Category Archives: Canada

Oilpatch fears delays as U.S. judge orders further review of KXL pipeline route
CALGARY - Potential delays in the completion of the Keystone XL pipeline following a U.S. judge’s order mean that Western Canadian oil producers could suffer current price discounts for a longer...
Aug 16, 2018

Tribunal rules against N.L. woman at centre of Scottish harassment scandal
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A U.K. tribunal has rejected the claim of a Newfoundland-born woman who alleges she suffered a decade of harassment at her civil service office in Scotland - including once be...
Aug 16, 2018

Feds to allow charities to engage in political, but not partisan, activity
OTTAWA - The federal government is appealing an Ontario court ruling striking down limits on the political activities of charities while saying it will introduce legislation this fall to eliminate tho...
Aug 16, 2018
Man arrested after hour-long, 170-kilometre joyride in Quebec police cruiser
YAMACHICHE, Que. - A man swiped a Quebec provincial police car Thursday and took it on a 170-kilometre joyride, authorities said. The incident began in Boischatel as police responded to an alarm at a ...
Aug 16, 2018

Airbnb's federal budget proposal tells Liberals, 'We want to be regulated'
OTTAWA - One of the world’s largest short-term rental websites is inviting the Trudeau Liberals to create a regulatory regime for the burgeoning industry - something its critics have long advoca...
Aug 16, 2018

Clement says this 'isn't the Max Bernier' he supported in the leadership race
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Tony Clement says Maxime Bernier is “raging at the sky” and he’s not the same politician he supported during last year’s Conservative leadership race. ...
Aug 16, 2018

B.C. wildfire emergency prompts re-booking options from Air Canada, WestJet
WestJet and Air Canada are offering more flexible flight options for passengers booked to fly in or out of some cities in B.C., where hundreds of wildfires have sparked a state of emergency. WestJet p...
Aug 16, 2018

Photographer files complaint with police after alleged assault while on the job
TORONTO - A Toronto newspaper photographer said he opted to file a complaint with police about being attacked while covering a protest in order to raise awareness about the dangers of escalating anti-...
Aug 16, 2018
Former NHL journeyman Enrico Ciccone enters political arena with Quebec Liberals
MONTREAL - The Quebec Liberals are beefing up their ranks by adding a hulking former NHL defenceman to run in the upcoming election in a riding that has long been a party stronghold. Enrico Ciccone...
Aug 16, 2018

Arrests in Burnaby, B.C., as order against Kinder Morgan protest camp enforced
BURNABY, B.C. - The RCMP arrested protesters Thursday as officers enforced a court injunction to dismantle a protest camp and snuff out a sacred fire at a site where the Trans Mountain pipeline ends i...
Aug 16, 2018