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Federal $500M bailout for Muskrat Falls power delays to keep N.S. rate hikes in checkOttawa is negotiating a $500-million bailout for Nova Scotia's privately owned electric utility, saying the money will be used to prevent a big spike in electricity rates.CanadaSep 16
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Ontario transportation minister has ‘100% confidence’ in Eglinton Crosstown LRT buildersAsked if he could officially rule out a 2024 opening date for the Eglinton LRT and accept it wouldn’t be open until 2025, the Minister of Transportation was non-committal.Canada3 hours
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Bird on a wire: New Brunswick Power blames ospreys for outages on sunny daysAt a rate-increase hearing last month, a utility official pointed a finger at unexpected culprits for these "blue sky" outages: soaring raptors and bushy-tailed squirrels.CanadaAug 12
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Can Canada’s labour force rebound after baby boomers retire?The study shows the labour force participation rate will likely continue to decline until 2030, when the last baby boomer cohort retires, then is likely to stabilize.CanadaAug 7
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Edmonton, Calgary school boards applaud additional funding, fast-tracked construction processCalgary and Edmonton school boards are applauding the government for quadrupling school funding and fast-tracking the process to get shovels in the ground on school projects.Politics6 hours
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Alberta quadruples school construction funding to $8.6B to address swelling populationAlberta was calling and now the government is working to address one of the consequences of an unprecedented number of people moving to the Prairie province over the past year.PoliticsSep 17
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ATCO Electric fined $3M for unearned rate increases, overstating its costsATCO Electric has also agreed to refund $4 million in recompense for unearned rate increases, a deal that now goes before the Alberta Utilities Commission for approval.ConsumerJul 9
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Calgary feeder main break to cost ‘tens of millions’: city officialThe estimate of the costs to repair the feeder main line was revealed Tuesday, and is the most that City of Calgary officials have disclosed on the costs since the initial break.CanadaJul 16
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Nova Scotia Power given $1.25-million fine for failing to meet performance standardsNova Scotia Power is being fined for the third time in four years for failing to meet annual performance targets for the reliability of its energy grid.CanadaSep 9
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Where should you put your money now that interest rates are falling?The Bank of Canada's shift from interest rate hikes to cuts warrants a 'refresh' of Canadian portfolios, investment experts tell Global News.MoneySep 14
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After resignation of high-profile minister, Legault government heads into fall sessionFrançois Legault's right-leaning Coalition Avenir Québec government has been lagging in the polls since last fall, dogged by controversies and missteps.PoliticsSep 9
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Halifax senior couple forced to live in tent ‘extremely happy and thankful’ for apartment"I am extremely happy and thankful to everybody that's helped make this happen," said Judy Howe through tears, as she and her partner George Gillmore stood in their new kitchen.CanadaSep 12
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Parts of Nova Scotia may see 25 mm of rain per hour as storm moves inParts of Nova Scotia may see up to 25 millimetres of rain per hour starting Friday evening, Environment Canada is warning.EnvironmentSep 6
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Faith leaders call on Ford to reverse move to shutter supervised consumption sitesA number of religious organizations came to Queen's Park on Tuesday and said they were hopeful they could reach Ford's 'humanity.'PoliticsSep 17
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Harvey Weinstein indicted on more sex crime charges ahead of N.Y. retrialWeinstein, 72, is recovering from emergency heart surgery at a Manhattan hospital and was not at the latest hearing.EntertainmentSep 12
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Ottawa resident dies from rare and deadly mosquito-borne virusA rare and deadly mosquito-borne illness, the eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), has claimed the life of an Ottawa resident, marking the city's first confirmed human case.HealthSep 12
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Associate of Frenchman on trial for mass rape admits to copycat abuseJean-Pierre Marechal, 63, told the French courtroom that Dominique Pélicot supplied the tranquilizers and acted as a mentor to him.World3 hours
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Whooping cough cases are surging in Canada. What’s going on?Quebec has seen the biggest spike in cases, with more than 11,600 reported so far this year, up from the annual average of 562 cases between 2015 and 2019.CanadaSep 4
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Dangerous mosquito virus spurs dusk-to-dawn park closures in U.S. townDue to an increasing threat from a deadly mosquito-borne disease, a coastal town in Massachusetts, has closed its parks, playgrounds and sports fields from dusk to dawn.HealthAug 26
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Calgary Green Line LRT project in political crossfire as Alberta cabinet minister blames NDP leaderThe United Conservative government is blaming former mayor, NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi, for past mismanagement.PoliticsSep 5