Author: Silas Reed
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland’s pitch to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to allies is drawing skeptical reactions from those who say her government neglected the sector over the past decade. The former finance minister’s policy statement on jobs and growth, released on Feb. 5, includes a pledge to “seize the opportunity to make Canada an energy superpower, from powering our grids with hydro to exporting liquefied natural gas to our allies.”That line is part of a package of proposals Freeland made to diversify Canada’s exports in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs on those…
A man was watching TV in Guelph, Ont., around 4 a.m. on Thursday morning when police say he heard a noise outside of his home. He went outside to see what was going on and found that someone was driving off with his Toyota Tundra.The man was not alone in his loss. Ten Tundras have been stolen in Guelph since Nov. 1 while thieves have also taken a crack at stealing eight others, according to local police.Police services in southern Ontario are reporting similar crimes. Waterloo Region said there have been 12 thefts and attempted thefts of Tundras while Barrie…
The Calgary Police Service is scrambling to close a multi-million-dollar gap in its budget, which the city’s top cop warns could linger for years if not addressed. CPS confirmed Thursday it is facing a $28-million budget shortfall in 2025 “and beyond,” with the potential for costs to fall on Calgary taxpayers if internal reductions aren’t found.“It’s not as though there’s a bunch of fat to cut,” police chief Mark Neufeld told reporters Friday.“We’re cutting muscle in anything we do.” Neufeld confirmed the funding gap is directly attributable to a decision from the provincial government to claw back the use of…
British Columbia’s lumber industry is facing uncertainty, as looming tariffs threaten to decimate the sector. “We don’t know what’s going to happen, businesses don’t like to not know what’s coming because you can’t make investment plans,” said Nick Arkle, CEO of Gorman Bros. Lumber.As B.C.’s top lumber export destination, the U.S. is critical to the industry — meaning President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat could deal a devastating blow.“About 60 per cent of our lumber in B.C. for the last couple of years has been going to the U.S., which in a way is funny because we have…
For the past few years, businesses and people living along Stony Plain Road in west Edmonton have adapted to the constant Valley Line LRT construction. Now, city council is debating how to speed that process up — but it may cause some headaches first.Listen Records is one business that is no stranger to construction out their front door on 124 Street, just steps from the nearby construction on 104 Avenue/Stony Plain Road.“I’ve shown up and they’ll have the sidewalk in front of our store closed at both ends for an undetermined amount of time,” said Kris Burwash, owner of Listen…
As February marks Black History Month, the Saskatchewan community came together to celebrate Black achievements this week at a symposium in Saskatoon. The symposium, hosted by the Truly Alive Youth and Family Foundation Inc (TAYFFI), is in its second year. Programming is dedicated to creating space for collaboration, education and celebration.“We feel and continue to believe that if people come together and share space and create opportunities for dialogue, then there will be a lot of deprogramming and a new opportunity for new learning,” said Anthony Olusola, TAYFFI’s executive director.The organization is one of many supporting Saskatchewan newcomers and providing…
By Angela Capobianco Global News Posted February 7, 2025 5:41 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new healthy food program is coming to New Brunswick schools. The federal government is investing $11.2 million over the next three years to expand and enhance school food programming in the province.While the current program only includes breakfast, a provincewide pay-what-you-can lunch program is expected in the coming years. Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday. “This is us coming together to do the hard work, to…
An RCMP Black Hawk helicopter is being deployed to the B.C. border. Matching similar moves in other provinces, RCMP says the helicopter will be used to bolster their surveillance and response capabilities at the border between B.C. and the United States.B.C. already has the largest air service fleet in the RCMP, with both rotary (helicopter) and fixed-wing (airplane) aircraft strategically positioned across the province, but this is the first RCMP Black Hawk helicopter in B.C.The deployment comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose tariffs on Canadian exports for what he has called Canada’s failure to curb the illegal…
Canadian provincial leaders will make their way to Washington. D.C., next week for the premier’s Council of the Federation (COF) joint mission to meet with U.S. elected officials and address shared issues such as jobs, the economy and tariffs. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is going to D.C. ahead of the COF delegation to emphasize the province’s “important role” in trade, especially in the energy and food sectors.“I think its incumbent on us as sub-national leaders to approach this with as calm and steady hands as we can,” Moe said Friday.“The goal for myself, and I believe for all other premiers,…
Travellers could find themselves whisked from downtown to Vancouver to Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast within two years, under a new proposal for an electric ferry line. The proposed Greenline ferry service, announced on Friday, would carry foot passengers from the Harbour Green dock in Coal Harbour to Bowen in 40 minutes and to the Sunshine Coast in 70 minutes.“We see there is a need. It is necessary to bring new modes of transportation… for efficiency, resiliency,” said Greenline founder and CEO Callum Campbell.“If Vancouver wants to compete in the world, we need to connect to our coastal communities…
