OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to unveil an agreement with Alberta Thursday which could clear the way for a new oil pipeline in exchange for stronger environmental regulations, while also walking back some of Ottawa’s climate policies. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said her government has been negotiating with Ottawa a “grand […]
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to unveil an agreement with Alberta Thursday which could clear the way for a new oil pipeline in exchange for stronger environmental regulations, while also walking back some of Ottawa’s climate policies. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said her government has been negotiating with Ottawa a “grand […]
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities say the death toll rose to 55 in apartment complex fire. The Associated Press
The provincial government has signed off on the Halifax Regional Municipality’s proposed regional planning changes related to Dartmouth Cove, but with some changes. Back in October, Halifax councillors voted in favour of restricting infilling at the cove. The changes require approval from the provincial government. “Staff raised questions around the municipal boundary, jurisdiction and whether […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday may no longer be the retail bacchanalia of years past, when the promise of one-time bargains caused people to leave Thanksgiving tables for malls where some customers got into fistfights over toys or TVs. But the event still has enough enthusiasts to make it the biggest shopping day in […]
The market woke up fast last night as Bitcoin price bounced sharply from its recent bottom that had been forming for days, pulling back above $90,000 while ETH USD finally cracked the $3,000 level again. This jump surprised almost no one. ETF flow data has been turning green for two straight days, with both BlackRock […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Shares in Europe are mixed following gains in most Asian markets. The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were nearly unchanged ahead of Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday. In early European trading, Germany’s DAX climbed 0.2% to 23,781.53. Britain’s FTSE 100 slid 0.2% to 9,677.14, while the CAC […]
HONG KONG (AP) — The death toll from a massive fire that broke out at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to 55, as firefighters continued to battle the blaze, among the deadliest in the city’s modern history. Hong Kong authorities said Thursday 51 people had been found dead on the scene, […]
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s energy minister says political talk of a pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific isn’t the way to do business and leaks through the media should not be considered the government’s way of engaging with First Nations over such a project. Adrian Dix says the pipeline is a “$14-million-dollar communication exercise” by […]
Regional police say a homicide investigation has begun after a man was killed in Halifax on Wednesday morning. According to officers, they were called just after 11 a.m. to the 2400 block of Gottingen Street, to reports of an injured man. Police say the man was taken to hospital, where he died of his injuries. […]