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2024 sees record warm temperatures, less sea ice cover in Gulf of St. Lawrence
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
MONT-JOLI — Last year, the Gulf of St. Lawrence recorded its highest maximum surface temperature and lowest seasonal volume of ice cover in decades, say researchers with the federal Fisheries Department. Surface temperatures and ice cover are directly related to air temperature, said Peter Galbraith, a research scientist in physical oceanography at the agency’s Maurice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal election: Newfoundland riding flips to Conservatives after judicial recount
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — Conservative Jonathan Rowe will represent the Terra Nova—The Peninsulas riding in Parliament. A recount in the rural Newfoundland riding has determined Rowe defeated Liberal Anthony Germain by 12 votes. The result reverses the first tally of the ballots after the April 28 federal election, which had Germain ahead by 12 votes. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New federal energy minister tells oil and gas execs it’s time for some quick wins
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
CALGARY — Canada’s new energy minister walked into the lion’s den Friday and spoke to oil and gas executives in Calgary about Ottawa’s plans to turn the country into an energy superpower. “I’m not here to waste your time,” Tim Hodgson told an event at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Hodgson said it’s time for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bloc Québécois files legal challenge of Terrebonne riding results after one-vote loss
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
TERREBONNE — The Bloc QuĂ©bĂ©cois says it has filed a Superior Court challenge to overturn the election results in the federal riding of Terrebonne after losing by one vote. In a news release, the party says there is doubt about who won the riding in the April 28 federal election because a mail-in vote from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Picking buffaloberries and electric fences: how wildlife is being managed ahead of G7
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Wildlife officials in Alberta have a plan to keep delegates safe from bear encounters during the G7 meeting in Kananaskis, Alta., next month. This week, more than 200 local kids from began plucking buffaloberry bushes in an effort to keep the animals away from the summit. Staff with the province’s public safety ministry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New energy minister tells oil and gas executives it’s time for some quick wins
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
CALGARY — Canada’s new energy minister walked into the lion’s den in Calgary and spoke to oil and gas executives about Ottawa’s plans to turn the country into an energy superpower. Tim Hodgson told a Calgary Chamber of Commerce event that it’s time for a reset and major projects need to get done in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyer challenging Trump’s trade war says tariffs are ‘illegal and abusive’
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
WASHINGTON — As a mounting number of challenges against U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war start making their way through court, a lawyer representing small businesses says the tariffs are an “illegal and abusive” use of powers. Ilya Somin is representing five American small businesses who had a hearing before the U.S. Court of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ongoing strike threat could push more customers away from a struggling Canada Post
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
MONTREAL — Canada Post customers may face delays as 55,000 workers swear off overtime shifts, though a much bigger disruption was averted after the union backed down from a strike threat. However, experts say the possibility of escalating job action may continue to scare off customers who pulled their shipments over the past couple of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians warned to prepare for hurricanes regardless of how many storms are forecast
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
HALIFAX — A senior Environment Canada meteorologist says that as the Atlantic hurricane season is about to start, experts are predicting another active year. But Bob Robichaud at the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax says the impact on Canada is impossible to forecast because there’s no telling where these tropical storms will go once they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New federal energy minister tells oil and gas executives it was some for quick wins
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
CALGARY — Canada’s new energy minister walked into the lion’s den in Calgary and spoke to oil and gas executives about Ottawa’s plans to turn the country into an energy superpower. Tim Hodgson told a Calgary Chamber of Commerce event that it’s time for a reset and major projects need to get done in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Several MPs make pitches to colleagues to become next Speaker of the House of Commons
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — At least six members of Parliament are asking their colleagues to support their bid to become the next Speaker of the House of Commons, including the last man to hold that job, Greg Fergus. Former deputy Speaker Chris d’Entremont and fellow Conservative MP Tom Kmiec have also sent emails to MPs asking for ... Read More »
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