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Cabinet minister who criticized interpreter says she is focused on doing better
Cabinet minister who criticized interpreter says she is focused on doing better

CTV News

time7 days ago

  • Politics
  • CTV News

Cabinet minister who criticized interpreter says she is focused on doing better

Nahanni Fontaine is photographed at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods< WINNIPEG — A Manitoba cabinet minister who criticized a sign language interpreter says she is focused on doing better and improving services for people with disabilities. Nahanni Fontaine, the minister responsible for services for people with disabilities, has repeatedly apologized for remarks she made last month while hosting a celebration for Indigenous women graduates. While preparing to speak to reporters after, Fontaine told one of her staff that she was thrown off by a sign language interpreter's presence and that the woman should not have been on stage. Fontaine held a news conference today to announce $820,000 in grants this year under an annual program that funds groups who help reduce barriers for people with disabilities. Fontaine says work is underway to better enforce accessibility standards, which could mean fines for businesses who fail to have a wheelchair ramp where required by law, for example. She also says her department will have sign language interpreters at all public events and the government will hire two dedicated interpreters to support all departments. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 23, 2025 Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press

Survey suggests some Manitobans support higher hydro rates and appliance use at night
Survey suggests some Manitobans support higher hydro rates and appliance use at night

Toronto Star

time16-07-2025

  • Business
  • Toronto Star

Survey suggests some Manitobans support higher hydro rates and appliance use at night

Manitoba Hydro power lines are photographed just outside Winnipeg, Monday, May 1, 2018. Manitoba residents could see their electricity rates rise by 3.5 per cent in each of the next three years if an application by Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro is approved. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods JGW/JJF flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: : sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false :

U.S. Natural Gas Futures Post Third Straight Weekly Loss
U.S. Natural Gas Futures Post Third Straight Weekly Loss

Wall Street Journal

time13-07-2025

  • Business
  • Wall Street Journal

U.S. Natural Gas Futures Post Third Straight Weekly Loss

1505 ET – U.S. natural gas futures give up early gains and settle lower, falling for a third consecutive week. The profit-taking in recent weeks after prices got close to $4/mmBtu has been overdone, says longtime natural gas trader John Woods. 'We still have a lot of summer left, August, half of July, September. And you're not selling $3.25 gas unless you're saying to yourself summer's over.' With the market heavily influenced by short-term weather bursts, futures could get back above $4, he says. At the same time, 'if we got cooler-than-normal temperatures across the U.S. we could get below $3, but not aggressively.' Nymex natural gas settles down 0.7% at $3.314/mmBtu for a 2.8% weekly loss. ( 1141 ET – Energy prices are still far below levels producers say they need before they substantially increase activity, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's quarterly survey finds. Energy firms surveyed by the bank, on average, said they need to see oil at $83 a barrel and natural gas at $5.01 per million British thermal units before they significantly ramp up drilling. But the average expected price for West Texas Intermediate crude was $67 a barrel in one year and $79 a barrel in five years, while the average expected Henry Hub natural-gas prices were $3.76 and $4.71 per million Btu, respectively, according to the survey. WTI futures, the U.S. crude benchmark, were recently up 2.8%, to $68.46 a barrel, while natural-gas futures rose 1.7%, to $3.42 per million Btu. (

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