Canada

'Which thing to build?': Montem Resources weighs coal mine versus hydrogen in Alberta

A company hoping to develop coal in Alberta's Rocky Mountains says it will decide by the end of June whether to convert its open-pit mine proposal into a renewable energy project. "Montem's currently ...

Apr 08, 2022

The federal budget will have the support of the NDP, but will also face opposition

OTTAWA - The Liberals have done enough to honour their agreement with the NDP, but that doesn't mean the federal budget will pass without opposition. "We still have critiques and criticisms," NDP Lead...

Greg Fry Apr 08, 2022

Feds move forward on menstrual equity in budget, advocates want it done 'right'

OTTAWA - Over six months since the Liberals committed to creating a menstrual equity fund, the federal government has proposed the pilot project in its 2022 budget. Starting in 2022, the government wo...

Apr 08, 2022

March employment report expected to be relatively flat after blockbuster February

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled to disclose this morning how the job market fared in March, a month after a strong report that saw the unemployment rate fall to pre-pandemic levels. The Canadi...

Apr 08, 2022

Highly pathogenic avian flu found in Alberta poultry, new cases in Ontario: CFIA

EDMONTON - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says bird flu has been found in Alberta poultry flocks and there are some new cases in Ontario. The agency says the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avia...

Apr 07, 2022

Budget 2022: Quotes from the finance minister and others on the Liberal fiscal plan

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has tabled the 2022 budget in the House of Commons. Here are key quotes about the fiscal plan. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland: "The money that rescued C...

Apr 07, 2022

Budget 2022 devotes $4.3 billion to Indigenous housing needs

Ottawa is preparing to spend $4.3 billion over seven years to help improve Indigenous housing, while also giving more to help communities contend with the harmful past of residential schools. Investin...

Apr 07, 2022

Budget 2022: Housing supply gets $10B boost; Feds add measures to curb speculation

TORONTO - The Liberal government will try to ease Canada's housing crisis with more than $10 billion in funding meant to speed up home construction and repairs along with measures to cool the market a...

Apr 07, 2022

Budget 2022 makes good on dental care, but little in new health spending

OTTAWA - The Liberals have made good on promises to the NDP when it comes to health spending in their newly released budget, but offered little else in new spending to reinvigorate Canada's struggling...

Apr 07, 2022

Budget 2022: A look at the highlights of the federal Liberal fiscal plan

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the 2022 federal budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - $452.3 billion in new spending on projected revenue of $408.4 billion for a d...

Apr 07, 2022