Growth topped expectations
Conservative leader says corridor could improve certainty for investors
Purpose Investments will take over from Horizons
Statistics Canada said total exports rose 2.9% to $47.6 billion
The key factor this year is whether OPEC and Russia will adhere to their promised production curbs
Resource revenues in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland may be lower than forecast in 2017-18
A weekend deal sees multiple oil producers, including Russia, agree to cut production
The OPEC commitment by itself could end oil oversupply, starting in the first quarter of 2017
The regulator projects inflation-adjusted oil prices rising to US$68 a barrel by 2020 and US$90 by 2040
Gasoline prices set to rise as oilsands companies say more than 600,000 barrels per day of production has been sidelined because of the fire