Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Brenna Owen
Publication Date: May 20, 2025 - 07:22
BC Hydro’s challenge: Powering province through surging demand, drought and trade war
May 20, 2025
British Columbia’s power utility is facing transformational challenges of drought, rising costs and a trade war with the United States as it works to meet electricity demand that’s surging after two decades of relative stability.An expected demand increase of 15 per cent by 2030 is sparking questions about whether BC Hydro is ready, with one former B.C. environment minister saying the province faces a power gap.
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The Nova Scotia government argued in court today that Ottawa is responsible for infrastructure that protects the strip of land that links the province with New Brunswick.
May 20, 2025 - 16:01 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
OTTAWA
— Israel’s ambassador in Ottawa says his country is “quite taken aback” by Canada’s decision to threaten action alongside the United Kingdom and France, over its war against Hamas and believes Prime Minister Mark Carney ought to pay the Israel a visit.
“This is unprecedented,”
Iddo Moed,
Israel’s ambassador to Canada,...
May 20, 2025 - 15:52 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
The underground walls of a construction site north of Montreal collapsed on Tuesday morning, killing one worker and injuring two others.Police in Blainville, Que., said they received a call around 11 a.m. after the underground walls of a commercial building under construction gave way. One worker was taken to hospital with a leg injury and another was treated on site.Lt. Sara Tousignant said the collapse involved two underground retaining walls that fell inward. “We’re talking about the north and northeast walls that collapsed on the workers at that moment,” she said.
May 20, 2025 - 15:48 | | The Globe and Mail
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