Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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Construction work officially begins on $3-billion wind farm northeast of Quebec City
BEAUPR - Construction on a major wind farm northeast of Quebec City has been officially launched, with an investment of $3 billion. The first two phases of the Des Neiges wind farm - the southern sect...
Mar 31, 2026
Former Vancouver mayor laments 'normalcy' of Downtown Eastside 'despair'
VANCOUVER - Former senator and Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell says it was a "depressing and traumatic experience" when he began his work as a provincial adviser in the Downtown Eastside last year, but...
Mar 31, 2026
Repair on Calgary water main nearly complete; restrictions may be lifted Thursday
CALGARY - Calgarians are on track to be free of water restrictions ahead of the upcoming Easter weekend. Michael Thompson, Calgary's general manager of infrastructure services, says repairs on an aili...
Mar 30, 2026
Feds, Ontario pool $8.8B for housing infrastructure to cut development fees
OTTAWA - The federal and Ontario governments said Monday they will together invest billions of dollars in local infrastructure spending to help cities cut costly development fees and get more homes bu...
Mar 30, 2026
Site C work camp moved to support nation-building project in northern B.C.
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says it's relocating and repurposing the majority of its work camp for building the Site C hydroelectric dam to support the construction of the North Coast Transmission Line proje...
Mar 27, 2026
Outlook for Ontario housing starts weakens further away from 1.5 million goal
TORONTO - Ontario's housing start projections have been revised downward once again in the province's budget, putting the government even farther off track from building 1.5 million homes over 10 year...
Mar 27, 2026
Mark Carney signs deal with Nova Scotia to simplify some environmental reviews
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Mark Carney has agreed with Nova Scotia to simplify federal and provincial environmental approvals for major infrastructure and resource projects. Carney and Premier Tim Houst...
Mar 27, 2026
Ontario to boost home care funding, may miss long-term care bed goal
TORONTO - Ontario is investing $1.1 billion more in home health care as it grapples with the reality that it is unlikely to achieve its goal of building 58,000 new long-term care beds by 2028. The fun...
Mar 26, 2026
Bank of Canada rethinking inflation framework amid persistent shocks: Rogers
OTTAWA - A senior official at the Bank of Canada says the central bank is reconsidering how it thinks and talks about inflation as it prepares to review its mandate later this year. Bank of Canada sen...
Mar 26, 2026
Ottawa proposes $1.7B fund to help provinces lower cost of homebuilding
OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing a $1.7-billion fund to help provinces and territories lower the cost of construction and get more homes built - in whatever way they see fit. The federal f...
Mar 26, 2026
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8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...