Unpublished Newswire
A Calgary company that uses stranded oil and gas assets to power its own bitcoin mines says Alberta’s enthusiasm for new investment in data centres can play a role in solving some of the province’s worries around old wells. New West Data Corp. buys up wells that are producing oil and gas, but the natural gas side of the operation is uneconomic, generally because of a lack of infrastructure to transport it off-site. The company then installs small, natural-gas-fired electricity generators at the sites to power mines.
January 8, 2026 - 06:00 | Emma Graney | The Globe and Mail
The federal government’s limp response to measuring public service productivity — that they're simply not going to do it — is deflating for those who imagined that Prime Minister Mark Carney would act like a noted economist. Read More
January 8, 2026 - 05:00 | Aaron Hutchins | Ottawa Citizen
I wonder if all the public servants residing in the Carleton riding, the ones who abandoned Mr. Pierre Poilievre and voted Liberal, are feeling a sense of betrayal or voter's remorse? Read More
January 8, 2026 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
Recent thefts raise a question about the effectiveness of removing front licence plates.
January 8, 2026 - 05:00 | | CBC News - Canada
The Municipality of Central Elgin's new bylaw requiring property owners to obtain a licence to list on short-term rental apps like Airbnb and Vrbo, is now in place and it's getting a mixed reaction from landlords.
January 8, 2026 - 05:00 | | CBC News - Canada
The former head of Alberta Health Services says she has been subject to a campaign of intimidation since she launched a wrongful-dismissal lawsuit against the provincial government last year, and she alleges the same individuals accused of harassing a potential witness in the case have been targeting her.Speaking publicly about the alleged harassment campaign for the first time, former AHS chief executive officer Athana Mentzelopoulos said David Wallace – a self-described former political fixer who hosts a podcast called The Political Dark Arts Report – has repeatedly attacked her...
January 8, 2026 - 04:05 | Matthew Scace | The Globe and Mail
