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B.C. politicians ask for audit of $3.86 billion North Shore water treatment plant
VANCOUVER - A group of local politicians from B.C.'s Lower Mainland are asking the provincial auditor general to investigate how the cost of a wastewater treatment plant could balloon to $3.86 billion...
Jun 13, 2024
Uber says new B.C. rules will increase costs, Eby says companies can 'suck it up'
VANCOUVER - Uber says regulation changes for ride-share and delivery workers in British Columbia will drive up costs and reduce demands for local restaurants, but Premier David Eby says complaining co...
Jun 13, 2024
Legault government pursuing controversial 'third link' in Quebec City
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is moving ahead with a controversial transportation project in the provincial capital that has for years been a political lightning rod. Premier Franois Legault announ...
Jun 13, 2024
Biden to nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero as FDIC chair after abrupt departure of predecessor
NEW YORK (AP) - President Joe Biden will nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero to replace Martin Gruenberg as head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The announcement from the White House on Th...
Jun 13, 2024
Natural gas opposition 'ideological,' new Ontario energy minister says
CLARINGTON, Ont. - Ontario's new energy minister is unapologetic about the province's use of natural gas to partly fuel growing energy needs, calling opposition to it "ideological." Stephen Lecce took...
Jun 13, 2024
Pro-Palestinian encampment members say McGill's latest offer is 'laughable'
MONTREAL - Members of a pro-Palestinian encampment who have been occupying part of McGill University's downtown Montreal campus since April say the school's latest offer falls far short of what's need...
Jun 13, 2024
Stop gas expansion for home heating or risk leaving ratepayers on the hook: report
TORONTO - Provinces must stop natural gas expansion and invest in electrification to keep home heating reliable and cost-effective, a new report says, suggesting ratepayers and governments could other...
Jun 13, 2024
Canada to contribute $5B to Ukraine loan as G7 leaders reach accord on Russian assets
SAVELLETRI DI FASANO - Canada will contribute $5 billion toward a loan to Ukraine that will be based on future revenue from frozen Russian assets, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday in I...
Jun 13, 2024
Bank CEOs to testify at parliamentary committee on climate impacts of finance
OTTAWA - The CEOs of Canada's five biggest banks are set to testify before a parliamentary committee later today about the impacts of the financial sector on climate and the environment. The chief exe...
Jun 13, 2024
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith taking over fight of energy 'war room'
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's bringing the province's energy "war room" under the purview of her office because she needs to take on the fight with Ottawa on behalf of the energ...
Jun 12, 2024
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