August 19, 2026
The United States has delayed the implementation of new tariffs on Canadian goods by three days as the two countries continue discussions to resolve outstanding trade issues, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement issued on Aug. 18.
August 18, 2026
Climate policy organizations are warning that Ottawa’s proposal to repeal a standard requiring electric vehicles to account for an increasing share of new light-duty vehicle sales puts the government’s goal of reaching 75 per cent EV sales by 2035 at risk.
August 17, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced an agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec and the Innu Nation, as well as Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Québec, guaranteeing $10 billion in financing for “largest clean energy investment in North American history.”
August 17, 2026
Stewart Elgie and Geneviève Morin have been named co-chairs of the federal Expert Taskforce on Natural Capital Accounting and Nature Financing following its first meeting on Aug. 14.
August 14, 2026
Ontario has unveiled the framework for a “playbook” on attracting and building data centres in the province and wants to get public input on its recommendations.
August 12, 2026
Of Canadian businesses affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed 50 per cent tariffs on certain CUSMA compliant goods, 77 per cent have said they expect their revenues to drop, according to a new survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
August 12, 2026
Quebec Court of Appeal Justice Geneviève Cotnam, who once recalled “my career as a lawyer didn’t always provide a smooth sailing to the bench,” is Quebec's new top judge, succeeding Quebec Court of Appeal Chief Justice Manon Savard who became a part-time (supernumerary) judge on Aug. 10.
August 11, 2026
Josef Rosenthal has joined Cochrane Sinclair as senior counsel in its Vancouver office.
August 10, 2026
Those wanting to hunt certain types of wildlife in Nova Scotia now have the option of obtaining licences through an online portal.
August 10, 2026
The federal government is launching a $100-million rebate program for the “interprovincial transportation of eligible steel products by rail and marine.” According to a government announcement issued Aug. 10, the Commodities Sectoral Support Program will rebate “50 per cent of eligible rail or marine transportation costs for Canadian steel moving between provinces and territories for up to one year, or until funds are exhausted.”