pipeline standoff

The pipelines, the territory, the heritage. Everything you need to know about the Unist'ot'en Camp.

Wet'suwet'en and Unist'ot'en divided on pipelines

Four Wet'suwet'en chiefs favour pipelines to lift their people out of poverty.

Robyn Allan urges premier to take back B.C.'s right to review Kinder Morgan expansion

Economist and former ICBC CEO Robyn Allan challenged the B.C. government to announce its own review process of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline. Allan — one of Canada's most prominent...
Enbridge, Sandpiper, Minnesota, White Earth Band

Winona LaDuke to Enbridge: invest in clean energy, not the Sandpiper pipeline

As First Nations launch lawsuits against Enbridge's Northern Gateway in Canada, Indigenous opposition is building against a $2 billion pipeline in the U.S. Winona LaDuke, an activist,...
Rights group presses watchdog on CSIS records about Northern Gateway pipeline

BCCLA presses watchdog on CSIS records about Northern Gateway pipeline

 A civil liberties group says newly disclosed Canadian Security Intelligence Service records on protest surveillance bolster its formal complaint that spies went too far in eyeing environmental...
Michigan, Kalamazoo spill by Enbridge. Photo via EPA

Liability insurance increase "just not on top of mind" for Enbridge, company president says

In a recent phone call for its Q3 earnings, Enbridge president Mark Maki said the company doesn't have plans to significantly increase its current liability insurance, despite the...
lee brain, Phil Germuth, Gregor Robertson, Derek Corrigan

The rise of Lee Brain and oil pipeline critics as mayors in B.C.

What the..? moment for oil companies: the new mayors aren't big fans of controversial pipelines in their regions.