University of Calgary paper recommends an independent 'fiscal council' be established to provide simplified and more transparent presentation of a province's finances for voters. ...
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Seen: Tour firm TravelBrands granted protection from creditors
TravelBrands files for protection from bankruptcy under the federal CCAA law ...
Ottawa’s plan to expand CPP falls short, Ontario says
The federal government's move to allow Canadians to contribute more voluntarily to the CPP won't derail Ontario's plan to implement a provincial pension plan, says the cabinet minister overseeing the initiative. ...
U.S. electrical utility seeks to connect to Ontario via Lake Erie
Applications filed in Ontario and U.S. to run a 1,000 MW bidirectional line under the lake bed between Erie, Pa. and Nanticoke, with a potential to open up markets for electricity generated in the province. ...
CPP fund grows assets 18.3 per cent to $264.6 billion
CPP Fund ends its 2015 fiscal year with net assets up from $219.1 billion at end of fiscal 2014 ...
CPP board and partners sell control of U.S. cable company
Selling 70 per cent of Suddenlink to a Luxembourg company seen as 'an excellent opportunity,' Canada Pension Plan official says. ...
Heard: Feds invest $28.5 million in diesel power projects
Ottawa is spending $28.5 million on diesel power projects in a number of remote native communities in Northern Ontario. The investments announced Tuesday for 19 First Nations bands were made by Natural Resources M ...
Heard: Province and Moose Cree band help reopen Tidewater park
Ontarians can begin using Tidewater Provincial Park for camping and canoeing starting June 27, after the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and Moose Cree First Nation reached a three-year partnership deal ...
Health Ministry to spend $316 million on St. Mike’s expansion
Money being invested into construction of 17-storey Peter Gilgan Patient Care Tower, which will expand critical services including cardiac care, cancer care and surgeries. ...
Four southern Ontario local utilities to merge under Clark plan
Local utilities in the GTA, Hamilton and Niagara to become one company with nearly one million customers ...