Business
Canadian Oil Giants Set to Reveal Windfall Profits as Energy Prices Soar
Canadian oil producers unveil earnings this week showing massive profits from surging energy prices. What they do with...
Jennifer Blackwood
Business & Technology EditorJennifer Blackwood is the business and technology editor at WestNet News. She covers Calgary's evolving economic landscape, from the energy sector's transformation to the city's growing tech ecosystem. Jennifer has previously worked in corporate communications before transitioning to journalism. Her coverage of consumer protection issues, vehicle safety, and financial literacy has helped readers make informed decisions.
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Business
India's Power Grid Hits Breaking Point as Extreme Heat Drives Record Electricity Demand
India's electricity demand hits record 256 gigawatts as extreme heat forces power grid to breaking point. Daytime...
Business
Central Banks Hold Steady as Energy Crisis Looms: What This Means for Canadian Borrowers
Canada's central bank joins global peers in pausing rate decisions this week amid geopolitical tensions threatening...
Alberta
Oilers Face Critical Game 4: Defence Woes Pile Up Against Fast-Paced Ducks
The Oilers trail the Ducks 2-1 and must tighten their leaky defence in Game 4 after surrendering a playoff-record seven...
Health
Ontario Schools Failing Autistic Students, Experts Warn After Child Goes Missing
Ontario schools are failing autistic students, leaving them unsafe. A nine-year-old's elopement from school this week...
Business
Peace Talks With Iran Collapse as Global Oil Crisis Deepens
US cancels Iran peace talks as blockade cripples global oil supplies. Trump calls off envoys' trip amid mutual...
USA
Security Breakdown at White House Press Dinner Triggers Bipartisan Funding Crisis
Federal funding crisis leaves DHS understaffed as security breach at White House Correspondents' Dinner triggers urgent...
Business
UK PM Starmer Digs In as Political Storm Intensifies Over Diplomat Appointment
UK PM Starmer refuses to resign over controversial ambassador appointment, vowing to focus on inflation and economic...
USA
Podcast Breakthrough Cracks 43-Year-Old Murder Case, Four Arrests Made
Four men arrested after true-crime podcast generates new leads in 43-year-old Louisiana murder case that stumped...
Business
Oil Market Braces for Demand Collapse as Middle East Supply Crisis Deepens
Global oil traders warn that dwindling emergency reserves and mounting supply shortages could force demand cuts or...
USA
Murder Charges Filed in Disappearance of Two University of South Florida Doctoral Students
A 26-year-old faces murder charges in the disappearance of two USF doctoral students. One has been found dead; police...
Business
Solar Power Revolution Transforms Remote Amazon Communities, Ending Costly Diesel Dependence
Amazon communities ditch diesel for solar power, cutting pollution and $2.4B in annual subsidies while transforming...