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TORONTO — RBC has quit the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance, leaving none of Canada's Big Six banks represented in the group.

TORONTO — RBC has quit the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance, leaving none of Canada's Big Six banks represented in the group.

The chief executive of Imperial Oil Ltd. says he hopes Canada can avoid potential tariffs from the U.S. on energy products, but believes his company should be well-positioned to withstand the negative effects.

CALGARY — Shell Canada Ltd. is exiting the oilsands in a deal with Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. that will see it increase its stake in the Scotford upgrader and Quest Carbon Capture and Storage facility.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Norwegian energy giant Equinor has contracted two companies to do preliminary work for the stalled Bay du Nord offshore oil project in Newfoundland and Labrador.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Egypt and a consortium made up of energy companies Total of France and Italy’s Eni will next month sign a key agreement to transport natural gas from an undersea deposit inside Cypriot waters to Egypt where it will be liquefied

Poppy, a six-year-old springer spaniel with floppy brown ears and a tail that never seems to stop wagging, is by all accounts a very good dog. Her white, brown speckled nose has also made her something of a trailblazer.

WASHINGTON — Experts say U.S. President Donald Trump's push for the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries to bring down the cost of oil conflicts with the Republican leader's own plans to make America energy-dominant.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia seafood industry representatives voiced concerned Thursday over comments from the premier that he's open to ending a moratorium on fossil fuel drilling in the rich Georges Bank fishing grounds.

WINNIPEG — Manitobans are going to pay a bit more for natural gas as well as propane used for home heating. The province's Public Utilities Board has approved an increase for natural gas by Centra Gas as of Feb. 1.