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Canadian energy minister, Alberta premier disappointed with Imperial Oil job cuts
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Imperial Oil’s “very disappointing” plan to lay off roughly 20 per cent of its workforce by 2027 reinforces the need to build more pipelines. Smith is blaming Ottawa for the layoffs at the Calgary-based company. “The industry for the last 10 years has been hampered and hobbled by federal government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec premier outlines new economic vision in speech to legislature
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault has outlined what he calls his new economic vision for the province. During the inaugural speech in the national assembly, Legault said his government will table a new bill to accelerate approvals for major, strategic projects. He says he will also ask the province’s largest pension fund manager to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. public service workers to rally in Vancouver after contract talks break down
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The union representing 34,000 public sector workers in British Columbia says members of other unions will join a rally in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday to show they are “not backing down” after contract talks stalled with the government. A statement from the BC General Employees’ Union says thousands of striking workers are expected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two of three beached sperm whales in P.E.I. dead; condition of third deteriorating
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
The head of a conservation group says her team feels helpless and heartbroken after the death of two beached sperm whales off the northern coast of Prince Edward Island. A third whale is still clinging to life, but its condition is deteriorating, said Tonya Wimmer, executive director of the Marine Animal Response Society. She said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prolonged drought stunts the renowned wild blueberry crop in the Maritimes
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
HALIFAX — This summer’s prolonged drought across Atlantic Canada has had a costly impact on wild blueberry growers in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Donald Arseneault, general manager of the NB Blueberries industry group, says that as this year’s harvest was wrapping up, the total yield was 70 per cent less than the previous three-year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Nigel Wright, former chief of staff to Stephen Harper, dead at age 62
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — Nigel Wright, a longtime Canadian businessman and former top aide to prime minister Stephen Harper, has died. Onex, the private equity firm where Wright worked for nearly three decades, announced his death in a post today. The firm’s president and CEO, Bobby LeBlanc, says in a statement Wright was the consummate gentleman and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Corrective to Sept. 29 story about Gilbert Rozon civil trial
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
A story published by The Canadian Press on Sept. 29 about a civil trial involving Quebec impresario Gilbert Rozon incorrectly reported that Quebec Superior Court Justice Chantal Tremblay would have six months to render her ruling, as per the Quebec Civil Code. In fact, she will have six months to render her ruling as per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump hits Canadian lumber producers with additional 10 per cent tariff
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued new tariffs that could add further pressure on Canadian producers of softwood lumber and furniture. A presidential proclamation on Monday evening set out a 10 per cent duty on imports of softwood timber and lumber, along with a 25 per cent levy on imports of kitchen cabinets and vanities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What could happen as U.S. government shutdown looms
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says a federal government shutdown is likely as Congress sits at a stalemate ahead of a midnight deadline to pass legislation to keep it running. Democrats and Republicans are blaming each other for causing the shutdown and the president has not shared much concern about the work stoppage. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec police say two arrested in connection with $1.8 million in stolen vehicles
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say two men have appeared in court in the theft of vehicles in the Montreal area worth $1.8 million. They say the suspects, aged 40 and 59, turned themselves in at a court in Joliette, Que., northeast of Montreal, on Sept. 19 and were ordered detained. Police say the arrests ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As public service cuts loom, local Ottawa agency eyes growing defence industry
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — With the prospect of public service cuts looming over the capital, an Ottawa economic development agency is making a pitch for federal help to grow out the local defence industry and turn it into an “innovation hub.” Invest Ottawa, a not-for-profit local economic development group, is asking the federal government to grant the ... Read More »
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