Former Star publisher John Cruickshank has been appointed Consul General of Canada in Chicago, where he worked as a newspaper executive for several years. In a statement Monday, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Cruickshank’s appointment will strengthen Canada’s presence in the U.S. Midwest.
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Dakota Access and Keystone XL Pipelines Revived: Why Does It Matter?
On January 24, President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum expediting review of the application to build the Dakota Access Pipeline. Construction of the 1,172 mile, $3.7 billion pipeline that carries oil from North Dakota into Illinois is almost complete, except for a 1,100 foot section under North Dakota’s Lake Oahe , an important reservoir on the Missouri River.
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Gas prices surge ahead of Christmas, New Year in unusual trend
UNITED STATES GasBuddy officials say gas prices have seen their largest December rise in six years and are likely to continue rising through the holidays. “When The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries announced production cuts November 30, we knew we were likely to see gasoline prices rise almost immediately,” says GasBuddy Senior Petroleum Analyst, Patrick DeHaan.