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Newfoundland and Labrador drops lawsuit challenging federal equalization program
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (171+ words) Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham talks during a news conference at the Confederation Building in St. John's on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly ST. JOHN'S - The Newfoundland and Labrador government has dropped a lawsuit challenging the federal…...
New Brunswick's energy regulator approves 500-megawatt gas plant proposal
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (165+ words) A contract crew working with New Brunswick Power works to restore power knocked out by post-tropical storm Lee in Fredericton on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen Mac Gillivray FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's energy regulator has approved a Crown corporation's application…...
S&P/TSX composite up, U. S. stock markets mixed in late-morning trading
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (155+ words) The fading name on the building in Toronto that used to house the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday, August 18 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim TORONTO - Strength in the technology and base metal sectors helped Canada's main stock index climb…...
All of Canada should get a vote in an Alberta referendum
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (644+ words) A person wears an "Alberta First" hat while taking part in signing a petition that sought to have a referendum on Alberta separation. Alberta is to vote on whether to hold a separation referendum. Here's how we got here, May…...
The latest on Alberta's vote on whether to have binding separation referendum
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1263+ words) Supporters carry boxes of signatures to submit for a separation referendum to Elections Alberta in Edmonton, on Monday, May 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks in a televised address on May 21, 2026. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has…...
How did Alberta get here? A referendum timeline
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1154+ words) Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks in a televised address on May 21, 2026. CALGARY'The province of Alberta is now within spitting distance of a vote on independence. This fall's referendum-on-a-referendum, as some critics are calling it, will be of "monumental importance," Premier…...
Alberta is to vote on whether to hold a separation referendum. Here's how we got here
1+ week, 1+ day ago (538+ words) Supporters carry boxes of signatures to submit for a separation referendum to Elections Alberta in Edmonton, on Monday, May 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that Albertans will be going to the polls Oct. 19 to vote…...
Help us build the ultimate Toronto staycation guide
1+ week, 1+ day ago (173+ words) There's a beach for every holiday preference in the GTA, and they're reachable by transit. Picture yourself under that pink umbrella at Bluffer's." Travel by GO, and the world opens further. The Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington are less than…...
Puerto Rico governor promises to alleviate power and water shortages
1+ week, 2+ day ago (473+ words) She said a bidding process to install 3, 000 megawatts of additional power generation capacity is underway and will likely be awarded by late summer. In addition, she announced that nearly 1, 000 megawatts will be added to the system in upcoming months as…...
Ottawa says it plans to shutter and sell its Nanisivik naval port
1+ week, 2+ day ago (180+ words) OTTAWA - The Liberal government is shutting down the Nanisivik naval station on northern Baffin Island as a cost-cutting measure, and plans eventually to transfer the property to another party. The Department of National Defence says it already has started to…...