🛢B.C. company cancels plans to build oil refinery for fuel exports to Asia

A B.C.-based company has cancelled its proposal to build a West Coast refinery designed for exporting finished petroleum products to Asia.

Pacific Future Energy sought to transport bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands to northwestern British Columbia for refining. The idea was to load refined petroleum products such as diesel, gasoline and jet fuel onto Asia-bound tankers.
#BritishColumbia #Alberta #energy
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Canada enforces diversity disclosure rules for financial institutions

The Canadian government has introduced new regulations requiring federally regulated financial institutions to disclose the diversity of their boards and senior management.

This stands in stark contrast to recent trends in the U.S.

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Trump says auto tariffs to come ‘around April 2’

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he planned to unveil tariffs on imported cars around April 2. About 50 per cent of the cars sold in the United States are manufactured within the country. Among imports, about half come from Mexico and Canada.
#US
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B.C. landlord says he had no idea ‘Canada’s largest drug superlab’ was on his property

The property owner where Canada’s largest drug superlab was discovered last year says he was just the landlord.

Michael Driehuyzen says he purchased the property in Falkland, B.C., with savings from his employment.

Driehuyzen is now fighting the provincial government’s attempt to seize the property, which has an assessed value of $938,000.
#BritishColumbia
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❗️Ottawa boosts immigration officers’ ability to cancel visitor visas, travel permits

Canadian immigration officers have been given broader powers to cancel travel permits and visitor visas under new rules designed to bolster border security and clamp down on fraud.
#immigration
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💸 Ottawa ends funding for national advisory committee on unmarked residential school graves

Shouldn't this have happened a year ago when it came to light that no evidence was found?

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Delta plane from U.S. flips over on landing at Toronto's Pearson airport

Fortunately, there were no casualties. 18 people were treated for injuries following the crash.
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🪖🇨🇦🇩🇪🇳🇴 Germany and Norway offer Canada early access to new submarines in pitch to join project

A joint German-Norwegian project is inviting Canada to join its diesel-electric submarine program, offering early access to a vessel from the initial production line. This aligns with Canada’s recent efforts to acquire up to 12 new under-ice capable submarines to bolster its defense commitments to NATO.

While nuclear-powered submarines were ruled out due to cost, Canada is prioritizing conventionally powered options that use diesel and electric batteries.
#Germany #Norway
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🇨🇦 A group of 12 seniors in Kelowna, B.C., created this Canadian flag on a frozen lake.
#BritishColumbia
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🍞Food prices in Canada down first time in 8 years: StatCan

Food prices in Canada declined for the first time since May 2017, although overall inflation in January rose slightly compared to December, Statistics Canada said.

Statistics Canada said Tuesday that the annual pace of inflation rose to 1.9 per cent last month, up one-tenth of a percentage point from December.

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Ottawa spent record amount on outsourcing despite vow to rein in practice

Federal spending on outsourcing reached a record high of $17.8-billion last year, despite the Liberal government’s vow to cut back on the use of outside help.

It’s an increase of 13.5 per cent over the previous fiscal year.

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Isn't it fascinating that Trudeau can stand next to Prince Harry and still be the most hated man in the shot?

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🇺🇸 Joly says she rebuked U.S. senators who joked about Canada becoming the 51st state

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she told off a bipartisan group of U.S. senators after they cracked jokes about Canada becoming the 51st state.

Ms. Joly met with a group of U.S. senators, led by Republican Lindsey Graham, at the Munich Security Conference over the weekend to discuss possible U.S. tariffs against Canada. Some senators – whom Ms. Joly did not name – joked about U.S. President Donald Trump’s talk of Canada becoming the 51st state.

What I said to the American delegation, when some senators were making jokes about it, I said it’s not funny. This is a question of respect of our country, respect of our leaders and respect of our people.

Do you think it had any impact?
#US
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🏠 Competition Bureau says it's probing whether landlords are using AI to set rents

The Competition Bureau has confirmed it’s investigating the possible use of AI-driven algorithmic pricing in Canadian real estate rental markets.

Real estate companies are allegedly using programs that track what competitors are charging for rent and leases, which makes it easier to collude and artificially inflate rents.
#housing
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💰Carney leads in fundraising as Freeland says numbers don't 'tell the whole story'

Carney hauled in an impressive $1.9 million in donations from 11,260 contributors, a figure that easily dwarfs the $226,661 former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland collected from 332 donors in the first leg of this Liberal leadership race.

A spokesperson for Freeland said the data didn't tell "the whole story," claiming Freeland had actually raised close to $600,000 from over 2,000 donors.

In any case, the numbers speak clearly: the past few years with Chrystia Freeland as finance minister will not be easily forgotten, even by the Liberals.
#election
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‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Pat King given 3-month conditional sentence

‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Pat King was sentenced to three months of house arrest in an Ottawa court this morning. The sentence includes 100 hours of community service at a food bank or men’s shelter. It comes on top of nine months he spent in custody both before and during his trial.

King he must not return to Ottawa except for court appearances and must stay away from six other convoy leaders, including Tamara Lich and Chris Barber.

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Conservatives urge Mark Carney to proactively disclose any conflicts ahead of next election

The Conservative Party is calling on Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney to proactively disclose any potential financial conflicts of interest, warning that existing rules won’t ensure such information is made public before a potential spring federal election campaign.

Conservative ethics critic Michael Barrett said the timelines in the existing ethics rules for cabinet ministers and the prime minister would give Mr. Carney up to four months after becoming PM before such a disclosure is made public.

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☕️ Ottawa coffee shop ditching ‘Americano’ for ‘Canadiano’ on its menu

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