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The City of Toronto is giving its growing film and television production industry the power to continue to go green. The city announced Monday it will give production crews access to Toronto’s power grid at two highly-utilized film locations — Ashbridges Bay Park and Sir Casimir Gzowski Park. The city said the plan …
Read More »Power being restored to Jasper, Alta., as weather offers respite in wildfire battle
Officials continue work to restore power to many residents and businesses in Jasper, Alta., as a wildfire continues to burn just north of the town. The wildfire on Chetamon Mountain in Jasper National Park is now estimated to cover an area of 6,150 hectares, Parks Canada said Tuesday morning. The fire, which …
Read More »Inflation’s hit to consumer spending power means retailers may refocus on the low end
When the Hudson’s Bay Co. announced last week that it was jolting Zellers back from the dead, many former shoppers were moved to share fond memories of the discount chain. From old-fashioned Coke bottles to retro kitchen products, retailers know that nostalgia can sell. To the extent that some Canadians find themselves yearning …
Read More »Slowing inflation does not mean you get your spending power back
Investors in financial markets were ecstatic when the latest inflation data seemed to show that rising prices in the United States had peaked. While business journalists often imply that increasing share values are a universally good omen, it is not clear that many Canadian working people, especially those who don’t …
Read More »Problem maintenance outage at Lepreau nuclear plant adds to N.B. Power money troubles
A troubled maintenance outage at the Point Lepreau nuclear generating station that began back in April has dragged on a month longer than planned and is adding to the financially challenged utility’s money troubles by the day. N.B. Power expects Lepreau will be back in service sometime next week after what …
Read More »‘Gustnado’ knocks out power in parts of Saskatchewan
Strong winds are being blamed for widespread power outages in Saskatchewan. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds to the north and southeast corners of the province. Terri Lang, a meteorologist with ECCC, says the storm on Sunday was a supercell with the potential to bring a tornado. …
Read More »North Korea has become the latest nuclear power. What will the U.S. do?
Early this year, as Russia was preparing for an invasion of Ukraine, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appeared to see an opportunity. With the United States and its allies distracted and busy countering Moscow’s belligerence, Pyongyang’s generals would put on a show — firing off more test missiles than ever …
Read More »Trudeau government has adopted dozens of secret cabinet orders since coming to power
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has adopted 72 secret orders-in-council — hidden from Parliament and Canadians — since coming to office, CBC News has learned. A review by CBC News of nearly 8,900 orders-in-council (OICs) — or cabinet decrees — adopted by the federal government shows the number of secret or unpublished OICs has been …
Read More »Deadly tornado damages homes, knocks out power in Michigan
A rare tornado tore through a small community in northern Michigan on Friday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 40 others as it flipped vehicles, tore roofs from buildings and downed trees and power lines. The twister hit Gaylord, a community of about 4,200 people roughly 370 …
Read More »Will Volcanic Geo-Thermal Energy Soon Power ‘Clean’ Bitcoin Mining in El Savador?
Nayib Bukele, the President of El Salvador posted a 25-seconds long video that promises the “first steps” in Bitcoin mining. The footage showed glimpses of what reports speculate is a new volcanic geo-thermal Bitcoin mining facility being built in El Salvador, the world’s first country to legalise Bitcoin as legal …
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