A carbon pricing deal is likely to be announced on Friday between Alberta and Ottawa, according to sources, with the cost for emitters reportedly being set at $130 per tonne by 2040.

Last week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was in Ottawa, where she met with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Parliament Hill to discuss the bitumen pipeline to the West Coast. They both emerged from that meeting sounding very positive that a deal would be signed soon.

The agreement would put in place some of the terms

OTTAWA — Ottawa has spent more than $800 million on artificial intelligence technology since 2023, according to data provided by the federal government.

The sum includes two previously announced deals: a $350 million public service contract with Dayforce to replace the troubled Phoenix pay system and a $240 million investment in the AI company Cohere.

It also includes hundreds of entries that range from a few hundred dollars for a ChatGPT subscription to multimillion-dollar contracts with various companies.

Conservative MP Jagsharan

This weekend marks the first long weekend of the upcoming summer, and it looks like below seasonal temperatures will be rebounding just in time for the extra day off.

Early forecasts for the long weekend predict warm temperatures, with highs in the 20s. Click here for the extended forecast.

Banks, government offices and Toronto Public Library branches will be closed. There will be no mail delivery as well.

Here are more details on what is open/closed on Monday, May 18.

GO Transit will operate on

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from certain countries pay as much as $15,000 in bonds if they are confirmed World Cup ticket holders, the State Department told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

The department last year for countries that it said had and other security issues as part of the Republican administration’s broader crackdown on immigration. to pay the new bond, and five of those countries — Algeria, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire

QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has introduced a bill to better protect people from intimate partner violence.

The bill would allow people who fear for their safety or that of their children to obtain information about the domestic violence history of their current or ex-partner.

Under the plan, Quebec provincial police would review requests and share relevant information through a support organization.

The bill is named after Gabie Renaud, a Quebec woman killed last September allegedly by her partner who had a history of domestic violence.

Similar legislation exists in

Metrolinx plans to shut down the Finch West LRT for four days over the long weekend for what it calls system and performance upgrades.

Line 6 is scheduled to be closed from 2:30 a.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Tuesday, with shuttle buses operating along Finch Avenue West.

“The full closure allows crews uninterrupted access to complete essential upgrades and enhancements across the entire alignment of Line 6 Finch West,” the transit agency says in a statement. “This work can only be completed when

As the TTC continues to prep for the FIFA World Cup 2026 coming to Toronto this summer, additional safety measures are being rolled out.

The transit agency announced Wednesday that some station staff are now wearing body cameras, a move that will “improve safety, based on data and studies from across the world, while encouraging more respectful interactions between customers and staff,” as per a news release.

Body worn cameras were first provided to TTC Special Constables and Provincial Offences Officers last year and the TTC says the

NEW YORK (AP) — started feeling chest pains in a courthouse Wednesday as jurors deliberated in the former movie mogul’s closely watched , his lawyers said, prompting the judge to end the first day of deliberations early.

Weinstein, 74, has a number of health problems and uses a wheelchair. He has been in prison since 2020. The ex-producer wasn’t in the courtroom, but rather was waiting elsewhere in the courthouse, when defense lawyer Marc Agnifilo said court officers had told

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada isn’t yet seeing widespread job losses from artificial intelligence but senior officials at the central bank are watching the labour market closely as adoption advances.

Michelle Alexopoulos, external deputy governor at the central bank, is speaking to a business audience in Ottawa on Wednesday about the implications of AI on the economy.

She said AI has the potential to drive productivity gains in Canada, which can help to boost workers’ wages without stoking inflation.

“As AI continues to improve and its adoption spreads,