Canadian oil industry stung by omission from Ottawa's supercluster program

OTTAWA — Canadian oil and gas companies are disappointed at being left off the shortlist from Ottawa’s $950-million “supercluster” program, a decision that comes as the energy sector struggles to shrug off the image that it’s in decline and slow to innovate. The Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development has been rolling out the finalists for the program this week after narrowing down the total number of proposals from more than 50 down to nine.-- More...