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Carney government names first three infrastructure projects as candidates for fast-tracked approvals
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (769+ words) The announcement comes nearly one year to the day that Carney's Building Canada Act became law OTTAWA " Prime Minister Mark Carney's government signalled Wednesday that it's working towards designating its first set of major infrastructure projects in the national interest…...
Deadliest China coal mine blast since 2009 kills at least 90
1+ mon, 22+ hour ago (645+ words) Causes of the blast at a small operation in the city of Changzhi late on Friday are under investigation The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in China's Shanxi province has jumped to at least 90 people,…...
Donna Kennedy-Glans: First Nations are stalling small projects, sidelining other stakeholders
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (668+ words) First Nations, backed by consultation rules and UNDRIP-inspired policies, are delaying or derailing modest community projects One unhappy First Nation makes headlines. Meanwhile, non-Indigenous residents, businesses and recreational users " who form the vast majority of stakeholders " can find themselves sidelined....
Not acceptable: AFN national chief decries timeline for Liberals proposed overhaul of rules for major projects
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (678+ words) OTTAWA " The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations said Thursday that the 30-day consultation window the federal government gave to collect feedback on a sweeping set of reforms to speed up the building of new infrastructure projects is…...
Janaka Ruwanpura: Canada cannot afford another decade of delays on major projects
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (735+ words) Ottawa's push for faster project approvals is a necessary step to rebuild competitiveness and energy security without weakening standards The federal government has proposed legislative changes to streamline the review process for major project approvals and to target a one-year…...
Canadian mining project suspended in Dominican Republic
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (319+ words) The president of the Dominican Republic on Monday suspended a mining project by Canadian company Gold Quest after hundreds protested the proposal over its feared environmental impact. The project sought to extract deposits of gold, copper and silver from a…...
Donna Kennedy-Glans: The B. C. law that can stop Carney's nation-building projects
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (749+ words) The consequences of a law giving First Nations veto power will reach far beyond B. C. In British Columbia, the NDP government led by Premier David Eby is paralyzed by its own policies. Unable to reverse its decision to embed the United…...
The B. C. law that can stop Carney's nation-building projects
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (750+ words) The consequences of a law giving First Nations veto power will reach far beyond B. C. In British Columbia, the NDP government led by Premier David Eby is paralyzed by its own policies. Unable to reverse its decision to embed the United…...
G7 nations meet over ways to counter China's critical minerals dominance
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (508+ words) Critical minerals supply chains are "vulnerable to disruption and manipulation," Bessent told attendees from the G7, as well as the EU, Australia, South Korea, India and Mexico Finance ministers from the Group of Seven nations, along with officials from other countries,…...
Canadian miner's highly lucrative exit from the nuclear depression
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (862+ words) We're nearing year-end, and there's much doom and gloom. Canada's economy is falling behind its OECD peers while projected equalization numbers show all provinces from Manitoba east on the receiving end of federal transfers next year. A conversation with Tim…...