3 d. ago This N.B. landlord says she’s seeing unexplained spikes in property power bills

Moncton landlord Susan Martin says there's no good explanation for her energy bills showing massive spikes in consumption. One of her vacant properties saw its consumption double.

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9 d. ago B.C. business support for NDP's Bill 7 turns distinctly lukewarm

Vaughn Palmer: Support appears based on interprovincial trade parts of bill, while business groups now expressing concern about power grab

Economics

1 week ago Smoky Lake RCMP seize stolen property amid ‘spike’ in related crime

Police say they found the goods using a 'bait trap,' part of their strategy to try and crack down on property crimes in the area.

Events

3 w. ago Danish Investor Raises €12 Billion for Renewable Energy Fund

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has raised over €12 billion ($13 billion) for its latest green power fund, making it one of the largest ever investment vehicles dedicated to renewable energy.

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3 w. ago B.C. legislation would give cabinet sweeping powers amid U.S. tariff threats

British Columbia’s government is proposing giving cabinet broad-reaching emergency powers to respond to what Premier David Eby calls the “human-caused disaster” coming in like a freight train from the United States. A bill, tabled in the legislature Thursday, gives cabinet the power to implement charges on vehicles using B.C. infrastructure, such as highways and ferries, […]

Economics

3 w. ago Ontario's trade war retaliation will drive up U.S. electricity bills by $100 per month

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has just taken another bold step in Canada's counter-attack in the face of the steep tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump enacted on goods imported from the north last week.On Monday, Ford and his minister of energy and electrification formally introduced a new 25 per cent surcharge on all electricity the province sends south of the border, which will add approximately $100 to the monthly power bills of some 1.5 million residents in neighbouring New York, Michigan and Minnesota, effective immediately.It's a measure that the premier has been threatening since Trump started mounting his tariff actions in earnest in recent weeks, turning the blustering prattle the former reality TV star is notorious for into serious, debilitating action against his nation's closest ally.Ford added in his press conference about the new surcharge this morning that he will escalate restrictions on Ontario-produced energy further if...

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