The search is on for a new Alberta Energy Regulator
The group's current president, Laurie Pushor, announced last week that he wouldn't seek a new contract after his current term expires next April.
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Trudeau still confident he offers what Canadians want, despite dismal poll results
Trudeau is in Halifax for a three-day cabinet retreat preparing for the upcoming fall sitting of Parliament, and the time for him to woo voters is becoming increasingly narrow.
Canada imposes tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, aluminum, steel
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in Halifax today that Canada will impose a 100-per-cent tariff on electric vehicles, along with 25 per cent tariffs on aluminum and steel.
B.C.'s Site C dam reservoir is being filled
BC Hydro says in a statement that the filling of the reservoir is one of the last steps toward starting operations for the controversial dam project, located about 14 kilometres southwest of Fort St. John, B.C.
Feds allocate 56 government properties for affordable housing
The federal government has added 56 properties to a new public lands bank of locations that are suitable for long-term leases so developers can build housing, a move the Housing Minister says will help boost the supply of homes Canadians can afford.
Railway service resumes today
Traffic at Canada's two largest railways is slated to resume today as a rail work stoppage comes to an end following a Saturday decision from the federal labour board.
Immigration, housing on cabinet retreat agenda
The Liberals are in a make-it-or-break-it moment, following more than a year of slumping polling numbers and at most a year left before the next federal election.
Round two of Calgary water rationing
Crews are to dig up parts of a damaged pipe and reinforce weak spots with concrete, with the job expected to last about a month.
First Nation blockades road ahead of LNG pipeline construction
The Gitanyow have established a blockade on their traditional territory to close the access point into the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline (PRGT) man camp.
Research shows that we should call climate change what it is
A new study demonstrates that intensifiers such as "crisis" or "emergency" or novel new phrases such as "global boiling" aren't helpful in motivating people to get worried about the issue — in most cases, they already are.
Extended nightmarish drought strains British Columbia water systems
A nearly year-long drought that lasted through the winter and brought both record heat and unprecedentedly low snow levels have left the province under drought conditions from the Lower Mainland to northern B.C., straining the vital resource for communities and farmers alike.
National security agencies should reveal how they're using AI: federal advisory body
A federal advisory body is calling on Canada's security agencies to publish detailed descriptions of their current and intended uses of artificial intelligence systems and software applications.
Railways will soon reopen after feds intervene in labour dispute
Businesses and industry leaders are anxiously awaiting updates on when Canada's freight trains could start moving again now that the federal government has intervened in a work stoppage that halted all shipments for a full day.
Major commuter line disruption continue as railways await word on arbitration
Thousands of Canadian commuters may have to change their travel plans for a second day after a countrywide rail lockout shut down lines in major metropolitan areas.