Canada · 22 d ago
Ottawa puts $100 million into Nova Scotia offshore wind
Ottawa is putting $100 million into Wind West, a project that could become Canada's first offshore wind farm.
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Canada · 21 d ago
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Éric Duhaime loses his communications director as the Quebec Conservatives enter the legislature
Cédric Lapointe, one of the architects of the campaign that elected 19 Conservative MNAs last week, announced his resignation on X on Friday. He has moved with his family to Gatineau, about five hours by road from Quebec City.
Canada · 21 d ago
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Montreal's Honoré-Mercier Bridge gets emergency repairs this weekend
Crews found a 30-centimetre crack on a steel beam under the bridge on Tuesday, closing a lane toward Montreal. Quebec's Transport Ministry says it is not dangerous for now, but a Polytechnique Montréal engineering professor calls it “very big.”
Canada · 21 d ago
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Cross-border trips between Canada and the U.S. rise again in September
Canadians made 1.9 million return trips from the U.S. in September, up 6.8 per cent from a year earlier, according to Statistics Canada. It is the sixth straight month of year-over-year growth.
Canada · 21 d ago
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Home sales fall across Canada as the realtors' association cuts its forecast again
National home sales fell 7.7 per cent in September from a year earlier, and 2.3 per cent from August, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).
Canada · 21 d ago
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Ontario bars three career colleges from student aid until at least 2030
Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn has blocked three Academy of Learning locations from the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) for three more years. In May, six schools had been blocked for 2026-27 alone.
Canada · 21 d ago
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Carney urges Albertans to stay in Canada before Monday's vote
Speaking to about 5,000 people at a Calgary rally on Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney called a vote against Canada a dangerous bluff. He said frustrations in Alberta are real.
Canada · 21 d ago
Ottawa puts hundreds of millions into training skilled trades workers
The federal government plans to spend $430 million over the next five years to help unions train a new generation of skilled trades workers. John Zerucelli, secretary of state for labour, opened applications on Thursday.