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Alberta utility TransAlta vows to be carbon neutral by 2050 as it notes $167M loss
CALGARY - Power generator TransAlta Corp. says it has set a goal to be carbon neutral by 2050 after cutting greenhouse gas emissions to 60 per cent below 2015 levels by 2030.The Calgary-based utility ...
Mar 03, 2021

Defending champ Gushue headlines 18-team field as bubble play resumes with Brier
Brad Gushue won his first Canadian men's curling championship in a sold-out hometown venue that erupted in joy after his game-winning throw. The three-time champion will try to win another Tim Hortons...
Mar 03, 2021

Jewish groups raise anti-Semitism concerns ahead of NDP MP's chat with Corbyn
OTTAWA - Two prominent Jewish advocacy groups are voicing anti-Semitism concerns ahead of a public conversation between NDP MP Niki Ashton and former U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.The heads of the ...
Mar 03, 2021

In U.S., public health caution clashes with vaccine optimism, eased restrictions
WASHINGTON - The United States is at a COVID-19 crossroads - and public health officials are worried about which path it will choose. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Co...
Mar 03, 2021

UK extends job support, tax breaks for pandemic-hit economy
LONDON - Britain's treasury chief on Wednesday announced an additional 65 billion pounds ($91 billion) of support for an economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, extending job support programs and...
Mar 03, 2021

Fiat Chrysler, PSA profits dropped in pandemic before merger
MILAN - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Peugeot on Wednesday reported their last financial statements as independent companies, each contributing full-year profits of around 2 billion euros to the n...
Mar 03, 2021

Senate Finance panel OKs Tai as top U.S. trade negotiator
WASHINGTON - The Senate Finance Committee easily approved President Joe Biden's pick to be America's top trade negotiator. The panel on Wednesday confirmed Katherine Tai to be U.S. trade representativ...
Mar 03, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:30 a.m. Ontario is reporting 958 new COVID-19 cases today. The province says 17 more people have died from the virus. More th...
Mar 03, 2021

MHC Entrepreneur Development Centre expanding offerings
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat College's Entrepreneur Development Centre is getting a funding boost the enhance its programming.Royal Bank of Canada Foundation (RBC), a founding partner and longtime ...
Mar 03, 2021

Tonywatch: Elizabeth Stanley seeks 'healing and connection'
NEW YORK - A short time after Broadway shut down last year, Elizabeth Stanley went on a tiny rescue mission. She was offered a chance to get back into her dressing room at the Broadhurst Theatre - hom...
Mar 03, 2021