In the news today: Mourning Lloyd Robertson, Fast-tracking pipeline, B.C. wildfires
Canadian business leaders want Ottawa to speed up economic measures as 51% of firms expect to benefit over the next three years, KPMG says.
- On Tuesday, Canada lost broadcast legend Lloyd Robertson, who died at age 92 after anchoring CTV National News for 35 years before retiring in 2011.
- KPMG surveyed 359 business leaders and found 51 per cent remain optimistic about Ottawa's economic agenda, though the U.S. threatened 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods beginning August 19.
- BC Wildfire Service official Cliff Chapman warned that dry lightning forecasts for Thursday could ignite more fires across the southern Interior, where an estimated 115 wildfires are currently burning.
- Marineland in Niagara Falls is winding down operations after over 60 years, relocating its remaining 30 belugas and four dolphins to aquariums in Spain and the U.S.
- A Global Affairs Canada report found only 28 per cent of Canadians understand how travel advisories impact insurance validity, leaving most unaware that changing risk levels can lead insurers to deny claims.
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PM Carney on the passing of Lloyd Robertson
August 5, 2026 Ottawa, Ontario “I join Canadians in mourning the loss of an icon – longtime journalist and news anchor Lloyd Robertson. For more than six decades, Lloyd Robertson helped Canadians make sense of the world. He was a familiar face in our living rooms, a reassuring voice in moments of uncertainty, and a ...
New fast-track rules for future LTCs - Salt Spring Island news
Pending provincial legislation could put a spotlight on Salt Spring’s Local Trust Committee (LTC), as Islands Trust staff believe future trustees will be empowered to request to bypass land use planning rules for “provincially significant” infrastructure projects — a shift that may raise the stakes for October’s local election. These new authorities will come via the Infrastructure Projects Act (IPA), and apply to so-called “designated projects”…
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