Alberta budget’s property tax hike scrutinized by Calgary city hall
Adam MacVicar / globalnews - Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas said the increase is 'incredibly egregious' and has called a special council meeting for March 4 to discuss the city's response.
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TransAlta signs Alberta data centre deal with CPP Investments and Brookfield
Lauren Krugel / nationalobserver - TransAlta said Friday that the memorandum of understanding with the two investment firms sets out a framework for the development of a data centre at its Keephills power plant, which was retooled to run on natural gas instead of coal in 2021.
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Cargo plane carrying money crashes near Bolivia's capital, killing at least 15 people, official says
sootoday - LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A cargo plane carrying money crashed Friday near Bolivia’s capital, damaging about a dozen vehicles on a highway, scattering bills on the ground and leaving at least 15 people dead and others injured, an official said.
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Statistics Canada to report GDP data for the final quarter of 2025
Craig Lord / nationalobserver - Statistics Canada is set to report this morning on how the economy closed out 2025.
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Netflix drops its bid for Warner Bros., clearing path for takeover by Paramount
Bloomberg News / nationalpost - ‘This is a win-win for shareholders and the industry,’ said a Warner Bros. investor, but Paramount will face ongoing government scrutiny for its deal
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Feds knew EV rebates were running out months before alerting the public, documents suggest
Nick Murray / nationalobserver - Transport Canada officials were aware funding for the popular electric vehicle rebate program was at risk of running out several months before the department told the public about it in January 2025, documents about the program suggest.
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Liberals agree to Conservative budget bill amendments
Bill Curry / theglobeandmail - Legislation could be approved by the House and sent to the Senate this week
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Loblaw plans $2.4-billion investment in 2026, including 70 new stores
Shantaé Campbell / financialpost - Part of its previously announced five-year plan to spend $10 billion by 2030
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Carney travelling to India, Australia, Japan on 9-day trade mission
sootoday - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to India, Australia and Japan later this week and next, his office announced today.
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Ontario man accused in Ryan Wedding case denied bail
Aaron D’Andrea / globalnews - An Ontario man accused of laundering millions of dollars in assets for an international drug smuggling ring allegedly led by former Olympian Ryan Wedding has been denied bail.
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B.C. budget 'lands in the middle' between cuts and safeguarding core services: Bailey
sootoday - VICTORIA — British Columbia's finance minister started to sell her "tough" budget Wednesday to business leaders who describe her deficit numbers as "scary," while other groups are tabulating the losses.
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Ontario Line costs triple what past subways did as Ford faces questions
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO — The Ontario government marked another milestone Tuesday in construction of the Ontario Line subway, but questions about soaring costs, lessons from past transit delays and shifting timelines quickly overshadowed the celebratory tone.
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Quebec police bust sophisticated forged documents operation
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Quebec provincial police say they've made a pair of arrests in what they are calling a sophisticated counterfeit ID and credit card operation.
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Canada's provinces deal with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season
Craig Lord / nationalobserver - The outlook for Canada's provinces is difficult to chart but some surprising resilience to US trade pressures and historical revisions to economic data have most provinces on better footing heading into the 2026 budget season, argues a new analysis from D…
- Alberta pressures: fleet purchases, classroom complexity and infrastructure strain (3)
- B.C. budget crisis: tax hikes, record deficits, cuts and delays (18)
- Desjardins review: provinces face U.S. trade shocks, uneven resilience (4)
- Other provinces: Ontario health spending and New Brunswick’s record deficit (2)
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Alberta pressures: fleet purchases, classroom complexity and infrastructure strain
B.C. budget crisis: tax hikes, record deficits, cuts and delays
Desjardins review: provinces face U.S. trade shocks, uneven resilience
Other provinces: Ontario health spending and New Brunswick’s record deficit
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Canada’s inflation rate seen holding steady in January ahead of Statscan release
Craig Lord / theglobeandmail - Some economists believe price growth will accelerate as tax changes from a year earlier distort annual comparisons
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SAAQclic management lied to the Quebec government for years, commission concludes
Philip Authier, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The report is careful about blaming anyone in particular for the bungled operation. Premier François Legault emerges unscathed.
- Analysis: Anatomy of the SAAQclic fiasco and managerial failures (1)
- Government weighs legal action, oversight after Gallant report (2)
- Inquiry: SAAQ managers lied, concealed massive cost overruns (6)
- SAAQ apologizes, vows overhaul; public dismayed and demands accountability (5)
Analysis: Anatomy of the SAAQclic fiasco and managerial failures
Government weighs legal action, oversight after Gallant report
Inquiry: SAAQ managers lied, concealed massive cost overruns
SAAQ apologizes, vows overhaul; public dismayed and demands accountability
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Toys “R” Us Canada to stop accepting gift cards
Tara Deschamps / theglobeandmail - Move is part of creditor protection proceedings the retailer began earlier in February
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Car dealers say they still haven’t been reimbursed for EVs sold under old rebates program
Nick Murray / theglobeandmail - New federal electric vehicle rebate program is set to launch today
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Ottawa vows to protect special postal rates for libraries and blind despite Canada Post deregulation bill
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - The Liberal government is scrambling to calm backlash over proposed Canada Post changes, with Public Works Minister Joel Lightbound insisting cabinet will not scrap century-old preferential mail rates for libraries and blind Canadians despite language in …
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Quebec political, business leaders tout Montreal as ideal to host NATO defence bank
sootoday - MONTREAL — The Quebec government joined Montreal's business and political leaders to bolster the city's candidacy to become the global headquarters for the proposed international Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB).
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