Toronto - The Canadian grocery chain, which touts itself as the affordable alternative for shoppers under the Loblaws umbrella, has announced a rebrand for the company by dropping the “Frills” and simply going as “No.” Loblaws says the move was prompted by a shift in the market due to inflation,
"If these green energy projects want to continue to set up shop here, they’ve got to be able to compete with oil and gas in both long and short term environmental devastation."
The news cycle is slow on the weekends anyway, so we're going to give this a go....
MONTREAL - Quebec’s hydroelectric utility says it is studying whether to reopen the province’s only nuclear power generating station.
Canadian industries are pushing back against the country's planned January launch of the Modern Slavery Act, intended to fight forced labour and child labour in supply chains. Mining and apparel trade groups say the government has failed to spell out the details of the law's requirements.
Alberta’s Minister of Environment and Protected Areas is rejecting outright Ottawa’s announcement Thursday of draft regulations on clean electricity, citing affordability concerns and unrealistic timelines to reach a net-zero grid by 2035.
The prime minister was not wholly wrong, per se, when he said housing was not something the federal government has "direct carriage of." But no elected leader has ever improved their situation by attempting to specify limits on their own responsibility for a significant problem.
Meta is in the process of removing all news from its Facebook and Instagram platforms in Canada in response to a new law that would force the company to compensate media outlets for content that is shared or otherwise repurposed on their platforms, and satirical sites are getting caught up in the process.
The regulations would drive up the cost of energy slightly, but federal officials say that would be offset by the savings expected to come from moving away from fossil fuels.
Former Tory senator and longtime Progressive-Conservative political staffer Hugh Segal died Wednesday at the age of 72. Graham Fox, a managing principal at the Navigator consulting firm, confirmed the news this morning.
The CBC has joined other news broadcasters and publishers in requesting Canada's Competition Bureau to investigate Meta's decision to block news content on its digital platforms in Canada.
Committing to a net-zero electricity grid is an easy move for six of the provinces, which are already more than 90 per cent of the way there.
"Do you think the federal government's carbon pollution pricing system, often called the carbon tax, is effective in combating climate change?"...
The Ontario government's process for choosing protected Greenbelt land to open up for housing development was heavily influenced by a small group of well-connected developers who now stand to make billions of dollars, the province's auditor general says.
Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canadians want to see the military come to their aid during natural disasters, and the Armed Forces will remain a key part of the government's response.
The Armed Forces announced plans in March to create a new housing allowance that is based on salary, rather than where a soldier is posted.
A makeshift House has been set up at the Sir John A. Macdonald building across the street from Parliament while maintenance work is being done to the current chamber in West Block.
An Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found 56 per cent of Canadians view the Armed Forces as 'old and antiquated,' with 75 per cent saying it needs more investment.
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Alberta's United Conservative government is pausing all approvals of large renewable energy projects in response to what it says are rural and environmental concerns.
Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau unexpectedly announced their separation, likely marking the end of their 18-year-long high profile marriage.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau are separating after 18 years of marriage.
