In the news today: Major projects to be announced, Korea’s push for Canadian sub deal

By Canadian Press on September 11, 2025.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…

Carney to unveil specifics on major projects

Prime Minister Mark Carney will today unveil his government’s list of candidates for major projects that could get fast-track approval as he pushes to spur investment and grow the economy.

Bill C-5, which moved through Parliament at lightning speed in the spring, is meant to streamline and speed up approvals for large infrastructure projects the prime minister and his cabinet decide are in the national interest.

Carney’s government launched a new office over the summer to hasten project approvals, part of his government’s response to the economic threats posed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

That projects office is being headed by former Trans Mountain board chair Dawn Farrell.

Hanwha’s sub bid includes battery production pitch

One of two finalists in the competition to build the Royal Canadian Navy’s next fleet of submarines is pitching multiple industrial partnerships and economic benefits in the hopes of sealing the deal.

Hanwha Oceans is floating various industrial-technological benefit collaborations that could involve investments in Canadian lithium-ion battery production, liquefied natural gas, aerospace, steel, critical minerals mining and sustainable energy.

Although the firm is keeping its cards to its chest on the specifics — part of an unsolicited proposal it made to the Canadian government in July — the company promises more details in the coming weeks and insists the investments would be significant.

“We’ve talked about everything from energy co-operation to battery co-operation to … other areas where Hanwha is particularly strong, like infantry-fighting vehicles and howitzers,” said Hanwha Global Defense CEO Michael Coulter in an interview with The Canadian Press.

Telus says Rogers blocking it from buying ads

A Canadian telecom giant is asking the national regulator to call one of its competitors offside, saying it has been unfairly blocked from advertising on the other company’s media platforms.

It’s a battle between Telus Corp. and Rogers Communications Inc. that also extends to the ice, with the former alleging that Rogers has used its position as Canada’s dominant TV rightsholder for NHL games to interfere with Telus’ long-standing sponsorship of the Calgary Flames.

The issue was outlined in a complaint filed by Telus in June and posted to the CRTC’s website Tuesday. It alleges Rogers has been engaging in “anticompetitive behaviour” that violates regulatory rules.

Rogers disputes that characterization, however, saying Telus’ advertisements aim to harm its reputation and therefore don’t comply with its content standards.

Ontario college support staff on strike

Support staff at Ontario’s publicly funded colleges are on strike, as they failed to reach a new contract agreement before the deadline of midnight.

The 10,000 full-time college support staff, represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, are seeking better wages, benefits, and job security, and were in a legal strike position as of 12:01 a.m.

The union, which also represents faculty at Ontario colleges, states that nearly 10,000 college faculty and staff have either been laid off or are projected to lose their jobs amid hundreds of program cancellations and suspensions since last year.

Toddler killed after SUV crashes into Ont. daycare

Police north of Toronto continue to investigate after an SUV plowed into a daycare in Richmond Hill on Wednesday, killing a toddler and injuring six other children, one of them critically.

York Regional Police said the boy, just 18 months old, died after the vehicle smashed through a window of the centre. Three staff members were also hurt.

The driver, a man in his 70s, was arrested at the scene, and investigators said the crash does not appear to have been intentional.

There is still no word on what triggered the incident during the afternoon pickup time.

N.L. can get better energy deal: ex-panel member

An accountant who quit a panel overseeing energy negotiations between the electric utilities of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec says the public should be able to read his full resignation letter.

Mike Wilson said Wednesday he is unable to share the letter himself because he signed a non-disclosure agreement. However, he called on the panel’s chair to encourage the Newfoundland and Labrador government to release the unredacted text of his resignation letter, which he submitted May 12.

The former EY executive has previously said he resigned because the panel was not serving the public as intended.

“Releasing my letter would demonstrate transparency and enable the public to make an informed decision,” Wilson said in a statement to reporters on Wednesday.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 11, 2025

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