Category Archives: Canada
Saying sorry: CN apologizes to Manitoba rancher for oil spill after derailment
ST-LAZARE, Man. - A top CN executive telephoned a Manitoba rancher on Monday to apologize after one of the company’s trains derailed and spilled oil on his land. “CN executive vice-preside...
Feb 18, 2019
U.K.'s pro-Huawei signals give Canada breathing space on 5G decision: expert
OTTAWA - Canadian officials will be “cheering from the sidelines” over fresh signals that Britain believes it can manage any security risks posed by Huawei Technologies’ involvement ...
Feb 18, 2019
Quebecer in court seeking assisted death wants control of her destiny
MONTREAL - Two Quebecers suffering from incurable degenerative diseases are arguing that laws governing medical assistance in dying are unconstitutional and that legislators exceeded their powers by s...
Feb 18, 2019
Bad weather, lack of pilot experience cited in Quebec crash that killed three
MONTREAL - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is citing the pilot’s lack of experience in instrument flying, particularly at night, for a helicopter crash that killed three people near Dr...
Feb 18, 2019
Protesters across U.S. rail against Trump's emergency, demand Congress act
WASHINGTON - Americans furious with President Donald Trump’s latest gambit for financing his long-promised border wall vented their frustrations Monday, gathering at protests across the country ...
Feb 18, 2019
Men appeal conviction in Via Rail terror plot, argue jury improperly selected
Two men found guilty of terrorism charges after being accused of plotting to derail a passenger train are asking Ontario’s highest court to grant them a new trial, arguing the jury that convicte...
Feb 18, 2019
'Making this up:' Study says oilsands assessments marred by weak science
EDMONTON - Dozens of oilsands environmental impact studies are marred by inconsistent science that’s rarely subjected to independent checks, says a university study. “It doesn’t make...
Feb 18, 2019
Electoral reform: All eyes turn to tiny P.E.I. as issue put to voters
CHARLOTTETOWN - Tiny Prince Edward Island has a chance to send a big message to the rest of the country about electoral reform when voters are asked to consider proportional representation in a refere...
Feb 18, 2019
Officials still working out how much oil leaked from derailment in Manitoba
ST-LAZARE, Man. - Canadian National Railway says it doesn’t yet know how much oil leaked from a derailment in western Manitoba, but it says trains are now running on the line again. The railway ...
Feb 17, 2019
Deported man who came to Canada as a baby granted chance at return
A British Columbia man who was deported at 59 despite living in Canada since he was seven months old has won a shot at returning home. A federal court has granted Len Van Heest a judicial review of hi...
Feb 17, 2019