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Ontario’s Energy and Mines Minister, Stephen Lecce , talks to the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn on the floor of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto about what the province is doing to encourage the industry . Danielle Smith expects foreign investment to play a role in funding a new pipeline…

During closing arguments in the sexual assault trial of a former public school staff member, Justice Brian Dube said he’s trying to reconcile the “two very different stories” from the teen complainants.

Mayor Drew Dilkens is asking the province to grant Windsor an exemption to a provision of the province’s Municipal Act that would allow the municipality to charge a toll on truck traffic.

OTTAWA — As progressives from across Canada and the world gather in Ottawa this week, one topic that will be near the top of the agenda is the rapid ascent of artificial intelligence (AI) in society. Jen Hassum, executive director of left-leaning think tank the Broadbent Institute, says she expects to hear many perspectives on…

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney got a little bit chippy when asked by a National Post reporter if he agreed with an unnamed government official who downplayed India’s role in transnational repression and foreign interference in a briefing last week. “Well, we can debate whether you had a discussion that was not for quotation,”…

BERLIN — Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre promised a Conservative government would sign binding supply agreements with European allies such as Germany to supply them with natural gas while “overriding bureaucracies and other levels of government” to speed up building pipelines and LNG terminals. Poilievre delivered a speech Wednesday in Berlin that alternated between an emphatic…

Students across the province are protesting recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) — the post-secondary financial aid system will go from a majority grant structure to a majority loan structure in the new school year.

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said military actions in Iran have increased volatility in energy and financial markets, with uncertainty about the duration and fallout from the conflict contributing to greater risks to global economic growth. Adding to the risks — which are “tilted to the downside” — is the rapid growth of two…

Prime Minister Mark Carney has shaken up the senior ranks of the public service, creating and expanding some roles in a continued effort to put his stamp on the machinery of government.

Eight provinces and two territories have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build cross-country electricity transmission infrastructure, Ontario Minister of Energy and Mines, Stephen Lecce, announced Wednesday.   Speaking at a press conference in Toronto, Lecce said Canada currently has “13 islands” of grids, making the country less energy independent.   “We know this…