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14 March, 2019 — Swift Current to increase electricity rates due to federal carbon tax  Prairie PostSwift Current residents will pay more for electricity use starting April 1 due to the federal government's plan to put a price on carbon pollution.

14 March, 2019 — Greens question Left's opposition to carbon tax hike  The Green NewsThe Green Party has questioned the opposition of Sinn Fein and People Before Profit to the proposed carbon tax plan in a special Oireachtas Committee's ...

14 March, 2019 — What small business owners want to see in the next federal budget  Financial PostFor nearly the entire 48 year history of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, small business owners have ranked lowering the total tax burden as ...

14 March, 2019 — What small business owners want to see in the next federal budget  Montreal GazetteCFIB is calling on the government to rethink its new passive investment rules and, at minimum, protect past passive investment streams.

14 March, 2019 — Duterte links 46 government officials to illegal drugs  CityNews VancouverMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president has publicly named 46 government officials, including three congressmen, who he says are involved in illegal ...

14 March, 2019 — Goldcorp says work has restarted at Cerro Negro mine in Argentina  CityNews VancouverVANCOUVER — Goldcorp Inc. says work at its Cerro Negro mine in Argentina has restarted following a stoppage by unionized workers at the mine. The gold ...

14 March, 2019 — Snowboarder dies in avalanche on mountain north of Haines  CityNews VancouverHAINES, Alaska — A 34-year-old snow boarder from Haines died an avalanche north of the city. Alaska State Troopers say David Dzenawagis died Wednesday ...

14 March, 2019 — Cap-and-trade bill divides businesses  Daily AstorianIn the northeastern corner of Clatsop County, Georgia-Pacific's Wauna Mill rolls out many of the paper products sold on the West Coast and employs more than ...

14 March, 2019 — House bills meant to step pressure on Venezuela's Maduro  CityNews VancouverWASHINGTON — The House Foreign Affairs Committee has approved bills intended to step up U.S. pressure against the government of Venezuela's embattled ...

14 March, 2019 — Province highlighting carbon pricing costs to colleges and universities  OttawaMatters.comIt estimates that the federal carbon pricing plan will cost Algonquin College an extra $151000 next school year, while costing Carleton University an added ...