If UCP Leader Jason Kenney becomes Alberta’s premier next week, investors in the Canadian energy sector should brace for a significant amount of risk, according to a report released with less than a week left in the Alberta election campaign.
Canadian canola spat shows China has ‘ways of hurting’ trade partners for political ends
There’s no official connection between the canola ban and China’s dispute with Canada over the arrest of a Huawei executive. But diplomats and political observers say the ban is part of Beijing’s strategy to put pressure on Ottawa.
Trump aims to clear path for Keystone XL, but opponents vow to keep fighting
Environmentalists fighting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline remain confident of stopping the project despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest executive order aimed at speeding up development of cross-border infrastructure.
Disney’s share price skyrockets as investors bet on new streaming service
Walt Disney shares rocketed to an all-time high Friday after the company moved aggressively into the streaming arena
Ontario gas stations could be fined $10,000 a day for missing anti-carbon-tax stickers
Buried in Ontario’s budget bill are fines of up to $10,000 per day for gas station operators who don’t display government-mandated stickers about the price of the carbon tax.
Canadians ‘polarized’ on prospect of a handgun ban, says government-commissioned report
A report commissioned by the federal Liberal government has found there is mixed support for a handgun ban in Canada, but Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair says Ottawa is still considering such a move — even though its consultations show no critical mass of Canadians calling for it.
NDP MP asks public safety minister to trigger RCMP probe into coerced sterilization
An NDP MP has written to Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale urging him to use “all legitimate tools” to have the RCMP open an investigation into coerced sterilization allegations that have come from mostly Indigenous women across the country.
Parliamentary report on Arctic security tries to cut through ‘geopolitical fog’
Canada and its NATO allies need to do a better job of understanding Russia’s military intentions in the Arctic and “to consider the most appropriate and measured response,” says a new report by a parliamentary committee looking into Canada’s policy in the Arctic in the coming decades.
Sudan’s military has ousted its president. How did it come to this? And what’s next?
Following months of street protests, Sudan’s military has ousted President Omar al-Bashir who ruled with an iron fist for some 30 years. Thursday’s televised address from the defence minister announcing two years of military rule is unlikely to satisfy demonstrators.
Albertans prepare to elect a government in a climate of deep anxiety
Things are tough all over in much of Alberta, with its two key industries – energy and agriculture – on the ropes. Many Albertans are asking themselves if anyone knows how to turn the province’s fortunes around.