Beyond Local

CALGARY — Vacancies in Calgary's downtown office towers have risen to record levels and there's no landlord relief in sight with almost one in three offices sitting empty and sublets accounting for a quarter of available spaces on the market.

OTTAWA — Petty officer Richard Austin was sitting at his position on board HMCS Athabaskan when he heard a clang.

First Nations, ranchers, municipal officials and environmentalists hope to persuade a judge this week to force Alberta to revisit its decision to open one of the province's most important and best-loved landscapes to open-pit coal mining.

CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. has announced a plan for its Keystone XL project to achieve net zero emissions when it is placed into service, even as the future of the pipeline expansion appeared in doubt.

TORONTO — A review of the CBC's licence renewal applications enters its second phase today, with some organizations and individuals presenting their call for greater accountability and transparency from the public broadcaster.

This workweek will kick off with what's fabled to be the most depressing day of the year, during one of the darkest eras in recent history.

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden plans to rescind a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline expansion on his first day in the White House, transition documents suggest.

The prime minister took the opportunity to reiterate Canada’s promise to spend $3.16 billion to plant two billion trees over 10 years.

A towering stainless steel monolith set up along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta comes with a message.

INGERSOLL, Ont. — GM Canada says it has reached a tentative deal with Unifor that if ratified will see it invest $1 billion to transform its CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ont., to make commercial electric vehicles.