Category Archives: Canada

Cost to twin Trans Mountain pipeline could be $1.9B higher, Kinder Morgan says
OTTAWA - Kinder Morgan Canada says expanding the Trans Mountain pipeline could cost the federal government as much as $1.9 billion beyond the company’s original construction estimate and take 12...
Aug 07, 2018

'He had no chance:' Concern alerts not received before deadly Manitoba tornado
ALONSA, Man. - Walking through rubble strewn across a Manitoba field where his grandfather’s body was found, Kelly Brown found comfort in locating his grandmother’s wedding ring. Jack Furr...
Aug 07, 2018
N.S. recognizes black refugee settlement as historically significant
HALIFAX - A Halifax-area community settled by black refugees who escaped enslavement in the United States two centuries ago has been named a provincial heritage property. The settlement in Beechville ...
Aug 07, 2018

Bank Of Montreal replaces plaques commemorating killing of Iroquois chief
MONTREAL - After years of criticism from the Indigenous community, BMO has removed two stone plaques from the facade of a building in Montreal’s tourist sector that commemorated the killing of a...
Aug 07, 2018

Saudi Arabian crude oil imports to Canada easy to replace, says energy economist
CALGARY - Canada can easily replace the oil it imports from Saudi Arabia should relations with the Middle Eastern kingdom deteriorate to the point that trade in crude is halted, says an energy economi...
Aug 07, 2018

Nova Scotia breaking federal rules on cannabis marketing, critic says
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s cannabis retailer is being accused of violating federal regulations by “glamourizing and normalizing” marijuana, but the Crown corporation says it is simply e...
Aug 07, 2018
Health-care workers ask Ford's government to stop repeal of sex-ed curriculum
TORONTO - Hundreds of doctors, nurses and social workers are asking the Ontario government to reconsider its plan to repeal and replace a modernized sex-ed curriculum, arguing the decision would put s...
Aug 07, 2018
Boys, 9 and 11, killed when tractor pulling trailer rolls on Alberta road
TABER, Alta. - Two children from a Hutterite colony have died after they were riding on a flatbed trailer being pulled by a tractor that rolled in southern Alberta. RCMP say the crash happened Sunday ...
Aug 07, 2018

Philippe Couillard mulls early election start, extending length of campaign: report
QUEBEC - Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard may decide to trigger Quebec’s general election campaign several days earlier than expected, according to Radio-Canada. The CBC’s French-language...
Aug 07, 2018

Saudi Arabia's diplomatic dispute with Canada: An explainer
The diplomatic spat between Canada and Saudi Arabia that erupted over the weekend has left many wondering what exactly is going on. Here are answers to a few basic questions on the emerging conflict: ...
Aug 07, 2018