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Ottawa set to green light high-speed passenger rail line between Quebec City and Toronto
A Brightline train is shown at a station in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Jan. 11, 2018. A fast-tracked plan to build a high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area is set to mark the start of construction. Brightline West and U.S. transportation secretary and other officials projecting that millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
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Why provinces are ramping up transmission-line infrastructure
Hydro One electricity transmission lines are seen south of Chesley, Ont., on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. The federal government's own emissions reduction plan released last week says Canada will need to invest in "nation-building" interprovincial transmission lines if it is to have a shot at meeting its climate target of cutting emissions by 40 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, and net-zero emissions by 2050. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
world
Cuba restores power to one-fifth of population after nationwide blackouts
People walk in the street at night as Cuba is hit by an island-wide blackout, in Havana, Cuba, October 18, 2024. REUTERS/Norlys Perez
energy and resources
U.S. grants nearly $2-billion to harden power grid against extreme weather
FILE PHOTO: A general view of electric lines as demand for power surged during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare/File Photo
canada
Long-promised flood-prevention project in Manitoba under review with no timeline
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew looks on as Lisa Naylor, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Minister of Consumer Protection and Government Services is sworn-in by Lt. Gov. Anita Neville at a Premier and cabinet swearing-in ceremony in Winnipeg, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. A $600-million flood prevention project in Manitoba is now under review and the provincial government has no firm timeline for starting construction. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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Alberta recommits $1.53-billion to Calgary Green Line LRT, construction of portion
A month after announcing its money would be off the table, the Alberta government says it's recommitting it's $1.53-billion share towards Calgary's beleaguered Green Line light rail project. Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek speaks at an announcement in Calgary on April 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
international business
Ares bets on infrastructure boom with US$3.7-billion deal for GCP International
The New York Stock Exchange, rear, is shown on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)
canada
Ontario government engineers start work-to-rule campaign in contract dispute
Queen’s Park is seen in Toronto, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
world
A week after Helene hit, thousands still without water struggle to find enough
Electrical contract worker Matthew Tipton looks over the remnants of a waterline serving Asheville, N.C., downstream from North Fork Reservoir, a main source of water for the city, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, after the line was destroyed during Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, N.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
opinion
The economic cost of ‘free’ roads is high. The political benefits are higher
Tony Keller
canada
Ontario Premier Doug Ford won’t rule out buyback of Highway 407, valued at $29-billion
The 407 toll highway (running bottom to top of photo) passes under Jane St., as photographed from a helicopter on June 17 2019.
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Ontario is considering buying back Highway 407, Doug Ford says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes an announcement in Toronto on Friday, May 24, 2024. Ford says his government is considering buying back Highway 407.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Ford’s Highway 401 tunnel idea shows we’ve dug ourselves into serious car dependency
Andrew Clark
canada
Doug Ford’s Highway 401 tunnel could cost $60-billion or more – and wouldn’t solve congestion, say experts
Ontario is permanently raising the speed limit on parts of 10 highways across the province.Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria says several sections of Highways 401, 403, 406, 416 and Highway 69 will have a speed limits of 100 km/h. Traffic moves along Highway 401 in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
opinion
Doug Ford’s proposed tunnel under Highway 401 is transparently political
Marcus Gee
energy and resources
Nova Scotia wind project with 17 turbines receives $118-million federal loan
Construction on the Higgins Wind Farm project in Higgins Mountain, N.S. is shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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Premier Doug Ford vows to dig massive tunnel under Highway 401 to address congestion
A stretch of the 401 highway in Whitby, Ont., is seen on April 30, 2024. Two grandparents, their infant grandchild and a man were killed a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in Whitby on April 29 when a suspect vehicle was driving the wrong way while being chased by police. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
opinion
Toronto, Canada’s economic centre, has lost its way
Abdullah Snobar
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ATCO submits regulatory application for massive pipeline project
The ATCO tower on 11th Ave Southwest, Calgary, on an overcast April 11th, 2024. (Louis Oliver/The Globe and Mail)
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