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The federal and provincial governments said Monday they have agreed on a plan for Newfoundland and Labrador's Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project aimed at keeping electricity rates affordable, but ...
The fight over the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador appears to have stopped short of reaching a crisis point — including fears around the fate of three protesters staging a hunger ...
Two years after the Nova Scotia government slapped Nova Scotia Power with a $10-million fine for failing to meet renewable ...
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro's loss is tied to payments the company makes in connection with the Muskrat Falls ...
The Muskrat Falls project is years overdue and nearly double the cost — $13.1 billion as of September 2020. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 12, 2022.
Despite longstanding and increasingly vocal opposition to the environmentally destructive and highly speculative Muskrat Falls hydro-electric dam project, the Newfoundland and Labrador government ...
Ron Penney, a former deputy minister and a longtime Muskrat Falls critic, says he wants the new Churchill Falls hydro deal to face a referendum.
Final testing on the Muskrat Falls transmission system begins anew Tuesday. If the tests succeed, the megaproject on Labrador's Churchill River will have finally crossed the finish line, albeit five ...
A Nova Scotia regulator has approved a 2.4 per cent power rate hike for 2025 to help the province's utility compensate for delays in Muskrat Falls electricity.
HALIFAX – Ottawa is negotiating a $500-million bailout for Nova Scotia’s privately owned electric utility, saying the money will be used to prevent a big spike in electricity rates. Federa ...
Muskrat Falls was officially sanctioned on Dec. 17, 2012. It was touted as a way to kick-start a green energy economy for the province. “This is truly a significant day in the history of ...