53 m. ago SHELL PLC – REPORT ON PAYMENTS TO GOVERNMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2024

Shell plc – Report on Payments to Governments for the year 2024 Basis for preparation – Report on Payments to Governments for the year 2024This Report provides a consolidated overview of the payments to governments made by Shell plc and its subsidiary undertakings (hereinafter referred to as “Shell”) for the year 2024 as required under […]

Politics

2 h. ago Ontario budget: Ford government expected to outline tariff spending plan

Around 4 p.m., Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy will rise in the Ontario legislature to table the critical economic document.

Politics

9 h. ago BC Conservatives slam investigation into safe supply whistleblower

The probe came after a government document revaling the diversion of safe supply drugs was leaked to the province's Official Opposition.

Economics

9 h. ago Bell: Most Albertans want provincial government plan for how Alberta exits Canada – poll

In a new poll, 51 per cent of Albertans want the Smith government to prepare a plan on how Alberta could exit Canada and become an independent country

Politics

9 h. ago Bell: Alberta separating? Most Albertans want Smith government to say how

In a new poll, 51 per cent of Albertans want the Smith government to prepare a plan on how Alberta could exit Canada and become an independent country

Politics

9 h. ago Premier Danielle Smith's demands for Ottawa has Canadians divided: report

A new report by the Angus Reid Institute shows that Canadians surveyed believe Alberta receives fewer resources from the federal government compared to other provinces, and are supportive of some of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s demands, including coast-to-coast oil and gas shipping access. Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his cabinet on Tuesday, earning criticism from […]

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10 h. ago Un nouveau premier ministre au Pérou sur fond de crise sécuritaire

Le pays est confronté à une explosion de la criminalité et en particulier des actes d’extorsion.

Politics

10 h. ago Qatar’s PM defends jet offer to Trump, says they’ll withdraw if illegal

Qatar’s prime minister defended his country’s offer of a luxury jet to President Donald Trump, telling CNN they would not follow through with the gift if it was deemed illegal and insisting it was not an effort to wield undue influence within the U.S. “It is government to government. The transaction has nothing to do […]

Economics

10 h. ago Canada welcomes UN body’s decision holding Russia responsible for MH17 tragedy

OTTAWA — The Canadian government is welcoming a recent decision by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization to hold Russia responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. The plane was shot down on July 17, 2014, over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board, including one Canadian. Global Affairs Canada […]

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11 h. ago Premier admits witch hunt for whistleblower makes B.C. government look bad

Vaughn Palmer: MLA Elenore Sturko refused to tell RCMP where she got leaked 'safer supply' report

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11 h. ago Premier admits witch hunt for 'safer supply' whistleblower makes B.C. government look bad

Vaughn Palmer: MLA Elenore Sturko refused to tell RCMP where she got leaked report used to embarrass the NDP government

Politics

12 h. ago GOLDSTEIN: Honda decision raises doubts about Canada’s $52.5 billion bet on EVs

Honda’s decision to delay its $15-billion Electric Vehicle project in Alliston, Ontario for two years is a reminder of the enormous financial stake federal and provincial governments have made in EVs, committing to larger taxpayer-funded incentives than the industry is investing in itself.  A report by parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux last year pegged total […]

Economics

13 h. ago Opposition slams Liberals for having no plans to table budget soon

OTTAWA — Opposition parties attacked Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday for being vague about his plans after his government said it would not table a federal budget before the House of Commons rises for the summer. Following the first Liberal cabinet meeting after the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said instead of […]

Politics

13 h. ago LILLEY: Carney’s new cabinet seems pretty radical — and not in a good way

Mark Carney wants you to believe that he’s a pragmatist and will govern as one, but the problem is that he’s surrounded by radicals. One of those radicals, whose views mirror Carney’s previous statements on the oil and gas industry, put our new prime minister in a difficult spot Wednesday. The day after Carney, in […]

Transport

13 h. ago UK Mulls New Investor Visa Targeting Key Strategic Industries

The UK is drawing up plans for a special visa for foreigners who invest significant sums in Britain, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government seeks to blunt the economic blow from recent tax hikes and wider curbs on work permits.

Other

15 h. ago Finance minister says no 2025 budget, while government focuses on fall update

In December, a House committee tabled a 330-page report on the fruit of its 2025 budget consultations

Politics

16 h. ago B.C. will be ‘engine of the new Canada’, Eby says ahead of trade mission to Asia

A few weeks ago, David Eby congratulated Prime Minister Mark Carney on his election win and urged him to “commit to a new era of federal-provincial-territorial cooperation.”

Society

16 h. ago Opinion: Canadian democracy needs universities — now more than ever

What happens to democracy when universities come under attack? If recent events in both the United States and Canada are any indication, we’re about to find out — and the answer should concern all of us. Recently, the U.S. federal government has withheld billions in funding from universities like Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, and Penn — […]

Society

17 h. ago Fiery question period marks Ric McIver's first day as Alberta legislature Speaker

McIver's first sitting as Speaker descended into disorder after former government MLA Peter Guthrie questioned why the premier's husband was invited to meetings on a provincial rail network

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18 h. ago New York prison guard says he cleaned up blood of fatally beaten inmate

UTICA, N.Y. — A New York corrections officer admitted in court Wednesday he cleaned up blood from the fatal beating of an inmate that was captured on bodycam videos in an attempt to conceal evidence. Nicholas Gentile pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of attempted tampering with physical evidence in the Dec. 9 beating of […]

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