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From boom to bust: Alberta economy back in the red with $5.2-billion deficit budget
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta’s finances, tied for generations to the steep peaks and sharp valleys of oil and gas prices, are once again plunging deep into deficit, with no immediate relief in sight. Finance Minister Nate Horner introduced a budget Thursday that projects a $5.2-billion deficit this fiscal year on total spending of $79 billion. That ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau calls idea of banning Trump from attending G7 summit ‘irresponsible’
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rejected NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s call for the federal government to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from coming to Canada for the G7 summit this June. At an event in Montreal Thursday, Trudeau said he sees the idea of banning Trump as an “irresponsible” approach to governance and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta economy back deep in the red with $5.2-billion deficit budget
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta’s finances, tied for generations to the steep peaks and sharp valleys of oil and gas prices, are once again plunging deep into deficit, with no immediate relief in sight. Finance Minister Nate Horner has introduced a budget that projects a $5.2-billion deficit this fiscal year on total spending of $79 billion. That ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. to require Canadian-made biofuels to meet standards for gas, diesel
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
British Columbia’s energy minister says the province will soon require Canadian-made products to fulfil renewable fuel standards for gasoline and diesel. Adrian Dix says B.C.’s requirement of five-per-cent renewable fuel content for gasoline must be met with Canadian-made fuel starting Jan. 1, 2026. He says the province is also boosting the minimum renewable requirement for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In apology to Inuit, minister calls relocations decades ago a ‘failure’
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree apologized Thursday afternoon on behalf of the federal government for its role in the Dundas Harbour relocations between 1934 and 1948, saying it is “long overdue.” “The Government of Canada deeply regrets the decisions that led to your relocations and the suffering that resulted from them. We recognize ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal-area mayors outraged as Quebec tables bill to expand hazardous landfill
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal-area mayors are denouncing the Quebec government’s decision to force the City of Blainville to cede a piece of land for the expansion of a hazardous waste disposal site. Blainville Mayor Liza Poulin described the government’s move as scandalous, inexplicable, and incomprehensible. Quebec’s natural resources minister said today she had tabled a bill ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gretzky remains silent as wife Janet joins Trump, Orr in hockey legend’s defence
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
The wife of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky says it has “broken his heart” to read “mean comments” as he faces intense criticism in Canada. Janet Gretzky posted on Instagram on Thursday to thank Bobby Orr, another hockey great, for defending Wayne Gretzky amid backlash over his support for U.S. President Donald Trump. “Thank you Mr. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec minister Éric Caire resigns over auto board scandal
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
QUÉBEC — A long-serving minister in Quebec’s Coalition Avenir Québec government has resigned amid a scandal over major cost overruns with the auto insurance board’s online platform. Cybersecurity and Digital Technology Minister Éric Caire said today on social media he has nothing to reproach himself for, but will step down because he has become a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau calls idea of banning Trump from Canada ‘irresponsible’
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rejecting NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s call for the federal government to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from coming to Canada for the G7 summit this June. At an event in Montreal today, Trudeau said he sees the idea of banning Trump as an “irresponsible” approach to governance and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Quebec minister Éric Caire resigns over auto board scandal
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
QUÉBEC — A long-serving minister in Quebec’s Coalition Avenir Québec government has resigned amid a scandal over the auto insurance board’s online platform. Quebec Premier François Legault says Cybersecurity and Digital Technology Minister Éric Caire had become a distraction. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec man sentenced for 3D-printed guns, online hate speech against Jews
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
MONTREAL — A Quebec man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges including hate speech against Jews and the 3D printing of firearms. Pascal Tribout, 38, was sentenced Wednesday at the courthouse in St-Jérôme, north of Montreal. He pleaded guilty in December to possession and distribution of data to ... Read More »
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