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Renewables pause in Alberta affecting 118 projects worth $33 billion, think tank says

Renewables pause in Alberta affecting 118 projects worth $33 billion, think tank says

EDMONTON — After two decades in the oilpatch, Shawn Hubbard was tired of layoffs and uncertainty about the future. "I was pretty much done with that after 20 years," he said. "Getting the rug pulled out from under you gets tiresome.
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Pence says 'elections are about choices' after combative first debate performance

Pence says 'elections are about choices' after combative first debate performance

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence says voters should expect to see the same, more combative candidate at the next GOP debate as he urged his former running-mate-turned-rival Donald Trump to join his competitors on stage next time aro
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Ontario Green Party leader calls for public inquiry into Greenbelt land removals

Ontario Green Party leader calls for public inquiry into Greenbelt land removals

TORONTO — Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner called Thursday for a public inquiry into Greenbelt land removals, saying the resignation of a top political staffer is a start, but it's far from the end.
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Quebec universities oppose suggestion by federal minister to cap student visas

MONTREAL — Quebec university administrators, professors and students are rejecting an idea by the federal housing minister that Canada could cap the number of international study permits it issues as a way to ease the country's housing shortage.
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North Carolina governor vetoes election bill, sparking override showdown with GOP supermajority

North Carolina governor vetoes election bill, sparking override showdown with GOP supermajority

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a sweeping Republican elections bill Thursday that would end a grace period for voting by mail and make new allowances for partisan poll observers.
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Foreign interference talks: Parties trade jabs for bipartisan chats from the cottage

Foreign interference talks: Parties trade jabs for bipartisan chats from the cottage

OTTAWA — Discussions about a public inquiry on foreign interference have stretched well into the summer, as House leaders put aside political jabs that dominated Parliament for much of the year in exchange for "collaborative" chats from hotel rooms a
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Infrastructure turns into a theme in election-season speeches at Kentucky ham breakfast

Infrastructure turns into a theme in election-season speeches at Kentucky ham breakfast

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov.
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Ukraine seeks Canada's 'diplomatic muscle' in selling peace plan to skeptical states

Ukraine seeks Canada's 'diplomatic muscle' in selling peace plan to skeptical states

OTTAWA — Canada aims to heed a new call from Ukraine to help it sell a peace plan with Russia to developing countries that have taken a neutral stance on Moscow's invasion.
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A Trump supporter indicted in Georgia is also charged with assaulting an FBI agent in Maryland

A Trump supporter indicted in Georgia is also charged with assaulting an FBI agent in Maryland

A Donald Trump supporter who surrendered to Georgia authorities Thursday on charges he conspired with the former president and other allies to overturn Trump's 2020 election loss is also facing federal charges that he assaulted an FBI agent in Maryla
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Prevent illegal mass data extraction, privacy authorities tell social media firms

Prevent illegal mass data extraction, privacy authorities tell social media firms

OTTAWA — The federal privacy watchdog and some of his global counterparts are urging the largest social media companies to prevent bulk extraction of personal details from their websites.
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