Politics
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Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension named in honour of former B.C. premier Dave Barrett
While we’re still a few years away from the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension officially being completed, it has a new name, and it’s in honour of a former B.C. premier. Today, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation…
Former Alberta premier Kenney links stunning UCP byelection loss to separation vote
CALGARY — Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney and other conservative voices are linking the upcoming separation vote to the governing United Conservative Party’s shocking byelection loss in one of its Calgary stronghold…
Carney says Canada is 'ahead on incentives' in race with U.S. to attract investment
TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney says that while Canada is "ahead on incentives" in the race with the United States for investment, it still has a lot of ground to make up.
Carney wants private investors to run Canada's four largest airports
TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to see private investors take over operations at Canada's four largest airports — Toronto Pearson, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver.
Calgary man arrested after threat on YouTube to kill Prime Minister Mark Carney
CALGARY — Mounties say a Calgary man has been charged after he allegedly made threats on a YouTube account to kill Prime Minister Mark Carney. RCMP say its federal policing division received information about the…
Ottawa looks to spur investment with new tax incentives
The federal government has introduced a new tax incentive to spur business investment. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the "productivity mega deduction" during the Canada Investment Summit underway in Toronto.
Rob Shaw: Finance minister has no answer for B.C.'s path back to balanced budget
Josie Osborne blames U.S. trade turmoil after premier promised declining deficits
Vancouver takes some civic election candidates to court over Chinese-character names
Vancouver's chief election officer says three candidates should not be able to use Chinese characters on their ballots
Vaughn Palmer: Numbers contradict B.C. finance minister's optimistic tone
Opinion: An independent, public review of the Energy Ministry's 'arithmetic' error is needed. Not some internal review
Why Canada is moving closer to the European Union, and how it is doing it
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is pursuing a new form of economic partnership with the European Union and both sides are talking about an agreement spanning multiple areas. Here's what we know.