City weighs grace period for small business electricity limits
Medicine Hat officials review a two month grace period and automatic alerts for businesses breaching 5 000 kWh monthly usage or 25 kVA demand. Enrolled customers get emails, others letters. the change aims for transparency and fair cost recovery with roll out by Q3 and a council decision at the August 18 meeting.
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Bank of Canada and Crown bodies brace for Liberal cost cuts
The Bank of Canada and most federal Crown corporations will trim budgets alongside a Liberal cost-cutting drive. Ministers aim to save 7.5 percent from operating spending in 2026, rising to 15 percent over three years, with smaller targets for National Defence, CBSA, and RCMP. The Bank operates independently and funds itself, with decisions about how to apply cuts to be determined. Treasury Board confirms most Crown agencies are subject, while some independent bodies may be exempt.
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Alberta report cites command issues in Jasper wildfire response
A Jasper town commissioned report concluded that while crews fought the Jasper wildfire, Alberta government involvement hindered command and control. It notes unified command with Parks Canada worked, but provincial involvement caused information requests and authority debates that diverted incident leaders from firefighting and resident re-entry.
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