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<\/p>\nDemand for electricity in Canada is soaring with multiple new requirements that include electric vehicles, data centres and defence industrial production.<\/p>\n
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The federal government has also promised to work to expand nuclear power, including a deal with Alberta to develop the province\u2019s own nuclear generation strategy with the goal of bringing nuclear power to the grid by 2050.<\/p>\n
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Ottawa pushing to get Canadian companies selling goods on Chinese platforms<\/p>\n
Ottawa is pushing to get Canadian companies on major Chinese e-commerce platforms as the two countries deepen their ties.<\/p>\n
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu tells The Canadian Press that e-commerce titans such as Alibaba want more Canadian businesses on their platforms.<\/p>\n
During a visit to Beijing this year, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada was entering a new era of relations with China, in hopes that the two countries become \u201cstrategic partners.\u201d<\/p>\n
Retail analyst Bruce Winder says getting Canadian companies on Chinese platforms is a good thing for the right company with the right product, given trade uncertainty with the United States.<\/p>\n
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Poll suggests politics, geography and trust play roles in vaccine hesitancy<\/p>\n
New online polling released on World Vaccine Day suggests one in four Canadians have declined a vaccine recommended by their doctor, but the reasons people are hesitant about vaccines vary.<\/p>\n
Bruce MacLellan, chair of Proof Strategies, says most often, people who took the survey reported saying no to a vaccine because they were worried about negative side effects.<\/p>\n
Albertans were most likely to refuse a recommended vaccine, at 35 per cent.<\/p>\n
MacLellan says it\u2019s important for public health officials to learn the reasons people are vaccine-hesitant and tailor education to them.<\/p>\n
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Ontario spent nearly $200k in aviation-related costs for returned private jet: docs<\/p>\n
Ontario spent nearly $200,000 on aviation-related costs for Premier Doug Ford\u2019s now-returned private plane.<\/p>\n
New documents related to the purchase and subsequent sale of the $28.9-million jet show expenses include charges for aircraft management services and outside legal counsel.<\/p>\n
Ford last month announced the purchase of the used 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650, but agreed to sell it back to the company after public outrage.<\/p>\n
At the time, the premier said the plane was sold back for the exact same price, promising to publicly release financial documentation on the transactions. <\/p>\n
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Canadian-developed technology helps new telescope probe mysteries of the cosmos<\/p>\n
The work of researchers from across Canada is at the heart of a massive new telescope that could help unlock some of the biggest mysteries of the cosmos. <\/p>\n
Dalhousie University astrophysics professor Scott Chapman says the new Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope, perched high on a Chilean mountain on a site higher than Mount Everest\u2019s base camp, opens a new window on the universe. <\/p>\n
Chapman leads a team of Canadian researchers who\u2019ve developed new quantum camera technology able to see stars and galaxies forming. <\/p>\n
The first data from the telescope is expected to be released to the public next year. <\/p>\n
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 14, 2026.<\/p>\n
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