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Canada rescinds digital services tax to resume negotiations with U.S.
Canada rescinds digital services tax to resume negotiations with U.S.
OTTAWA — Canada is rescinding its digital services tax and will resume trade negotiations with the United States, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said in a statement issued late Sunday night. The announcement came following a phone call betw...
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Here’s how provinces are trying to remove Canada’s internal trade barriers
OTTAWA — Efforts to boost interprovincial trade have kicked into high gear amid...
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Judge approves process to put Yukon Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon up for sale
YUKON — An Ontario judge has approved a request from the court-appointed receive...
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‘Left hanging’: Saskatchewan residents of fire-ravaged village blast province
SASKATOON, SASK. — Residents of a northern Saskatchewan community ravaged by wil...
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Canada rescinds digital services tax to resume negotiations with U.S.
OTTAWA — Canada is rescinding its digital services tax and will resume trade neg...
Government
Here’s how provinces are trying to remove Canada’s internal trade barriers
OTTAWA — Efforts to boost interprovincial trade have kicked into high gear amid...
Government
Judge approves process to put Yukon Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon up for sale
YUKON — An Ontario judge has approved a request from the court-appointed receive...
Government
‘Left hanging’: Saskatchewan residents of fire-ravaged village blast province
SASKATOON, SASK. — Residents of a northern Saskatchewan community ravaged by wil...
Government
Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why it alarms its critics
OTTAWA — Parliament has passed controversial major projects legislation that Pri...
Government
Senate could vote on controversial major projects bill today
OTTAWA — The Senate could vote today on Prime Minister Mark Carney's controversi...
Government
National chief calls on senators to slow down major projects bill
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on senat...
Government
Carney says Canada will meet new NATO spending target by developing critical minerals
THE HAGUE — Canada will reach an even higher NATO spending target in part by dev...
Government
Federal judge dismisses legal challenges to Woodfibre LNG’s ‘floatel’
OTTAWA — Canada's Federal Court has rejected legal challenges disputing the appr...
Government
Prime Minister Carney in Brussels today for EU-Canada summit
BRUSSELS — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Belgium today, where he visited a mi...
Government
Parliament set to rise today, with MPs to vote on controversial major projects bill
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's major projects and internal trade bill wil...
Government
Budget watchdog says he’s in the dark on Ottawa’s fiscal targets
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer said he can't properly assess whether...
Government
Canada announces measures to retaliate against U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs
OTTAWA — Canada is taking steps to protect the steel and aluminum industries wit...
Government
Carney’s contentious major projects bill clears committee
OTTAWA — Running roughshod over the environment. Spawning the next Idle No More...
Government
Carney guided the G7 through the ‘diplomatic Rockies,’ says expert
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful performance hosting...
Government
Building permit growth up 31.5 per cent in Saskatchewan
REGINA - Statistics Canada's latest figures indicate a 31.5 per cent increase fr...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Report on B.C. port turmoil backs right to strike, rebuffing essential-service calls
VANCOUVER - The right of workers to strike and employers to lock them out should...
Government , Labour
Canada’s answer to perilous economic times is nation-building construction
Not surprisingly, due to the new stiff tariff penalties being imposed on most Ca...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects
UPDATE: Trump says trade deal with Canada achievable, he and Carney have ‘different concepts’
KANANASKIS - U.S. President Donald Trump says a deal to end his trade war with C...
Government
Saanich council aims to advance RHFAC Gold in new B.C. buildings
RICHMOND, B.C. — The District of Saanich has passed a resolution looking to make...
Government
Liberals under fire for rushing bill through Parliament to speed up resource projects
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is coming under fire for seekin...
Government
B.C. chief says he’s ‘very concerned’ about bill to fast-track major projects
OTTAWA — The regional chief for British Columbia warns efforts by governments to...
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$30B in new investments needed to meet Canada’s critical mineral demand: report
TORONTO - A newly released report estimates Canada will need at least $30 billio...
Government , Projects , Resource
Alberta premier says province is looking to entice private-sector pipeline builder
CALGARY - The Alberta government is working to entice a private-sector player to...
Government , Projects , Resource
U.K. ministry warns British home developers to ‘build to approved schedules or risk fines’
Prime Minister Mark Carney has repeatedly stated the federal government’s commit...
Government
Auditor general finds F-35 costs soar amid project delays, pilot shortages
OTTAWA — The estimated cost of Canada’s incoming fleet of advanced stealth fight...
Government
Government rejects Bloc’s call to split internal trade, major projects legislation
OTTAWA — Government House leader Steven MacKinnon says the Liberals won't split...
Government
GST relief on new homes could save 1st-time buyers up to $240 on mortgages: report
OTTAWA — The Liberal plan to give first-time homebuyers a tax break on a newly b...
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Manitoba premier promotes more interprovincial trade, possible energy corridor
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has announced another interprovincial trad...
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Liberals table bill to speed up approvals for major ‘national interest’ projects
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government introduced legislation Friday w...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
B.C. gives green light to LNG pipeline, with no need for new environmental assessment
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says a decade-old environmental asses...
Government , Projects , Resource
Infrastructure Bank CEO says it’s ready to play a role in national-interest projects
CALGARY — The chief executive of the Canada Infrastructure Bank says the Crown c...
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Two Vancouver Island First Nations receive CIB funding for housing projects
COWICHAN, B.C. — The Malahat Nation and Cowichan Tribes on Vancouver Island are...
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B.C. spending $6.2M to support airport upgrades
VICTORIA — This year, the Province of B.C. is investing $6.2 million through the...
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Trade clarity to help Canada’s economy rebound after modest recession: Deloitte
OTTAWA — Some economists are putting an increasingly optimistic slant on Canada'...
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CIB closes $50M loan with Dream Industrial for commercial upgrades
TORONTO - The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Dream Industrial Real Estate...
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Here’s how provinces are trying to remove Canada’s internal trade barriers
OTTAWA — Efforts to boost interprovincial trade have kicked into high gear amid...
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Judge approves process to put Yukon Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon up for sale
YUKON — An Ontario judge has approved a request from the court-appointed receive...
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Seacliff Properties launches Gracewood in the Fairwinds community
NANOOSE BAY, B.C. — Seacliff Properties has announced the launch of Gracewood, a...
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Special to the JOC: Are your crews trained to work safely around traffic?
A thorough orientation that includes work zone safety is a powerful tool for com...