Source: Global News, March 24, 2016 QUEBEC – Quebec City’s mayor says he has had discussions with his counterparts in Calgary, Vancouver and Lake Placid about sharing events at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Regis Labeaume will be in the Swiss city of Lausanne on April 11 to meet with International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach… Continue reading Quebec City wants to host the 2026 Olympics, with help from others
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Montreal man owes $62K in unpaid taxes for Airbnb rentals
Source: CTV News, March 23, 2016 Over four years, Dany Papineau claims he’s made more than $200,000 renting properties with Airbnb. “It changed my life so much, that I started telling everyone about Airbnb,” Papineau told CTV Montreal. The Montrealer, who has been dubbed “Quebec’s King of Airbnb,” even went as far as launching a… Continue reading Montreal man owes $62K in unpaid taxes for Airbnb rentals
Tensions high during Quebec's Energy East hearings
Source: The Canadian Press, March 20, 2016 LEVIS, Que. — As Luc Villeneuve begins talking to a reporter about his renewable energy foundation, he is abruptly interrupted outside the conference room where public hearings on Energy East are taking place. “You didn’t come here in an electric car, did you?” truck driver Michel Morin asks… Continue reading Tensions high during Quebec's Energy East hearings
Canadians conflicted about 3 Es: Environment, energy and the economy
Source: Tracy Johnson, Kyle Bakx, CBC News, March 14, 2016 EKOS-CBC poll suggests 56% more worried about the economy than the environment Justin and Leanne Mills are in a situation familiar to many Albertans these days. Justin is still working as an oil well cementer in Lloydminster, but his income is down by 50 per… Continue reading Canadians conflicted about 3 Es: Environment, energy and the economy
'Very displeased' Sask. premier weighs in on Energy East controversy
Source: CBC News, March 1, 2016 Brad Wall says provinces should not have authority to veto the pipeline Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has weighed in on the Energy East controversy, after the Quebec government sought an injunction against TransCanada over the proposed pipeline. Brad Wall spoke about the injunction to reporters Tuesday at the opening of… Continue reading 'Very displeased' Sask. premier weighs in on Energy East controversy
Justin Trudeau meets with Denis Coderre
Prime minister and mayor talk infrastructure, try to find common ground on Energy East Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Montreal this morning to meet with Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre. The meeting took place at 7 a.m. and comes just one day after interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose called on Trudeau to rein in his… Continue reading Justin Trudeau meets with Denis Coderre
U.S. trustee: Lac-Megantic settlement fund fully funded, payments to start next month
PORTLAND, Maine — A $460 million settlement fund for victims of the Lac-Megantic oil train disaster in Canada is fully funded, keeping the process on track for the first payments to victims early in the new year. Robert Keach, the court-appointed bankruptcy trustee in Portland, Maine, announced this week that the settlement is being wired… Continue reading U.S. trustee: Lac-Megantic settlement fund fully funded, payments to start next month
Syrian refugee deadline tough to meet, Quebec immigration minister says
Province still waiting for Ottawa to finalize its plans, Kathleen Weil says Quebec Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil says the arrival of Syrian refugees will take place with the security of Quebecers in mind. But Weil told a news conference Monday the province’s target of 5,700 people may not be reached by the end of the… Continue reading Syrian refugee deadline tough to meet, Quebec immigration minister says