Nova Scotia’s seafood industry concerned by Premier’s musings over lifting oil-exploration moratorium
January 23, 2025
Nova Scotia’s seafood industry is concerned by comments from the premier that he’s open to ending a moratorium on fossil fuel drilling in the rich Georges Bank fishing grounds.Premier Tim Houston said Wednesday the province needs to reconsider bans on various industries, including uranium mining and onshore fracking, because of tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Trump made the comments on a press conference aboard Air Force 1 as he travelled to New Orleans to watch the Super Bowl.
February 9, 2025 - 18:01 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
The 18 resource projects the B.C. government wants to fast-track for approval have one thing in common: They are well on their way to completion.In a bid to diversify the provincial economy in the face of threatened U.S. tariffs, Premier David Eby has promised to speed up approvals and permits to get $20-billion worth of projects finished, from critical-mineral mines to electricity transmission infrastructure.
February 9, 2025 - 17:24 | Justine Hunter | The Globe and Mail
U.S. President Donald Trump once again says that he wants to see Canada become a state due to the unsubstantiated claim that the States is “paying $200 billion a year” to its northern neighbour.Trump says that Canada would be “much better off” as a State, and says he'd be fine with “subsidizing” Canada if it was a State, an apparent reference to the U.S. trade deficit with Canada.
February 9, 2025 - 17:01 | David Baxter | The Globe and Mail
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