The natural gas industry employs almost 600,000 people in Canada, a number that could grow as Canada increases production of the cleaner-burning fuel, a new report said Tuesday. More 16 per cent of Alberta’s employment was attributable to the natural gas industry, with B.C. (4.8 per cent) the second-most dependent on natural gas and Saskatchewan third (4.5 per cent). Alberta has the largest financial stake in the natural gas industry, which supports 27.7 per cent of the province’s total GDP, or $80 billion in total economic impact. According to the study prepared by IHS Global Insight for America’s...
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The shutout is over. His name is Alex Bilodeau. He is 22 years old. His mother forced him to quit playing hockey at the age of seven, so he grudgingly moved to the freestyle club at the local ski hill. Remember the name, Canada. Alex Bilodeau. The...read more... 
U.S., China, others join Copenhagen Accord
The United States, China and dozens of other countries accounting for nearly 80% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions have signed onto a voluntary agreement to curb climate change. If the countries make good on their pledges, they will dramatically...read more...
