Tag Archives: Politics

WINNIPEG - The head of Manitoba Hydro says the Crown-owned utility is facing dry conditions and low water levels as it aims to expand generating capacity and replace aging infrastructure. Hydro presid...

QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault has called a byelection for the riding of Chicoutimi on Feb. 23. The riding in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region has been vacant since September, when former cabin...

TORONTO - The trade deal between Canada and China has experts saying it could lead to Chinese electric vehicle firms producing vehicles in Canada, but much depends on the trade talks ahead with the Un...

EDMONTON - The first of more than two dozen recall petitions launched against members of Alberta's legislature has come up short. Jenny Yeremiy submitted to Elections Alberta Tuesday her petition agai...

CALGARY - Alberta Opposition NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party government is playing politics with the failure of a key water main in Calgary by pointing...

British Columbia's Energy Minister Adrian Dix says an agreement between BC Hydro and the Nisga'a First Nation will help power a planned floating LNG terminal in northwestern B.C. across the finish lin...

WINNIPEG - Staffing vacancies of respiratory therapists at some Winnipeg hospitals have reached "dangerous levels," with the union representing them warning the province that workers are stretched "be...

TORONTO - A Toronto hospital network will double its unique permanent housing program for homeless people who frequently visit emergency departments that has seen great success. The University Health ...

ST. JOHN'S - Equinor has delayed a key progress target as it decides whether to proceed with its proposed Bay du Nord offshore oil project in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Norwegian energy company sa...

MONTREAL - After more than seven years in power, Quebec Premier Franois Legault announced on Jan. 15 that he would step down after the Coalition Avenir Qubec chooses his replacement. The upcoming lead...