Thursday, May 14, 2026
ADVT 
National

Carney says clean electricity strategy promised weeks ago is still on its way

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Apr, 2026 09:55 AM
  • Carney says clean electricity strategy promised weeks ago is still on its way

The federal government still has not announced its clean electricity strategy, despite Prime Minister Mark Carney saying it would land weeks ago.

At a news conference in Halifax on March 26, Carney told reporters the government would be releasing "next week" a strategy to expand the electricity grid through hydro, nuclear and renewable energy.

In the spring economic update Tuesday, the government said it was planning to release a "discussion paper" to seek input from provinces and territories on how to modernize the grid.

The update did indicate the government plans to release a new nuclear energy strategy, and it announced today that strategy will come by the end of the year.

When asked on his way into a caucus meeting today for an update on the electricity strategy, Carney would only say, "It's coming."

The Prime Minister's Office told The Canadian Press it had nothing further to add.

Picture Courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

MORE National ARTICLES

Edmonton police charge man in partner's homicide after woman found dead on riverbank

Edmonton police charge man in partner's homicide after woman found dead on riverbank
Edmonton Police have laid charges after a woman was found dead on a bank of the North Saskatchewan River last week. In a news release, police say a 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second degree murder.

Edmonton police charge man in partner's homicide after woman found dead on riverbank

Number of Albertans receiving income support reaches highest total since 2019

Number of Albertans receiving income support reaches highest total since 2019
Government data shows the number of Albertans receiving provincial income support has reached a five-year high. As of October, almost 57,500 residents were getting income support.

Number of Albertans receiving income support reaches highest total since 2019

Suspect arrested who hid in dumpster

Suspect arrested who hid in dumpster
Vancouver Police say they arrested an armed man in Kitsilano who tried to hide from officers in a dumpster.  The Vancouver Police Department says officers used a police dog and a beanbag shotgun in the arrest of the man who had reportedly been in people's backyards in the area of the Arbutus greenway. 

Suspect arrested who hid in dumpster

More cases of Avian flu in BC

More cases of Avian flu in BC
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says more cases of Avian flu have been detected in B-C. The agency says the virus was detected over the weekend at a commercial poultry property in Abbotsford.

More cases of Avian flu in BC

Police find human remains in burned SUV in Abbotsford park

Police find human remains in burned SUV in Abbotsford park
Police in Abbotsford are investigating after officers found what are believed to be human remains inside a vehicle that was set on fire in Sumas Mountain Regional Park. They say officers responded to a report of a vehicle fire on Friday around 2:45 p.m. along the Forest Service Road in the park and arrived to find the red 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander ablaze. 

Police find human remains in burned SUV in Abbotsford park

Surrey Police arrest driver after failing to stop at B.C. border crossing

Surrey Police arrest driver after failing to stop at B.C. border crossing
Police in Surrey say they arrested the driver of a vehicle with Washington state licence plates who failed to stop at the Pacific Highway border crossing Sunday.  The Surrey Police Service says the Canada Border Services Agency flagged a white pickup truck that drove through the border around 8:45 a.m. 

Surrey Police arrest driver after failing to stop at B.C. border crossing