Iveson celebrates municipal-experience in cabinet picks – Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON – Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson celebrated the hands-on experience several cabinet ministers will be bringing to portfolios touching Alberta’s largest cities. “It’s spectacular Diana McQueen has been named to…
Comment: Gratton addresses Vancouver Board of Trade – Canadian Mining Journal
On global market conditions: First, the ugliest bits. Over the course of 2013, the world’s 40 largest mining companies booked record impairments of $57 billion. Aggregate net profits fell 72% to…
Researchers to track Nunavik household budgets to see who’s most badly hit – Nunatsiaq News
Survey will inform future cost-of-living subsidies to the region KUUJJUAQ — Researchers from Laval university in Quebec City will launch a first-of-its-kind study across the region in January 2015 to…
Whole Foods Market in U.S. set to sell British Columbia wines – greatnorthwestwine.com
ELLEVUE, Wash. — Erez Klein wants shoppers at Whole Foods Market stores in Washington state and Oregon to view British Columbia wines as products of the Pacific Northwest, not a foreign country.…
Parliament resumes: MPs return from summer break to campaign … – CBC
Stephen Harper rallies caucus, staff, as MPs return to Parliament MPs returned to Parliament Hill today with a lot of House cleaning to do, and a lot about trade and…
Former police officer to become next premier of Newfoundland and Labrador – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 13, 2014 21:49 By Sue Bailey THE CANADIAN PRESS ST. JOHN’S, N.L. _ Paul Davis became leader of Newfoundland and Labrador’s governing Tories on Saturday but not before a strange…
Oil associates asked B.C. government for gas plant exemption: documents – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 14, 2014 4:11 By Dene Moore THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ In January of this year, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers made a presentation to high-ranking officials in British…
Alberta Tories looking to put instability behind them under Jim Prentice era – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 14, 2014 17:20 By Dean Bennett THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON _ A new era begins Monday for Alberta’s dynastic Progressive Conservatives, once a colossus of stability and constancy, now a…
Christy Clark finally comes to grips with aboriginal title – The Globe and Mail
B.C. Premier Christy Clark has had an epiphany on aboriginal title: It does exist, without question or dispute. Ms. Clark formally acknowledged aboriginal title when her cabinet sat down with…
Membertou rink project gets $6M from Ottawa – Cape Breton Post
‘I like to turn dreams into reality and opportunity’ MEMBERTOU — It’s appropriate that the announcement of $6 million in federal funding for the Membertou Sports and Wellness Centre Friday…
