Ford looking to fill in part of Lake Ontario to build Toronto convention centre
Laura Stone, Jeff Gray / theglobeandmail - Premier floats idea of creating artificial land to house the project
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Feds and Alberta strike deal to speed up project approvals and cut red tape
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - The governments of Canada and Alberta have reached an agreement-in-principle to streamline environmental and impact assessments, giving the province more control over projects within its jurisdiction and reducing federal duplication that has slowed develo…
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Provinces announce agreement to explore pan-Canadian electricity grid
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - Toronto — Energy ministers from several provinces and territories announced a new agreement Wednesday aimed at exploring the development of a national electricity transmission network across Canada.
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Village of Granisle, B.C., faces lawsuit over aluminum-contaminated water
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Granisle issued a "do not consume" order in December 2025, and residents have been relying on bottled water distributed with the help of volunteer firefighters since.
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Immigration could soon account for all of Canada's population growth: expert
sootoday - OTTAWA — With Canada's population growth now essentially flat, the country could be heading toward an unprecedented situation where population growth is driven entirely by immigration, one expert says.
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With 100 days to go until the FIFA World Cup, the countdown begins for Toronto and Vancouver
Gemma Karstens-Smith / theglobeandmail - Toronto will host six games, starting with Canada’s first match on June 12 and Vancouver will stage seven
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EverWind secures more than $240M in financing for N.S. wind and hydrogen projects
Devin Stevens / nationalobserver - A wind energy company in Nova Scotia with the backing of local First Nations has secured $240 million in financing to construct onshore wind farms and an associated green hydrogen project that aims to be the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada.
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'I know it's frustrating': Mayor reminds Calgarians that water restrictions start next week
Scott Strasser / calgaryherald - Stage 4 restrictions return March 9 and will remain in place for approximately four weeks, in order for crews to carry out preventative maintenance on the city's most critical water transmission line
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Ring of Fire roads to be complete by 2031, ahead of schedule: Ford
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Premier Doug Ford said construction will begin in June and finish several years ahead of schedule, though the province had never said when it had hoped to complete road.
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Canadians involved in tourist bus crash in Dominican Republic, embassy says
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A statement from the embassy posted on social media Monday said staff are providing consular assistance but did not say how many Canadians were on the bus or what their status is.
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More than 2,000 Pimicikamak Cree Nation members still displaced 60 days after outage
Alessia Simona Maratta / globalnews - 'Our people have been abandoned,' the Nation said in a statement. 'No family should be forced to live in mould-infested, unsafe homes while those responsible dodge their duty.'
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Poilievre to travel to London and Berlin next week
Jordan Gowling / nationalpost - Poilievre's trip comes just days after delivering a speech where he laid out the trade challenges Canada faces globally
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TransAlta signs Alberta data centre deal with CPP Investments and Brookfield
Lauren Krugel / nationalobserver - TransAlta said Friday that the memorandum of understanding with the two investment firms sets out a framework for the development of a data centre at its Keephills power plant, which was retooled to run on natural gas instead of coal in 2021.
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Cargo plane carrying money crashes near Bolivia's capital, killing at least 15 people, official says
sootoday - LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A cargo plane carrying money crashed Friday near Bolivia’s capital, damaging about a dozen vehicles on a highway, scattering bills on the ground and leaving at least 15 people dead and others injured, an official said.
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Montreal’s Trudeau airport braces for more traffic chaos ahead of spring break
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Montreal's airport authority is urging travellers to prepare for further traffic headaches amid a major airport revamp and the demolition of a parking garage.
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Heavy snowfall, high wind warnings issued for much of southern Alberta
Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - Another winter storm is on the way for southern Alberta with up to 30 cm of snow and wind gusts around 130 km/h in some areas forecast for Friday.
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Alberta budget comes with spending hikes, $9.4B deficit
sootoday - EDMONTON — Alberta’s new budget will carry an eye-popping $9.4-billion deficit as the province, after decades of trying to get off a roller-coaster of oil revenues, seeks to manage the ride and weather the whiplash.
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Final design for Ontario Science Centre at Ontario Place unveiled, contract awarded
Dee Burman / citynews - The province of Ontario unveiled the final design and awarded the contract for the new Ontario Science Centre to be built at Ontario Place on Thursday, calling it “a major milestone in the province’s plan to transform Ontario Place into a year-round, worl…
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Person fatally struck by GO train, delays across Kitchener line
Prisha Dev / globalnews - Service on the Kitchener Line is disrupted after a person was struck by a GO train east of Guelph, with delays exceeding two hours, Metrolinx says.
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Fifth strike by STM maintenance workers averted, both sides to meet with conciliator
Jason Magder, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The conciliation sessions will take place starting the second week of March.
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