The government is encouraging Canadians to switch to EVs and heat pumps to fight climate change. But many CBC News readers have asked: won’t electrifying everything break the grid and drive up energy costs? Here’s what electricity operators and those researching the transition say.
Today, a million households can opt in to a new ultra-low overnight electricity rate offered by the Ministry of Energy, but that's just a fraction of customers in Ontario. Only eight of Ontario's 61 power utilities will offer the new rate on the launch date. The rest have up to six months to get on board.
Like the computer industry before it, Tesla's move to drop EV prices to the level of gas powered cars could be a watershed moment. Industry watchers say it's part of a breakneck transportation revolution affecting everything, including possibly the value of your home.
A Calgary cab company has fined and temporarily suspended one of its drivers after he refused to provide a ride to a blind woman and her guide dog this week. A city spokesperson says according to the bylaws "there is no excuse" for refusing a guide dog.
Calgary Catholic Immigration Society has welcomed 120, 000 refugees, immigrants and temporary foreign workers at YYC since opening its airport reception centre in 1997.