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The hard truths behind Ontario’s pricey electrical system While the headline numbers in Bonnie Lysyk’s report are indeed shocking—between 2006 and 2014 Ontario consumers and small businesses made $37 billion in “excess payments” to electricity generators above the market price for electricity...

Liberals announce new 'merit-based' Senate selection process The federal government is creating an independent advisory body to recommend nominees for appointment to the Senate, promising to choose candidates based on their merit, not their political leanings. Democratic Reform Minister...

Thanks Turdou Canada loses 35,700 jobs in November: StatsCan OTTAWA -- The Canadian economy shed 35,700 jobs in November to reverse a rise in temporary work likely generated by October's federal election, Statistics Canada said Friday. The number of public-administration jobs fell by 32,500...

Maybe they should just stop being idiotic a-holes but what do I know .. Andrew Coyne: Conservatives need rebirth before they can rebuild The “Conservative century” would seem to have lasted less than a decade. Monday’s provincial election in Newfoundland brings to precisely zero the number of...

For those that think cherry picking one company in a far away land is a more convincing story... Canadians in oil-producing provinces having more trouble paying debts Canadians by and large are paying back their loans on time, despite rising debt levels, but the situation isn't as rosy if you...

Canadian economy returns to quarterly growth amid signs of weakness Canada's economy resumed growing in the third quarter, Statistics Canada reported today, officially ending the mild recession that hit the country in the first two quarters of 2015. But there are already signs that the rebound...

Alberta's electricity shift to generate 'up to' 30% from renewables by 2030 Alberta's electricity system will have to change drastically if the province is to meet the targets outlined under the government's new climate change strategy, a move the province says will happen steadily over the...

Here's one for the taxprayers. Trudeau children's nannies being paid for by taxpayers Canadian taxpayers are paying the wages of two nannies hired to care for the children of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, according to cabinet orders posted online. The...

Liberals win landslide victory in Newfoundland and Labrador election Dwight Ball, a pharmacist who had struggled in the past just to get elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature, has led the Liberals to a commanding victory Monday night in a general election that brought an end to...

Hollande gives Trudeau a pass on pulling CF18s from anti-ISIL bombing campaign ARIS - French President Francois Hollande appeared to give his blessing to Canada's proposed withdrawal of its fighter jets from the bombing campaign against Islamic militants after meeting Prime Minister Justin...

cuz it's 2015 Trudeau era to start with sweeping parliamentary reforms, empowerment of MPs The Justin Trudeau era begins in earnest Friday with all the pomp of a traditional speech from the throne. But thereafter, the new Liberal government is aiming to break from tradition, promising to...

Gates sparks multinational plan to spend billions on clean energy tech PARIS - Government and business leaders are banking on clean energy technology to fight global warming, kicking off this week's high-stakes climate change negotiations by pledging tens of billions of dollars for research and...

Syrian Refugees Will Boost Economy In Canada's Have-Not Regions, Experts Say The recent news that settling 25,000 Syrian refugees in Canada will cost $1.2 billion over the next six years has some questioning whether the government’s humanitarian mission is worth the price. But many experts say...

Alberta’s carbon tax plan ‘one more reason why the Western Canadian oilfield is going to slowly die Any hope that Jon Schroter, owner of a small well-service rig business, had of returning to work in Alberta was pushed out of reach by Premier Rachel Notley’s climate change plan. The plan...

Soldier apologizes to 9-year-old girl named Isis A 9-year-old girl from Winnipeg is feeling a lot better after she says a soldier mocked her name. The girl's name is Isis. The name has nothing to do with terrorism. Isis Fernandes was on school trip Thursday taking part in a Grey Cup event for...

Sounds like another divisive douche that was left in the dust. France's National Front leader calls Canada's refugee plan 'madness' Marine Le Pen, the controversial leader of France's far-right National Front, is scoffing at Canada's plan to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees with open arms...

Trudeau tells BBC he left Canadian detractors ‘in the dust’ LONDON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has used an interview with an influential BBC current affairs show in London to issue his most pungent retort yet to his Canadian detractors. Trudeau, 43, endured more than two years of...

Renewable energy made up half of world's new power plants in 2014 Renewable energy accounted for almost half of all new power plants in 2014, representing a “clear sign that an energy transition is underway”, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Green energy is now the...

Canada warming at twice the global rate, scientists say Canada's rate of warming is about twice the global rate, according to a climate change briefing presented to the country's premiers on Monday. For the first time in nearly seven years, federal, provincial and territorial leaders gathered...

Shutting down Alberta coal plants will save money, lives, say medical experts, health minister Doctors say the respiratory and cardiovascular health of Albertans will improve as soon as the first coal-powered plants shut down under the province’s new climate change plan. But the president of...