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Edmonton Journal
18 hours ago
- Business
- Edmonton Journal
Braid: Carney promises development but keeps the Trudeau laws that hinder it
Article content The long-threatened emissions cap on oil and gas is set to come into force on Jan. 1, 2026. Article content By 2030-32, emissions would have to be 27 per cent below 2026 levels. Article content New pipelines will require more production. Even with expanded carbon capture, the standard is surely impossible to meet. Article content There's also the so-called clean electricity regulations, aimed mainly at Alberta's natural gas-fired grid. Article content This policy has been massaged and adjusted, but it's still a damper on natural gas investment, just when Alberta is seen as a hub for electricity-hungry AI data centres. Article content Those are probably her two absolutes in talks going on with Ottawa right now. In the premier's view, they must go. Article content Article content The new federal project bill, for instance, can provide carve-outs for listed projects so they don't fall into the hands of the Impact Assessment crew. Article content Article content If that really happens, approvals for national projects could come more quickly. Article content Among the premiers, there's talk about export pipelines to Churchill in Manitoba, and even James Bay in Ontario. Article content But another pipeline is more urgent, and probably preferred by Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Article content Enbridge's Line 5 ships Canadian oil and natural gas liquids through the U.S. and then back to Canada. Article content Supply to Ontario and Quebec is at risk of shut-off either by the state of Michigan or U.S. President Donald Trump, if he's in the mood one day. Article content A revised line that stays entirely in Canada is essential for national security and the economy. Article content
Calgary Herald
a day ago
- Business
- Calgary Herald
Braid: Carney promises development but keeps the Trudeau laws that hinder it
Article content The long-threatened emissions cap on oil and gas is set to come into force on Jan. 1, 2026. Article content By 2030-32, emissions would have to be 27 per cent below 2026 levels. Article content New pipelines will require more production. Even with expanded carbon capture, the standard is surely impossible to meet. Article content There's also the so-called clean electricity regulations, aimed mainly at Alberta's natural gas-fired grid. Article content Those are probably her two absolutes in talks going on with Ottawa right now. In the premier's view, they must go. Article content The new federal project bill, for instance, can provide carve-outs for listed projects so they don't fall into the hands of the Impact Assessment crew. Article content Article content If that really happens, approvals for national projects could come more quickly. Article content Among the premiers, there's talk about export pipelines to Churchill in Manitoba, and even James Bay in Ontario. Article content But another pipeline is more urgent, and probably preferred by Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Article content Enbridge's Line 5 ships Canadian oil and natural gas liquids through the U.S. and then back to Canada. Article content Supply to Ontario and Quebec is at risk of shut-off either by the state of Wisconsin or U.S. President Donald Trump, if he's in the mood one day. Article content A revised line that stays entirely in Canada is essential for national security and the economy. Article content
Time of India
15-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Over 41 per cent of respondents have incorporated Yoga into their lifestyle: Ayush survey
Over 41 per cent of the respondents have incorporated Yoga into their lifestyle to a certain extent after a decade of the UN's declaration of June 21 as the International Day of Yoga , according to a survey report by the Ayush ministry. The survey, which covered 30,084 households across 34 states and UTs including urban and rural areas, noted that 24,6 per cent respondents reported improved fitness due to Yoga, 16.9 per cent experienced reduction in stress levels, while around one-fourth respondents claimed to have gained health knowledge. Titled 'Impact Assessment of a Decade of International Day of Yoga (IDY): Survey Findings', the survey revealed that 11.2 per cent practice yoga regularly, 13.4 per cent occasionally and 75.5 per cent do not practice yoga. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like If You Eat Ginger Everyday for 1 Month This is What Happens Tips and Tricks Undo Dr Raghavendra Rao, Director of CCRYN explained, "These 11.2 per cent people who practice Yoga regularly have been measured as those who go to yoga classes and attend sessions regularly." "When we say that over 41 per cent have adopted yoga into their lifestyle it means that they practice yoga in different forms such as bhakti yoga (prayer) or meditation and self practices to calm down the mind," he said. Live Events The findings of the survey conducted by Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy and Surveykshan, a company under YOLO 9 Technologies were released on Saturday. The survey data revealed that 12.6 per cent respondents in urban areas practice yoga regularly while the figure for rural areas is 10.4 per cent. In terms of gender, 11. 6 per cent regular practitioners are male while 10.7 per cent are female. Awareness about yoga was found to be highest among 18-24 age group. However when it comes to practicing Yoga, those aged 65 and above had the highest share at 17 per cent. Also, 36.2 per cent respondents having different health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and gastric issues practice yoga. The survey also found that 39. 3 per cent respondents have awareness about the common Yoga protocol and that one-third of the respondents (33.4 per cent) have participated in at least one community IDY event over the last decade.
Hamilton Spectator
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Hamilton Spectator
Two proposed developments could bring almost 850 units to Fergus
FERGUS — A Kitchener-based developer is hoping to construct almost 850 residential and mixed-use units just past the northern edge of town on Highway 6. According to planning justification reports from Up Consulting, Polocorp Inc. has applied for zoning bylaw amendments and official plan amendments from the County of Wellington and the Township of Centre Wellington to construct a residential development and a mixed-use development at 6581 Highway 6 and 968 St. David St. N. in Fergus. The properties are adjacent lands on the east side of Highway 6. Intended to form a collective community, the report notes that the St. David Street N. development is included in the Fergus Settlement Boundary and the applicant is hoping to include the Highway 6 property to create a complete, mixed-use community. 6581 Highway 6 Currently occupied by a heritage farmhouse, the development proposed for 6581 Highway 6 would see up to 535 units, comprised of 130 single detached dwellings (including an existing heritage farmhouse), 266 street townhouses, 125 medium density dwelling units, up to 14 mixed-use units for commercial or retail and a 2.2-acre park in the centre. Parking for single detached dwellings, street fronting and stacked townhouses would be provided by individual attached garages and surface parking spaces, with on-street parking available on four internal streets. Anticipated to generate 249 new trips in the peak morning time and 310 new trips in the evening peak times, a Traffic Impact Assessment said the additional traffic from the proposed development could worsen issues at the intersection of Highway 6 and Sideroad 18, Highway 6 and Sideroad 19 and St. David Street and Gordon Street. Although the report indicates no new traffic control signals are needed, it recommends a southbound left-turn lane on Highway 6 and that the township and Ministry of Transportation agree on whether to widen Highway 6 in the study area or provide a Highway 6 bypass to reduce through volumes. A noise feasibility study found that future road traffic sound levels are predicted to exceed MECP guidelines at the dwellings closest to the roadways and recommends installing acoustic barriers for those with flanking exposure to Highway 6 and air ventilation systems for those located further away. Noise warning clauses would be required for any dwellings with excessive sound levels. Regarding environmental impacts, an environmental impact study had several recommendations, including tree preservation strategies, erosion and sediment control measures, installing a bat rocketbox and artificial nesting structure for Barn Swallows, restoration and biodiversity enhancements and a tree protection and buffer zone. To mitigate loss of farmland, the report recommends phasing development and keeping any prime agricultural lands in production until the land is needed for development. 968 St. David St. N. Also currently occupied by a heritage farmhouse that's proposed to be maintained, the St. David Street North development is proposing approximately 221-323 units, with 62-88 single detached dwellings, 80-118 street townhouses, 71-102 medium density dwelling units, 8-14 mixed-use units and a centrally-located 1.97 acre park connected to the other development. Parking for single detached dwellings and street fronting townhouse dwellings would be provided via individual garages attached to each unit, while surface parking spaces are proposed for the stacked townhouses. Anticipated to generate 219 new trips in the peak morning hours and 301 new trips in the peak evening times, a traffic impact assessment identified potential capacity issues at the intersections of Highway 6 and Sideroad 19 and St. David Street and Gordon Street, as well as the intersections of Highway 6 and Sideroad 18, and Highway 6 and a future internal road. Several improvements are recommended, including traffic control signals and southbound, eastbound and westbound left-turn lanes at Highway 6 and Sideroad 18 and a southbound left-turn lane at Highway 6 and one of the development's internal streets. Since the site contains significant natural heritage features in the northeast portion, an Environmental Impact Study recommends several actions to minimize or avoid potential negative effects, including a 10-metre buffer and a stormwater management pond adjacent to the wetland. Isabel Buckmaster is the Local Journalism Initiative reporter for GuelphToday. LJI is a federally-funded program.
The Star
21-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
Penang confirms third bridge being considered as alternative to undersea tunnel
GEORGE TOWN: Penang is considering another bridge as the third link between the island and the mainland instead of an undersea tunnel. Penang infrastructure and transport committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said the state government is considering a proposal to have a bridge across the Penang Straits instead. "The feasibility study was completed in 2023, covering the viability of the new design, namely a bridge, or other alternative designs. "The implementation study for this alternative design will be completed in the near future and the new design is expected to be finalised once the study is concluded," he said in his winding-up speech during the state assembly sitting on Wednesday (May 21). Zairil said a Traffic Impact Assessment and any necessary evaluation would be carried out once the study concludes. In February, Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the third link for vehicular movement between the island and Seberang Prai would see a change in alignment. He did not reveal details nor did he say if the third link would be an undersea tunnel or a bridge. In 2021, it was reported that the state government had not ruled out the possibility of a third bridge to replace the proposed undersea tunnel project, part of a RM6.3bil mega project. Penang currently has two bridges linking the island to the mainland.
