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Western premiers meet in Yellowknife to talk trade, energy and Arctic security

Wed, 21 May 2025 12:58:42 +0000

YELLOWKNIFE 鈥� Premiers from Western 黑料吃瓜网 are to meet Wednesday to kick off a two-day conference in Yellowknife. Set to attend are Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, British Columbia’s David Eby, Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe, Manitoba’s Wab Kinew, Nunavut’s P.J. Akeeagok, Yukon’s outgoing Premier Ranj Pillai and Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson. This annual conference comes two […]

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Liberal government to table federal budget this fall, PM Carney says

Tue, 20 May 2025 12:53:09 +0000

OTTAWA 鈥� Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday the Liberal government will present a federal budget in the fall, allowing time for clarity on some key economic and fiscal issues to emerge. Speaking to reporters in Rome, Carney defended his government’s decision not to deliver a budget this spring, saying there is little value in […]

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Vancouver launches new strategy to deliver market-price rental housing on city land

Tue, 20 May 2025 11:05:56 +0000

Bedeviled by a chronic housing shortage, the City of Vancouver has just launched what it says is a new way of delivering market-price rental housing. Called the Rental Housing on City-owned Land 鈥� Public Benefits Pilot Rezoning Policy, the city says the initiative will not only deliver market rental housing on its land, it will […]

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Eby to visit Japan, South Korea and Malaysia on trade trip to reduce U.S. reliance

Tue, 20 May 2025 11:00:51 +0000

VICTORIA 鈥� B.C. Premier David Eby said a trade mission to Asia next month will help the province become the “engine of a new 黑料吃瓜网,” but an economist says B.C. also needs to take steps at home to become more competitive. Eby will be visiting Japan, South Korea and Malaysia between June 1 and June […]

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Leadership in procurement must continue to evolve for success

Tue, 20 May 2025 08:10:09 +0000

Long-term success in procurement requires a person to analyze the situation in which he or she is placed, identify skills best suited to that situation and then implement (and, if necessary, refine) those skills so that the person is able to deal with the situation in a credible manner. From time to time, it is […]

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Liberals planning for a fall economic statement but no budget just yet

Tue, 20 May 2025 08:00:54 +0000

OTTAWA 鈥� Finance Minister Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne says the Liberal government will not table a budget when Parliament returns in the coming weeks but will instead put forward a fall economic statement. Champagne hasn鈥檛 offered a clearer timeline for the introduction of the government鈥檚 latest fiscal plans and has not explained the delay. The finance minister […]

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B.C. launches independent review of CleanBC programs

Mon, 19 May 2025 11:00:30 +0000

VICTORIA 鈥� The Province of B.C. has announced it is launching an independent review of CleanBC programs to ensure they are effectively reducing emissions. According to a release, the province鈥檚 population and economy have grown rapidly, which is putting upward pressure on emissions. The 2024 Climate Change Accountability Report shows while emissions per person and […]

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U.S. tariffs cast pall over Ontario budget with $14.6B deficit, slower growth

Fri, 16 May 2025 12:48:37 +0000

TORONTO 鈥� U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs cast a pall over Ontario’s budget Thursday (May 15), dragging down GDP growth and knocking the province off its path to balance, with a $14.6-billion deficit projected this year. Now is the time to spend on infrastructure and job creation in Ontario so the province can come out […]

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Alberta secession talk ‘unhelpful,’ Atco chief executive says

Fri, 16 May 2025 11:05:17 +0000

CALGARY 鈥� The chief executive of Atco Ltd. says discussions around Alberta secession are already hurting the investment climate.聽 Nancy Southern said Asian partners in a major hydrogen project have said they won’t make final investment decisions unless there is certainty around the Alberta separatism question.聽 “There’s just too many questions for them to be […]

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Joly says Honda still committed to EV investments after $15-billion project delayed

Fri, 16 May 2025 10:15:36 +0000

OTTAWA 鈥� Industry Minister M茅lanie Joly says Honda 黑料吃瓜网 remains “fully committed” to major electric-vehicle investments in 黑料吃瓜网 after the company announced May 13 that it was pausing a multibillion-dollar EV project in Ontario. Joly said in a statement she spoke with Honda 黑料吃瓜网’s president and CEO, Dave Jamieson, who assured her that “no jobs […]

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New Ontario legislation hopefully enough to get the homebuilding ball rolling

Fri, 16 May 2025 08:10:13 +0000

New legislation introduced recently by the provincial government to reduce the cost of building and speed up construction of new homes is a step in the right direction and adopts many of the ideas that builders across Ontario have been proposing over the past couple of years. The changes will cut red tape, streamline approvals […]

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B.C. minister says government erred in not consulting First Nations on legislation

Thu, 15 May 2025 19:21:42 +0000

VICTORIA 鈥� B.C.’s Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma says her government “made an error” in not adequately consulting First Nations on a bill proposing to speed up private and public infrastructure projects. Her admission came during debate on Bill 15 in the legislature about concerns relayed by the First Nations Leadership Council, the Union of British […]

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