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Ecuadorian Villagers lose fight to have Chevron Canada pay US$9.5 billion
TORONTO - The Canadian subsidiary of U.S.-based oil giant Chevron Corp. cannot be held liable for a US$9.5-billion award a court in Ecuador ordered against the parent company in favour of Ecuadorian v...
May 23, 2018
Research needed on impact of microplastics on
B.C. shellfish industry: study
VICTORIA - A scientific study that found high levels of microplastics in the ocean near British Columbia’s primary shellfish farms has scientists calling for more research to assess the impact o...
May 23, 2018
Not criminally responsible: How an accused finds the road back home
HALIFAX - At the height of his mental illness, Breton Umlah believed his family and friends were members of a shadowy intelligence agency, and he desperately wanted to join them. Diagnosed with bipola...
May 23, 2018
Doug Ford says he'll release fully costed platform before the election
With two weeks left in Ontario’s election campaign, Doug Ford is refusing to say when his Progressive Conservatives will release a fully costed platform, except to insist it will be before voter...
May 23, 2018
An NDP government could mean endless strikes, high unemployment, rivals warn
TORONTO - If you believe Doug Ford and Kathleen Wynne, an NDP government would bring Ontario indefinite strikes, high unemployment, skyrocketing taxes and farmlands lost to wind turbines. The Progress...
May 23, 2018
Facebook posts were reply to propaganda against Islamic State: migrant
VANCOUVER - Facebook posts that allegedly supported lone-wolf terrorist attacks were part of a mission to counter the western media’s propaganda machine against the Islamic State group, a Britis...
May 23, 2018
Quebec singer Luck Mervil gets community sentence for sexual exploitation
MONTREAL - Well-known Quebec singer Luck Mervil was given a six-month sentence in the community Wednesday for the sexual exploitation of a 17-year-old girl in 1996. The sentence is exactly what the de...
May 23, 2018
Singh sides with B.C. in hornet's nest of pipeline politics for the NDP
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh planted the federal NDP flag firmly on British Columbia’s side of the Trans Mountain dispute Wednesday after months of trying to stay neutral in the bitter feud between hi...
May 23, 2018
'It got worse:' Evacuation criticized after First Nation surrounded by fire
WINNIPEG - The federal government said it is stepping up efforts to evacuate two Manitoba First Nations that are threatened by a raging wildfire. Public Safety Canada said about 600 people were expect...
May 23, 2018
Small Newfoundland town that rejected rainbow crosswalk to hold Pride Week
SPRINGDALE, N.L. - A Newfoundland town that received national attention when it refused to permit a rainbow crosswalk has now agreed to hold a Pride Week. The town of Springdale came under scrutiny la...
May 23, 2018