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Big Oil has made $281B profit since Russia invaded Ukraine

The world’s five largest listed oil companies have made profits of more than a quarter of a trillion dollars since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to dramatic increases in energy prices and household bills.

Race Against Climate Change

By Mark Sweney | News, Politics | March 6th 2024

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre arrives on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Pierre Poilievre bites his tongue on Bitcoin

Despite being roundly mocked for his embrace of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin when it crashed in spectacular fashion in 2022, Poilievre has been conspicuously silent in the face of an equally spectacular rally that briefly pushed its price to a record high.

Opinion

By Max Fawcett | Opinion, Politics | March 6th 2024

Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser speaks at a news conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. File photo by The Canadian Press/ Patrick Doyle

Liberals say their housing deals with cities will build 750,000 homes over 10 years

The Liberal government has finalized all of its deals with municipalities under the housing accelerator fund, a program it says has triggered Canada's biggest-ever movement to increase residential density.

By Nojoud Al Mallees | News, Politics | March 5th 2024

An Elections Canada logo is shown on Tuesday, Aug 31, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Conservatives candidate Jamil Jivani wins Ontario byelection

Conservative candidate Jamil Jivani celebrated his victory in the Ontario riding of Durham by thanking his allies and pouncing on his "Liberal elite" rivals, who he says are making life harder and more expensive for the working class.

By Fakiha Baig | News, Politics | March 5th 2024

Dan Valliquette photographed in Parksville, B.C., on Sunday, March 3, 2024. File photo by The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

B.C.'s securities watchdog struggles to make rulebreakers pay

More than a quarter of the money owed to the B.C. Securities Commission, about $130 million, is unlikely to ever be recovered, it says.

By Darryl Greer | News, Politics | March 5th 2024

British Columbia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, on Friday, July 3, 2020. File photo by The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Who owes B.C.'s securities watchdog the most money in fines?

The British Columbia Securities Commission has levied about $430 million in unpaid fines and disgorgement orders for breaches of the province's Securities Act.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | March 5th 2024

The Toronto skyline, looking west from Riverdale Park. Photo via City of Toronto/Flickr ( CC BY 2.0 Deed)

Toronto mulls ending Enbridge’s free pass

As the Ontario government finds itself knee-deep in gas controversies, the City of Toronto is considering ending fossil fuel subsidies worth up to $200 million annually.

By John Woodside | News, Energy, Politics | March 5th 2024

Indigenous organization levels complaint against Canadian mining company

As the world’s largest mining conference unfolds in Toronto, a Canadian company is facing a complaint about a proposed copper mine in Ecuador.

By Natasha Bulowski | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | March 5th 2024

Alan Holman, who is on low income and relies on the carbon rebate to make ends meet, stands for a photograph in his apartment in Saskatoon, on Saturday, March 2, 2024. File photo by The Canadian Press/Liam Richards

Saskatchewan residents with low incomes mourn end of carbon rebate

Alan Holman says the carbon rebate he gets four times a year from the federal government is crucial for his household budget.

By Jeremy Simes | News, Politics | March 4th 2024

Federal byelection being held today in Ontario riding previously held by Erin O'Toole

A federal byelection is being held today in the Ontario riding of Durham to fill the seat left vacant by former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | March 4th 2024

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