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Environment groups say Bay du Nord approval flawed, must be overturned
By The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Lawyers for several Canadian environmental groups say Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault failed to consider all the climate impacts of the Bay du Nord offshore oil project when he approved it last year. They are arguing in Federal Court today that the approval was unreasonable and should be overturned. The oil project off the ... Read More »
1 responseSaskatchewan signs nearly $6-billion federal health-care deal
By The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
REGINA – The federal government has signed an agreement in principle with Saskatchewan to invest nearly $6 billion into the province’s health-care system over the next 10 years. This agreement provides Saskatchewan with a one-time $61 million investment to address urgent needs, especially in pediatric hospitals and emergency rooms. The province says the funding will ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan signs nearly $6-billion federal health-care deal
By The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
REGINA – The federal government says it has signed an agreement in principle with Saskatchewan to invest nearly $6 billion into the province’s health-care system over the next 10 years. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for March 1: What can Ottawa learn from Canberra on foreign interference?
By The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, March 1, 2023 … What we are watching in Canada … A former top public servant and a prominent national security researcher say Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Tenaciousness of winter:’ Weather Network forecasts a delayed spring
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
A winter season that lacked commitment in its early days is likely to finish strong before spring’s sluggish arrival, according to predictions from a prominent forecaster. The Weather Network said a warm jet stream resulted in above-average winter temperatures for most of Canada, but it expects that trend to change in the season’s final stretch. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Service reduction in Canadian cities can lead to transit ‘death spiral’: researcher
By Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
HALIFAX – Canadian cities should be nimble and prioritize service if they want to sustain and strengthen public transit systems in a time of declining ridership and labour challenges, a transit researcher says. While cities like Montreal and Halifax are reducing bus routes to save money or deal with staff shortages, a transit and rail ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for Mar. 1: What can Ottawa learn from Canberra on foreign interference?
By The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, March 1, 2023 … What we are watching in Canada … A former top public servant and a prominent national security researcher say Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada can learn from Australia on addressing foreign interference, experts say
By Jim Bronskill and David Fraser, The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – A former top public servant and a prominent national security researcher say Canada can look to Australia for ideas on better handling the threat of foreign interference. Ottawa should “copy and paste” Australia’s 2018 legislation that requires people lobbying on behalf of other countries to register with the government, said Michael Wernick, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Economic engine’: Alberta predicting $2.4-billion surplus for petro-powered economy
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta is predicting a $2.4-billion budget surplus for its petro-powered economy this year, with plans to take a big bite out of its debt and put up guardrails to prevent eye-popping deficits when oil booms go bust. “This plan achieves the priorities of Albertans, which include ensuring the government lives within its means,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Beacon of hope’: B.C. advocates cheer free contraception promise in 2023 budget
By The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia advocates are celebrating news the province is set to become the first in Canada to make prescription contraception free to all residents this spring, with $119 million earmarked over three years in the budget released today. The announcement first promised by B.C. New Democrats ahead of the 2020 election was part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clarify when to tell Canadians of election interference, evaluation recommends
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government should explore lowering the threshold for when to notify Canadians about potential interference in the middle of an election campaign, says a report released Tuesday evaluating how an independent panel monitored the 2021 election. Former civil servant Morris Rosenberg, who was tasked with writing the independent report on the protocol ... Read More »
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