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Will it be a nail made from Canadian made steel? Cap and Trade or a Carbon Tax will they completely kill industry? Ontario’s announcement that it will join Quebec and California in a carbon cap and trade regime will impact several components of the construction sector, notably cement and...

It's been 125 years since the first arrival of Ukrainian immigrants This is the year of Saskatchewan Ukrainians. Premier Brad Wall has announced that 2016 will be the year of Saskatchewan immigrants. "Ukrainian culture and traditions are deeply embedded in the Saskatchewan mosaic," Wall said...

Just felt a nasty jolt in Coquitlam. Mag 4.8 #Earthquake near Seattle. Felt all over Metro Vancouver just a few min ago. 911 being overflowed with callers asking about quake. #BREAKING @USGS says a 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit 23km north of Victoria. It was felt across Metro Vancouver. No...

Will Justine end this wasteful trend? Tax Savings for Industry Class 43.1, Class 43.2 and Canadian Renewable and Conservation Expenses The Government of Canada makes clean energy projects, such as solar energy, wind energy and energy from waste, more fiscally attractive for industry by...

Sorry Blackloaf... another nail in the British Empire coffin. New Zealand faces a stark choice today about what they might want their new flag to be: a) a fern, b) a fern with stars, c) another fern with stars in different colours, d) a Maori symbol of a fern, or e) not a fern? From today...

Canadian warplanes are still bombing Islamic State targets in Iraq, taking part in an offensive to retake Sinjar from the militants, even three weeks after the election of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals who campaigned on a pledge to withdraw the jet fighters. Canadian Forces say CF-18 Hornets joined...

A few years ago, I launched the Pickens Plan in order to help free North America of its Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries oil dependence, a clear threat to our economic and national security interests. That dependence was, and remains, the greatest transfer of wealth in recent...

Lonewolf....this is what happens when you get off your as$ as suggested by moi. You're welcome. A notice of claim against Hydro One has been filed seeking damages for billing errors 12:12 PM ET CBC News A possible class action lawsuit against Hydro One may peak the interest of people in...

Should Canadian energy independence fast tracking be an election issue? Why or why not? Which party is best suited for the job? Who is dragging their asses?

Cheap gas, solid hiring and a strong housing market help Canadians weather the financial storm. A recent spate of frightening economic headlines paints a dire picture of the economy, but an examination of some basic gauges of Canadians' financial health demonstrates it's not all doom and gloom...

The federal government is jumping the gun by trying to force First Nations to post financial information online before the constitutionality of the First Nations Financial Transparency Act (FNFTA) has been decided, say supporters of six First Nations scheduled to appear in court in Saskatoon...

VANCOUVER — If you’re among the hundreds visited by bylaw officers across Metro Vancouver with a warning to dial down your sprinkler, chances are you were ratted out by neighbours. Metro’s water restrictions to slow down the rate of its rapidly evaporating reservoirs appear to be turning us...

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It's not fair! (Stomp, tears, stomp stomp whaaaaa). Awwwwwe, poor guy. Kinder Morgan will pull advertising for its proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion during the federal election campaign, after a British Columbia New Democrat seeking reelection complained about a flurry of ads in local...

Pipelines for Flossy! Canada’s premiers have reached a deal on the long-awaited Canadian Energy Strategy that officials describe as aspirational. It sets no Canada-wide hard targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions but provides a roadmap for expansion of pipelines and the country’s...

Apparently they aren't worried about global warming in Yellowknife. The Northwest Territories government has been talking to pipeline companies about shipping crude oil through the Arctic, according to the territory's minister in charge of resource development. David Ramsay and N.W.T. Premier...

Dobra!!! Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced a free trade agreement with Ukraine in yet another show of support for the troubled European country. "This is increasing economic opportunity for Canadians and Ukrainians," Harper told reporters Tuesday as he met with Ukrainian Prime...

Despite an economy that's shrunk every month for which we have data this year, the federal*finance minister says Canada is not in a recession and is poised for growth later in 2015. At an event in Toronto on Friday, Finance Minister Joe Oliver told reporters*that the economy will avoid...

Witnesses say " he was a quiet robot that kept to himself". Robot kills autoworker at Volkswagen plant Prosecutors reportedly considering whether to bring charges — and if so, against whom A robot has killed a contractor at one of Volkswagen's production plants in Germany, the automaker said...

Mighty neighbourly. Jean-Pierre Veilleux*said his first inkling that something was wrong was when he heard a loud smash from his neighbour's west-side Saskatoon home. "My kids came up to me and said, 'Dad, somebody is trying to break into the neighbour's house,'"*he said. "Right away, I...