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Ottawa to fund cleanup of buildings, debris on iconic Sable Island
Sable Island — the windswept sandbar off Nova Scotia famous for its wild horses and the world's largest breeding colony of grey seals — is getting federal money for a cleanup.Ottawa announced $3.4 million Monday to remove surplus…
SNC-Lavalin viewed as jewel of Quebec Inc. that needs to be protected: professor
For more than a century, SNC-Lavalin has been viewed with pride in Quebec as it grew from a small firm specializing in hydraulics into a global engineering and construction giant.Founded in 1911, it gained a reputation for building a…
First Nations boil water issues ‘enormously complicated’: Morneau
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the "enormously complicated'' effort to end all drinking-water advisories in First Nations communities isn't being held back by a shortage of money.In response to a university student's question…
Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change
Democrats including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York are calling for a Green New Deal intended to transform the U.S. economy to combat climate change and create thousands of jobs in renewable energy.The freshman lawmaker is…
LEED’s Next Step
Canada’s green building industry is evolving, and LEED certification is once again proving that it can too
Bankrupt energy companies can’t abandon old wells, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court of Canada says the trustee for a bankrupt Alberta energy company cannot simply walk away from unprofitable wells on agricultural land without having to clean up.The high court's 5-2 ruling comes with a recommendation…
Feds paid near top dollar for Trans Mountain pipeline, spending watchdog says
Canada's parliamentary budget watchdog says the Liberal government paid the "sticker price'' when it bought the Trans Mountain pipeline from Kinder Morgan for $4.4 billion.Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux estimates the Trans…
Halifax councillors join Vancouver in declaring climate emergency
Halifax has become the second Canadian city to declare a climate emergency.Council voted Tuesday to pass a mostly symbolic acknowledgment that climate change is a serious and urgent threat.The municipality is unlikely to receive…
SNC Lavalin mulls retreat from Saudi Arabia amid deepening diplomatic row
The head of SNC Lavalin Group Inc. says ongoing diplomatic tensions between Canada and Saudi Arabia are hurting the company's bottom line and forcing it to consider a possible retreat from the oil-rich state as SNC share prices plunged to a…
Liberals’ infrastructure program problems detailed in internal documents
A large number of small construction transit and water system projects funded through the first phase of the Liberal government's infrastructure program bogged down the approval process and delayed construction and spending, newly released…