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LaSalle’s new commercial development open earlier, employing more people than projected, developer says
The first phase of a new LaSalle commercial development is open ahead of schedule, and it’s on track to exceed employment expectations, the developer says.
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Separatists’ referendum campaign carries on in Alberta — and Arizona
A group that is looking to trigger a referendum on the future of Alberta in Canada is taking its petition south of the border this weekend. The aim is to have Albertans who are wintering in Arizona add their names to the petition. Here’s what to know about the event, and the status of the…
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How Alberta fell out of love with mass immigration
A few short years ago, before she had proposed a new set of referendum questions on Thursday aimed at curbing rapid population growth, Premier Danielle Smith was actively courting newcomers to the province. Indeed, with the private sector facing a shortage of skilled workers, the premier could hardly bring in enough people to satisfy her…
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Child porn collector should have been sentenced to prison, says Ontario’s top court
Ontario’s top court agreed house arrest was an “unfit” sentence for a man caught with 22,746 images and 741 videos of child sexual abuse, but it declined to give him prison time. A year ago, Justice Clayton Conlan of the province’s Superior Court of Justice handed Matthew Elias a conditional sentence of two years less…
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What to know about the Gordie Howe Windsor-Detroit bridge at the centre of Donald Trump’s threats
U.S. Democrats are probing the relationship between Donald Trump and the owner of the nearly century-old Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ont., after the president threatened to block this year’s planned opening of a competing crossing — the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Here’s more about the new bridge at the busiest international trade corridor…
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Canada had big goals in short-track. What happened? What can we learn?
MILAN — Canadian speedskater Félix Roussel just stood there, motionless, while his colleagues were explaining why they missed the podium in the men’s 5,000-metre relay race. They had made it to the final, and they had a decent chance of getting on the podium. But a few mistakes were made, and they slipped to second,…
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FP Western Bureau co-hosts Canada’s Energy Minister Tim Hodgson
In what appears to be a pivotal moment, the Financial Post Western Bureau and Calgary Economic Development hosted Tim Hodgson , Canada’s Energy and Natural Resources minister, for a speech and a fireside chat. The Western Bureau’s video creator, Daniel Trainer, offers an inside look at what it was like to be at the bureau’s…
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Skier dies in avalanche during guided trip near Revelstoke, B.C.
The snowpack in the Selkirk and Monashee mountains is considered to be of considerable risk for a human-triggered avalanche, according to Avalanche Canada.
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The big questions Danielle Smith poses to Albertans as referendums
Alberta’s premier used to want rapid growth in newcomers and enjoyed surplus budgets. Now in deficit, she’s pointing a finger at immigration levels.
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Where does the U.S. Supreme Court voiding some Trump tariffs leave Canada?
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a number of tariffs that President Donald Trump has imposed since he returned to the White House.