Tag Archives: business

ST. JOHN'S - An imminent provincial election in Newfoundland and Labrador is a key opportunity for the public to demand transparency about a new energy agreement with Hydro-Qubec - and possibly even h...

FREDERICTON - The pumpkin patches on a number of Canadian farms are starting to look a bit frightening across the country, but not in a way that makes them ready for Halloween. "It's sure been a spook...

OTTAWA - Former federal environment minister Catherine McKenna says the Justin Trudeau government's efforts to explain the consumer carbon price to Canadians were "half-hearted" - and just getting a m...

OTTAWA - The federal government is in discussions with Alberta and the oil industry about the future of the sector's emissions cap, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said Friday. At a news conference in Win...

The company seeking to expand Metro Vancouver's Deltaport terminal has applied for fast-track approval by Canada's new major projects office. The proposal by Global Container Terminals to add a fourth...

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has granted an injunction to a forestry company to halt a blockade against old-growth logging in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island, in a ruling that has been ha...

When Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed initial batch of projects Canada aims to fast-track, he mused about another endeavour that didn't make the list: a sovereign cloud. "This would build compute c...

OTTAWA - As Ottawa gears up to launch a new agency to build homes faster, internal government documents describe how dire the housing situation has become in Canada. Briefing materials prepared for in...

Political considerations and critical minerals strategy will be top of mind for Ottawa as it considers whether to approve a planned tie-up between Canada's Teck Resources Ltd. and U.K.-based Anglo Ame...

VANCOUVER - The head of a British Columbia restaurant industry association says businesses are in a state of "nervousness and anxiety" over possible liquor distribution disruptions as public service l...