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British Columbia
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Bald Range wildfire expands to 13,600 hectares as British Columbia evacuation crisis deepens
British Columbia’s Bald Range wildfire claims its first reported death as 20,000 flee and lightning threatens more fires across the Okanagan.
August 10, 2026
British Columbia declares wildfire emergency as more than 20,000 flee Okanagan communities
British Columbia has declared a provincewide state of emergency after the Bald Range wildfire exploded across the Okanagan, forcing more than 20,000 people to evacuate Summerland, Peachland and surrounding communities while homes, farms and infrastructure remain under threat.
August 9, 2026
Fortis gains C$2.2bn Tilbury LNG growth option beyond capital plan
Fortis earnings rose as regulated investment expanded, while Tilbury LNG approval and Arizona battery storage added new growth opportunities
July 31, 2026
Surge Copper files Berg mine plan as C$4.7bn financing test looms
Berg could produce 4.9 billion pounds of copper over 28 years, but financing, permitting and dilution will determine its development path.
July 30, 2026
Shell’s $16.4bn ARC Resources (TSX: ARX) acquisition clears shareholder vote
ARC Resources shareholders approved Shell’s $16.4 billion takeover, bringing Montney gas scale closer while testing dilution, integration and LNG returns.
July 15, 2026
US charges Lawrence Bishnoi in Nijjar murder as Canada-India thaw faces new test
The U.S. indictment shifts the Nijjar case towards transnational organised crime, but it also reopens a politically explosive killing that once drove Ottawa and New Delhi into a major diplomatic rupture.
July 8, 2026
Fluor’s LNG Canada Phase 2 notice puts Kitimat back at the centre of North American LNG growth
Canada has gas and Asia wants supply security. LNG Canada Phase 2 now tests whether Kitimat can become a larger Pacific export gateway.
June 6, 2026
Canada’s oil pipeline push gains momentum as Alberta accepts carbon-pricing reset
Canada wants more oil exports and lower emissions. Alberta’s carbon deal may unlock a pipeline, but industry and British Columbia still hold the keys.
May 17, 2026
Oil Sands Alliance backs energy superpower vision but flags carbon tax cost pressure
Canada wants oil growth and lower emissions at once. The new Alberta deal tests whether carbon costs and pipeline ambition can coexist.
May 17, 2026
Shell (SHEL) delivers $6.9bn Q1 profit as Iran war volatility powers trading engine, ARC Resources deal reshapes strategy
Shell plc's Q1 profit doubled to $6.9 billion as Iran war volatility powered trading desks. The harder question is what happens when peace breaks out.
May 8, 2026