Sustainability/Energy

The Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday it will hear an appeal that will determine if Ottawa's ban on single-use plastics like straws, cutlery and packaging can stay in place.

Canada and its fellow industrialized countries in the G7 agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products in the coming weeks.

With inflation driving up inventory wholesale costs, gas station and convenience store operators could expect customers to cut back on purchases like snacks, beverages, and premium fuel.

Captain Car Wash debunks popular misconceptions around the differences between washing cars at home and professional car washes.

Fuel prices tend to ease off around this time of year, but one industry expert says drivers should expect no such relief this time.

The federal government is extending the suspension of federal fuel excise taxes until the new year to help Canadians feeling the pressure from higher energy costs caused by instability in the Middle East.

The government acknowledges that ending the sales mandate would slow the rate of adoption of EVs, and could cause $90.3 billion in "potential climate change-related global damages."

The new energy agreement is promised to provide the power needed run manufacturing, more EV charging stations and other electrical needed to support Canadians.

Economists expect inflation edged higher in July as consumers were getting whiplash at the gasoline pumps.

Old Dutch Foods expands Atlantic Canada operations with a new zero-carbon, solar and geothermal facility in Summerside, PEI.