politics
Alberta pitches southern route for West Coast pipeline, with a price tag of $35B or more
Alberta is formally proposing an oil pipeline to the southwest coast of British Columbia for tanker export to Asian markets, in a partnership with federally-owned Trans Mountain Corp. and Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline Corp. Source link
Carney, Eby to announce 'multi-billion-dollar' agreement ahead of Alberta's pipeline update
Thursday’s announcement comes as Premier David Eby is scheduled to be in China for a trade mission focused on forestry, energy and agriculture. Source link
Ottawa thunderstorms keep Carney from delivering Canada Day unity speech in Edmonton
Prime Minister Mark Carney urged Canadians to remain united in a Canada Day speech in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, but his plan to deliver similar remarks in Edmonton later in the day was upended by thunderstorms that prevented his plane from taking off on time. Source link
Carney praises connection in a 'divided world' as Canada Day celebrations underway
Prime Minister Mark Carney is hammering home a message of unity and connection this Canada Day. Source link
Carney says Trudeau-era climate plan was 'too expensive' and 'divisive'
Prime Minister Mark Carney echoed critics of the previous Liberal government’s climate plan in a video posted on Tuesday, saying the plan he inherited was too expensive and divisive. Source link
Immigration Department suspends citizenship for 67 'lost Canadians' as it reviews program
The government has reviewed all of the roughly 6,500 applications for citizenship by descent received under legislation passed last year, acknowledging that some certificates may have been issued without sufficient evidence. Source link
What July 1 means for CUSMA, Canada's trade deal with the U.S. and Mexico
Canadian government officials will join their counterparts from the U.S. and Mexico on Wednesday in a landmark meeting on the future of the trade agreement between their three countries. Source link
Chong to finance, Duncan to foreign affairs in Conservative front bench shuffle
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is shuffling his front bench, in a renewal that sees a number of recently elected MPs taking on bigger portfolios, while also promoting one of the party’s longest-serving MPs to finance critic. Source link
Feds to spend almost $700M on new RADARSAT Constellation Mission satellite
The Liberal government will spend almost $700 million to build, test and launch a new satellite for Canada’s RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM). Source link