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Hamilton city council rejects one-year pause on AI data centres
8+ hour, 30+ min ago (1071+ words) HAMILTON, ONT. — Hamilton city councillors rejected on Wednesday a temporary pause on new data centres that was eyed as a possible model for other municipalities amid the artificial intelligence boom. The city would have been the first in Canada to…...
Will Hamilton hit pause on data centres? Council set to vote on moratorium
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (165+ words) HAMILTON, ONT. — Hamilton is expected to vote today on whether to become the first city in Canada to put a temporary pause on new data centres. The moratorium vote comes as local lawmakers across the country wrestle with the noise,…...
Toronto airport expansion plan won’t be released during consultations: port authority
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (618+ words) TORONTO – Consultations on the future of the Toronto island airport will go ahead without detailed plans on a possible expansion. At a tense annual general meeting, officials with Toronto Port Authority said no expansion plan for Billy Bishop Toronto City…...
Federal government starts public consultation on future of Toronto’s island airport
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (229+ words) TORONTO – The federal government is starting public consultations on the fate of Toronto’s island airport, which the province wants to expand to make room for jets. Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government recently passed legislation to take over the…...
Carney has not formed opinion on Ford’s island airport expansion vision in Toronto
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (491+ words) TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he has not formed an opinion on Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s plan to expand Toronto’s island airport, but promised broad consultations would start soon on the proposal. Ford wants to expand Billy Bishop Toronto…...
Quebec Construction Commission launches three-year campaign to combat construction site harassment
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (775+ words) A new awareness campaign has been launched to tackle discrimination and harassment in Quebec’s construction industry. The aim is to bring about behavioural change, foster a healthier work environment, provide the necessary resources and support, and promote concrete action so…...
Canada reaches deal with Quebec on billions of dollars in infrastructure funding
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (369+ words) LONGUEUIL, QUE. — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government has reached a deal with Quebec to transfer nearly $10 billion over 10 years to fund infrastructure projects. Carney said the money could be used to build new hospitals and invest in…...
Ontario to designate Toronto island airport special economic zone after land takeover
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (835+ words) TORONTO — Ontario will soon designate Toronto’s island airport as a so-called special economic zone in an effort to fast track its expansion now that the province has taken over the land, Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said Thursday. The province passed…...
Energy minister Dix says four new wind farms will power B.C.'s energy sovereignty
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (546+ words) VICTORIA — The minister responsible for energy and climate change solutions in British Columbia says four new wind farms will strengthen the province’s energy sovereignty at a time of rising costs and uncertainty. Adrian Dix said three projects in the province’s…...
Liberal government dismisses calls for radar site to remain as farmland
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (174+ words) OTTAWA — The federal government is rejecting calls from some residents in southern Ontario to find other spots to set up its planned Arctic over-the-horizon radar installations. Parliament has received a flurry of petitions criticizing National Defence for buying up plots…...