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— Israel’s ambassador in Ottawa says his country is “quite taken aback” by Canada’s decision to threaten action alongside the United Kingdom and France, over its war against Hamas and believes Prime Minister Mark Carney ought to pay the Israel a visit.
“This is unprecedented,”
Iddo Moed,
Israel’s ambassador to Canada,...
May 20, 2025 - 15:52 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
The underground walls of a construction site north of Montreal collapsed on Tuesday morning, killing one worker and injuring two others.Police in Blainville, Que., said they received a call around 11 a.m. after the underground walls of a commercial building under construction gave way. One worker was taken to hospital with a leg injury and another was treated on site.Lt. Sara Tousignant said the collapse involved two underground retaining walls that fell inward. “We’re talking about the north and northeast walls that collapsed on the workers at that moment,” she said.
May 20, 2025 - 15:48 | | The Globe and Mail
An investigation is underway after an electricity substation near the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary was shot at early Monday, spilling oil and leaving thousands in the dark.RCMP say they responded to a “firearms-related” call at an Atco substation in Lloydminster, a town straddling the provincial boundary.They say the facility was shot at and a bullet hit an oil tank, knocking out power to more than 2,500 residents for at least three hours and releasing roughly 20,000 litres of oil.
May 20, 2025 - 15:46 | | The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA — Albertans may want to see more pipelines across the country, but Quebec politicians are still arguing about whether their constituents will welcome them.
“Where are the projects that are profitable for Quebec? If there were any, we would have known about it a long time ago. This is not the case currently,” said Parti Québécois MNA Pascal Paradis at a press conference Tuesday.
Premier François Legault’s comments last week in an hour-long podcast interview with host Stephan Bureau are still resonating in the National Assembly and in Alberta.
“Quebecers are saying, ‘There’s...
May 20, 2025 - 15:24 | Antoine Trépanier | National Post
In a joint meeting today, the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and the Environment and Climate Change Committee approved a new water rate structure that would come into effect in 2027. The new structure would result in more equitably distributed costs for water, wastewater and stormwater while keeping water bills affordable for Ottawa residents, and economically competitive compared to other cities in Ontario.
Most ratepayers are expected to experience minimal change to their water bills as a result of the new structure. The average residential property would see a decrease...
May 20, 2025 - 15:24 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
British Columbia's power utility is facing transformational challenges of drought, rising costs and a trade war with the United States as it works to meet electricity demand that's surging after two decades of relative stability.
May 20, 2025 - 15:19 | | CBC News - Canada
