Almost exactly three years ago, Faisal Alazem appeared before a House of Commons committee and urged Canada to do more to help the millions of Syrians caught up in that country's brutal civil war.
Notley says none of the money is to go to broader or unrelated expenditures such as paying down the deficit and debt.
"I'm very happy," said the 70-year-old Canadian who has lived in California for years.
Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Andrew Weaver will announce his candidacy Tuesday at the University of Victoria, where he will follow his leadership announcement with a speech.
CIBC chief executive Victor Dodig told The Canadian Press in an interview Tuesday that much of Canada's eventual growth will come from entrepreneurs who commercialize new ideas and technologies for all sectors of the economy.
LOS ANGELES — Federal transportation officials are rethinking their position on self-driving cars with an eye toward getting the emerging technology into the public's hands.