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Energy experts and economists say Alberta’s public-private pitch may be the only way to get a pipelines done in today’s context, but if there are benefits, they could go beyond just the oil and gas industry. Source link

Canada’s ambitious new nuclear strategy has called for private investment to help expand the industry. Given that nuclear power plants are notoriously expensive to build, the government will have to heavily de-risk the ventures to attract large investors, like pension funds. Source link

Canada Post says it is suspending service to some European Union countries over new customs rules for low-value shipments, saying it’s not accepting parcels destined for a dozen countries until further notice. Source link

Sony will stop producing discs for physical copies of all new PlayStation video games starting in 2028, the company announced Wednesday, citing customers’ growing preference to buy and download their games online. Source link

Pembina Pipeline Corp. and two partners have given the go-ahead to the Greenlight Electricity Centre, a natural gas plant serving a data centre customer. The 932-megawatt plant would be built in Sturgeon County, part of Alberta’s Industrial Heartland region north of Edmonton. Source link

Retailers are rushing to import products ahead of possible new tariffs expected to land at the end of July. That’s pushing the cost to move products by boat way up — and industry experts say consumers will bear the brunt of that extra cost. Source link

The Alberta government is expected to announce details on Thursday regarding its proposal to build a new oil pipeline stretching to the West Coast. Source link

U.S. President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion US from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows, locking in profits as his investors suffered losses. Source link

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has ordered Canada’s three largest telecoms to justify their contentious fees and explain why they shouldn’t face fines for apparent federal violations. Source link

WhatsApp users will soon get the option of going by usernames instead of phone numbers, the company said Monday, announcing plans to address a privacy blind spot. WhatsApp, which says it has more than 3 billion users globally, has until now allowed users to be contacted by anyone who has their phone number. Source link