Oil and gas industry leaders 'skeptically optimistic' on Carney-Smith energy accord

David Wiechnik / westernstandard - Canada’s oil and gas sector is waiting with bated breath to see what Thursday’s announcement of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith brings.

Adam MacVicar / globalnews - Calgary city administration said in a statement to Global News, the memo to city council informing them the federal funding was paused was "preliminary in nature."

#economicpolicy #canada #alberta #calgary #infrastructure #government #canadianpolitics #finance

‘No decisions’ on Calgary’s federal housing funding, according to CMHC

3 months / globalnews / Adam MacVicar

Repealing blanket rezoning may jeopardize federal funding, suggests city memo to council

3 months / calgaryherald / Scott Strasser

THOMAS: CMHC pauses housing funds, a threat to not repeal blanket upzoning?

3 months / westernstandard / Myke Thomas

‘From reliance to resilience’: Carney offers fresh support for steel, lumber industries

Simon Tuck / nationalpost - While the Canadian economy has showed some resilience in recent months, the targetted industries have been hit hard as exports to the U.S. have tumbled

#trade #uscanadarelations #markcarney #economicpolicy #canada #government #finance

New measures to protect Canadian steel, softwood lumber industries

3 months / torontosun / Bryan Passifiume

‘From reliance to resilience’: Carney offers fresh support for steel, lumber industries

3 months / nationalpost / Simon Tuck

Politics Insider: Carney ramps up steel industry support

3 months / theglobeandmail / Emily Haws

Lumber supports won’t ‘make any difference,’ New Brunswick industry insider says

3 months / globalnews / Anna Mandin

Health Sciences Association of Alberta members vote in favour of deal

3 months / calgaryherald / Hiren Mansukhani

Carney announces supports for Canada’s lumber, steel sectors

3 months / globalnews / Uday Rana

Ottawa announces more protection for steel industry, new money for lumber mills

3 months / theglobeandmail / Mark Rendell, Brent Jang

2 National Guard members shot near White House

Ian Shantz / torontosun - White House 'aware and actively monitoring this tragic situation' as emergency responders flood National Mall

#violence #crime #security #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #uspolitics #post911 #defence #military #government

2 National Guard members shot near White House

3 months / torontosun / Ian Shantz

Suspect in custody National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C, suspect in custody: sources

3 months / globalnews / Ari Rabinovitch

BREAKING: Two U.S. National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., near White House

3 months / westernstandard / Will Vasseur

Ontario officially greenlights $26.8B Pickering nuclear power station refurbishment

Isaac Callan / globalnews - Energy Minister Stephen Lecce announced on Wednesday that the province had approved a plan from Ontario Power Generation to refurbish the plant's CANDU reactors.

#ontario #budget #infrastructure #climate #government #canadianpolitics #energy

Ontario to refurbish 4 reactors at Pickering Nuclear Generating Station

3 months / torontosun / Jane Stevenson

Ontario approves $26.8-billion Pickering nuclear plant refurbishment

3 months / theglobeandmail / Matthew McClearn

Ontario officially greenlights $26.8B Pickering nuclear power station refurbishment

3 months / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Ontario approves $26.8b Pickering nuclear overhaul set to begin in 2027

3 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Ontario forges ahead with $26.8B nuclear refurbishment in Pickering

3 months / citynews / Lucas Casaletto

Carney briefs cabinet on Alberta energy deal to be unveiled Thursday

Robert Fife, Stephanie Levitz / theglobeandmail - Agreement could open the door for a new heavy oil pipeline to the B.C. coast

#politics #canada #BC #alberta #calgary #infrastructure #pipeline #government #canadianpolitics #energy

Alberta industry outlook and independence debate (2)
Pipeline deal progress & technical challenges (7)
Political and indigenous opposition narratives (5)

Mark Carney backtracks on ‘Who cares?’ comment, calls it ‘poor choice of words’

Jordan Ercit / torontosun - PM faced pointed questions from Opposition in House of Commons for comments made at G20 conference

#trade #markcarney #politics #liberalparty #publicapathy #conservativeparty #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Carney is expected to announce new supports for steel industry hammered by US tariffs

3 months / nationalobserver / Nick Murray

Carney brings great solutions, but is he misdiagnosing the problem?

3 months / theglobeandmail / Claude Lavoie

Carney expected to announce support measures for steel industry hit by U.S. tariffs

3 months / theglobeandmail / Nick Murray

Mark Carney backtracks on ‘Who cares?’ comment, calls it ‘poor choice of words’

3 months / torontosun / Jordan Ercit

Carney walks back comment on trade talks with Trump, calling it a ‘poor choice of words’

3 months / theglobeandmail / David Baxter

Carney says ‘who cares’ comment on Trump talks was ‘poor choice of words’

3 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Beekeepers call for import ban on non-North American bees as deadly mite spreads

Sarah Ritchie / nationalobserver - "We're hoping to see the government intervene and stop the imports of bees from any offshore. We feel like North America needs to become a stronghold and keep this mite out," said Chris Miedema, president of the Alberta Beekeepers Commission.

#trade #canada #diseaseoutbreak #publicsafety #environmentalprotection #agriculture #government #canadianpolitics #foodsafety

The Birds and The Bees

3 months / nationalobserver / Sandra Bartlett

Beekeepers call for import ban on non-North American bees as deadly mite spreads

3 months / nationalobserver / Sarah Ritchie

Beekeepers call for import ban on non-North American bees as deadly mite spreads

3 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Canadian beekeepers ask government to ban overseas bee imports to protect local hives

3 months / nationalpost / Christopher Nardi

Braid: With tanker ban on the table, it's B.C. Premier Eby's turn to gripe about Ottawa

Don Braid, Calgary Herald / calgaryherald - Eby sounds almost like an Alberta premier during the Trudeau regime, when Ottawa systematically piled up laws that stifled the province’s economy

#economicpolicy #BC #climate #firstnations #pipeline #environmentalprotection #coastalmanagement #government #canadianpolitics #energy

Bell: Poilievre slams Smith-Carney pipeline deal as a 'public relations stunt'

3 months / calgaryherald / Rick Bell

Braid: With tanker ban on the table, it's B.C. Premier Eby's turn to gripe about Ottawa

3 months / calgaryherald / Don Braid, Calgary Herald

BC Liberal MPs face pressure from voters over pipeline, tanker ban

3 months / nationalobserver / Natasha Bulowski

Fact check: Elizabeth May’s tanker ban claims don’t add up

3 months / thehub / Falice Chin

Ontario to table Andrew’s Law in a bid to tackle dangerous driving

theglobeandmail - The legislation, named after a man who was killed in the summer, would enact lifetime driving bans for those convicted of dangerous driving causing death

#memorials #crime #ontario #publicsafety #legalaffairs #government #canadianpolitics

Ontario targets dangerous driving with tough measures in new legislation

3 months / torontosun / Jane Stevenson

Ontario to table Andrew’s Law in a bid to tackle dangerous driving

3 months / theglobeandmail

Ontario to introduce lifetime ban for people convicted of fatal dangerous driving

3 months / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Ontario to table Andrew’s Law in effort to tackle dangerous driving

3 months / citynews / Patricia D'Cunha

9 Alberta government MLAs are facing recall efforts. What’s going on?

Sean Boynton / globalnews - A growing number of recall efforts against sitting MLAs in Alberta is raising pressure on Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party.

#politics #publicprotests #alberta #voterturnout #localelections #conservativeparty #government #partydiscipline #canadianpolitics

Nine Alberta MLAs facing recall petitions

3 months / rabble / David J. Climenhaga

Edmonton-area cabinet minister among five latest Alberta UCP MLAs to face recall petitions

3 months / edmontonjournal / Matthew Black

Five more Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall, bringing total to 14

3 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Five more Alberta UCP caucus members face recall petitions, bringing total to 14

3 months / theglobeandmail

ONE MORE: Another recall issued for Alberta MLA

3 months / westernstandard / Leah Mushet

9 Alberta government MLAs are facing recall efforts. What’s going on?

3 months / globalnews / Sean Boynton

Breakenridge: If recalls, petitions too much for Smith, it can be simplified to an election

3 months / calgaryherald / Michele Jarvie

JEANES: Making the case for Danielle Smith to my Red Tory neighbours

3 months / westernstandard / Western Standard Guest Columnist

Nine of Alberta Premier Smith's UCP legislature members face recall petitions

3 months / nationalobserver / Jack Farrell

It’s unacceptable B.C. has been cut out of pipeline talks, Premier Eby tells Mark Carney

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - For a project he says 'doesn't actually exist,' there was a lot British Columbia Premier David Eby had to say about a potential pipeline from Alberta to B.C.'s northern coast.

#trade #markcarney #politics #BC #saskatchewan #pipeline #government #canadianpolitics #energy

Carney and Smith set to announce new energy deal on Thursday despite Eby's concerns

3 months / westernstandard / David Wiechnik

Premiers, federal ministers urge Saskatchewan company to change U.S. export plans

3 months / globalnews / Grace Miller

Ottawa to provide clarity on B.C.’s tanker ban, minister says

3 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Nutrien's plans for U.S. terminal get pushback from Ottawa, thumbs up from economist

3 months / thestarphoenix / Rob O'Flanagan

Hodgson says Ottawa is close to providing clarity on B.C. tanker ban

3 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Hodgson says Ottawa is close to providing "more clarity" on BC tanker ban

3 months / nationalobserver / Nick Murray

It’s unacceptable B.C. has been cut out of pipeline talks, Premier Eby tells Mark Carney

3 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Canadian potash company Nutrien to build terminal in U.S. and not B.C.

3 months / globalnews / Amy Judd

Carney and Smith to unveil energy deal in Calgary Thursday, source says

3 months / theglobeandmail / Robert Fife, Stephanie Levitz

Premier Eby tells Carney it's unacceptable BC has been cut out of pipeline talks

3 months / nationalobserver / Wolfgang Depner

Ford government passes controversial omnibus rental bill amidst protests

Isaac Callan / globalnews - On Monday morning, Bill 60 passed its third reading at Queen's Park, the final stage before it receives royal assent and becomes law.

#politics #publicprotests #ontario #labour #dougford #consumerprotection #legalaffairs #government #canadianpolitics

Balance or power? Ontario’s Bill 60 targets the province’s weakest people

3 months / citynews / Patricia D'Cunha

AGAR: Who rent control really helps — politicians, not renters

3 months / torontosun / Jordan Ercit

Queen’s Park passage of Bill 60 comes with catcalls, loud protests

3 months / torontosun / Bryan Passifiume

Ontario legislators have passed Bill 60. What does it mean for tenants?

3 months / theglobeandmail / Holly McKenzie-Sutter

Ford government passes controversial omnibus rental bill amidst protests

3 months / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Ford government’s controversial Bill 60 passes in Ontario legislature

3 months / citynews / Patricia D'Cunha

Carney weighs trip to D.C. next week as trade talks stall

Steven Chase / theglobeandmail - Canada, U.S. have not held formal negotiations for more than a month since Trump called them off

#trade #uscanadarelations #markcarney #economicpolicy #internationalrelations #uspolitics #conservativeparty #government #canadianpolitics #finance

'He should care': Conservatives slam Carney on dismissive comments about Trump

3 months / nationalobserver / Nick Murray, Catherine Morrison

Politics Insider: Carney weighs attending World Cup draw in Washington as trade talks stall

3 months / theglobeandmail / Ian Bailey

Conservatives slam Liberals over Carney's comments on how he doesn't care about U.S trade negotiations

3 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Carney weighs trip to D.C. next week as trade talks stall

3 months / theglobeandmail / Steven Chase

When is the last time Carney spoke to Trump? ‘Who cares?’ PM says

3 months / nationalpost / National Post Staff

LILLEY: Carney says ‘Who cares?’ about talking to Trump as tariffs hit Canadian workers

3 months / torontosun / Brian Lilley

Pentagon probing Sen. Mark Kelly’s ‘illegal orders’ video, war secretary says

Ian Shantz / torontosun - Pete Hegseth slams video made by ‘Seditious Six,’ says on social media it was 'despicable, reckless, and false'

#politics #security #media #legalaffairs #diplomatichistory #uspolitics #defence #military #government

Pentagon probing Sen. Mark Kelly’s ‘illegal orders’ video, war secretary says

3 months / torontosun / Ian Shantz

Pentagon investigating Democratic Senator after video to troops

3 months / nationalpost / Bloomberg News

Pentagon to investigate Democrat who urged troops to defy illegal orders

3 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Prime Minister Mark Carney moving beyond Trudeau-era ‘feminist foreign policy’

Bryan Passifiume / torontosun - 'I wouldn't describe (Canadian) foreign policy as feminist foreign policy,' Carney told reporters in Johannesburg Sunday

#markcarney #politics #diplomacy #canada #internationalrelations #foreigninterference #government #canadianpolitics

Prime Minister Mark Carney moving beyond Trudeau-era ‘feminist foreign policy’

3 months / torontosun / Bryan Passifiume

Kelly McParland: Carney buries Trudeau’s ‘feminist foreign policy’

3 months / nationalpost / Kelly McParland

Carney says he wouldn't describe Canada as having feminist foreign policy

3 months / theglobeandmail

Standalone Stollery Children’s Hospital to be built in south Edmonton

Karen Bartko / globalnews - After many years of planning and calls from the public to make it a reality, the location for a new, standalone Stollery Children's Hospital has been revealed.

#alberta #edmonton #education #publichealth #childprotection #infrastructure #healthcare #government

Standalone Stollery Children’s Hospital to be built in south Edmonton

3 months / globalnews / Karen Bartko

Site selected for new stand-alone Stollery Children's Hospital in south Edmonton

3 months / edmontonjournal / Matthew Black

Alberta selects site for new stand-alone Stollery Children’s Hospital

3 months / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

Alberta Speaker, ministers among 6 more UCP MLAs facing recall petitions

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The latest recall petitions for UCP MLAs in Alberta include four cabinet ministers, an associate minister and the Speaker of the house.

#politics #publicprotests #alberta #publicsafety #localelections #government #partydiscipline #canadianpolitics #resignation

Six more UCP MLAs now face recall petitions

3 months / calgaryherald / Stephen Tipper

SIX MORE: Numerous recall petitions for UCP MLAs issued on the same day

3 months / westernstandard / Leah Mushet

Six more of Danielle Smith’s UCP legislature members face recall petitions

3 months / theglobeandmail / Jack Farrell

Alberta Speaker, ministers among 6 more UCP MLAs facing recall petitions

3 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

ASIRT probes death of Calgary man who went into medical distress after taser struggle

Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - The province’s police watchdog is investigating after a Calgary man died Sunday following a chaotic confrontation with officers during a mental-health call in the city’s southeast.

#publicprotests #humanrights #crime #alberta #calgary #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #legalaffairs #government

Investigation underway after man dies while in Calgary police custody

3 months / globalnews / Ken MacGillivray

ASIRT probes death of Calgary man who went into medical distress after taser struggle

3 months / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

Man dies in Calgary police custody, sparking ASIRT investigation

3 months / calgaryherald / Ricky Leong

Canada, G7 security ministers pledge to fight organized crime together

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The ministers said transnational criminal organizations are "ruthless in their pursuit of profit, power and influence" through corruption, violence and other illicit means.