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B.C. premier tells government to cancel American contracts ‘wherever viable’

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:41:11 +0000

VICTORIA 鈥� U.S. President Donald Trump has served up “special, derogatory” treatment for Canada in the latest salvo in his global trade war, British Columbia Premier David Eby said. Eby said Thursday that B.C.’s Crown corporations, ministries and health authorities have been told to cancel American contracts “wherever viable,” in the province’s latest move to […]

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Poilievre announces more housing reforms on campaign stop in Milton

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:31:07 +0000

OTTAWA 鈥� In Milton, Ont., on Thursday, Poilievre focused on housing, saying he would make it easier for cities to cut the cost of building new homes. The Conservative plan would see the federal government reimburse cities for half of every dollar they cut in development charges, up to a maximum of $25,000 per home. […]

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Metro Vancouver Board makes major slashes to operations, capital spending

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:05:55 +0000

METRO VANCOUVER 鈥� The Metro Vancouver Board has announced it has completed its Services and Cost Efficiencies Review, directing the organization to apply $364 million in operating budget savings to its 2026 Budget and 2026-2030 Five-Year Financial Plan. The means the projected 2026 household rate increase will be reduced by half. 鈥淥ver the past few […]

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It鈥檚 over: Final ruling in Crown vs. Sudbury case concerning employers鈥� delegation of worksite control

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:10:12 +0000

鈥淥ntario鈥檚 construction industry can breathe a sigh of relief,鈥� write Gowling WLG partners Sahil Shoor, Tushar Anandasagar and associate Michael Piaseczny. Concluding what they refer to as 鈥渘othing short of a marathon,鈥� the critical case of the Crown vs. the Greater City of Sudbury has reached a final ruling from the Ontario Court of Appeal. […]

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Carney, Poilievre taking their campaigns to the GTA today

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:45:59 +0000

OTTAWA 鈥� The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today.聽 Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and meet with supporters and volunteers in Hamilton, Ont., in the afternoon.聽 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a press conference in Milton, Ont., […]

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In Alberta, Carney follows Poilievre in pledging to speed up resource projects

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:42:20 +0000

OTTAWA 鈥� Liberal Leader Mark Carney took his promise of making Canada an “energy superpower” to the heart of Canada’s oil industry Wednesday (April 9), becoming the second party leader in three days to promise to speed up the review process to greenlight major national energy projects. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made a one-project, one-review […]

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Ontario open to compromise with Toronto on bike lane removals

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:05:20 +0000

TORONTO 鈥� Ontario says it is open to a compromise with the City of Toronto on plans to remove three bicycle lanes. Premier Doug Ford’s government passed legislation last year to take out bike lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue. Ford has listed those bike lanes among the contributing factors to the […]

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Ontario plans to apply ‘strong mayor’ powers in 169 more communities

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:00:53 +0000

TORONTO 鈥� Ontario is proposing to more than triple the number of mayors who have so-called strong mayor powers, looking to add 169 municipalities to the list. The powers, which critics decry as undemocratic, include allowing heads of council to propose bylaws and pass them with the support of one-third of councillors, veto bylaws and […]

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Canada adds more retaliatory tariffs as Trump’s trade war hits the world

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:36:19 +0000

WASHINGTON 鈥� Canada amped up its retaliatory measures against Donald Trump’s tariffs today as the United States president brought his trade war to the world. A 10 per cent baseline tariff on imports to the U.S. from most countries, and higher duties on dozens of nations, came into force just after midnight following days of […]

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Two federal party leaders in Saskatchewan today as campaign nears halfway point

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:29:39 +0000

OTTAWA 鈥� The Liberal and NDP leaders will take their campaigns to Saskatchewan today as the federal election race nears the halfway mark.聽 NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to make an announcement and speak at the First Nations Summit in Vancouver, before making his way to Saskatoon for a campaign event. There are 14 […]

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Indigenous law centre fulfills Truth and Reconciliation Commission Recommendation 50

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:00:19 +0000

When the University of Victoria鈥檚 new National Centre for Indigenous Law (NCIL) opens this summer it will be a major step in fulfilling Recommendation 50 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calling for 鈥渢he establishment of Indigenous law institutes for the development, use and understanding of Indigenous laws.鈥� The structure鈥檚 footprint will be firmly rooted […]

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Carney, Eby meet in Victoria with softwood lumber duties a focal point

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:06:00 +0000

VICTORIA 鈥� British Columbia Premier David Eby said he had a “productive” discussion with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday, with a focus on a “Team Canada” approach to what Eby called “attacks” on the softwood lumber industry by the United States. Eby and Carney spoke about building more housing with mass timber, the premier […]

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