Category Archives: Canada
Auditor general says new Champlain Bridge will cost more than forecast
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says Montreal’s new Champlain Bridge will cost more than forecast and won’t be ready on time. Michael Ferguson says in his annual spring report the sch...
May 29, 2018
Canadian Facebook whistle-blower: I did no voter targeting for Liberal entities
OTTAWA - The Canadian data expert whose allegations set off an international uproar about the inappropriate use of private Facebook data says there was nothing at all nefarious about his work in early...
May 29, 2018
B.C. First Nation not surprised by leaked audit's info about energy vs caribou
A leaked audit that revealed energy companies in northeastern British Columbia routinely ignoring rules for development on caribou habitat is no surprise to a local Indigenous group. “We have co...
May 29, 2018
Pipeline fight continues, federal decision does not reduce spill risk: Horgan
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he will continue the fight to protect British Columbia’s coast from the consequences of an oil spill regardless of who owns the Trans Mountain pipeline. The f...
May 29, 2018
Five Things: the next steps for getting the Trans Mountain project done
OTTAWA - The federal government announced a plan Tuesday to spend $4.5 billion on buying the Trans Mountain pipeline and most of current owner Kinder Morgan Canada’s other assets in order to ens...
May 29, 2018
Two B.C. men vanish on Vancouver Island days after sailing north from Panama
UCLUELET, B.C. - A search is underway on Vancouver Island for two British Columbia men who have not been seen for almost a week. A RCMP news release says 37-year-old Daniel Archibald and 43-year-old R...
May 29, 2018
Alberta premier cheers pipeline purchase; opponents express concern, caution
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley took a Trans Mountain victory lap on the grounds of the legislature Tuesday while her political opponents questioned whether the province has won anything and,...
May 29, 2018
Doug Ford defends lack of full platform, says it will come before election day
PORT COLBORNE, Ont. - With Ontario’s election just over a week away, Doug Ford has yet to present a fully costed platform for his party despite repeated calls from his opponents to show his plan...
May 29, 2018
NAFTA unresolved, steel tariffs hanging after Freeland, Lighthizer meeting
WASHINGTON - To hear Chrystia Freeland tell it, NAFTA and steel are like apples and oranges. Canada’s foreign minister is in Washington this week to avert an economic storm that could see Canada...
May 29, 2018
More harassment allegations expected after Manitoba asks former staff for input
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s premier says he is expecting an upswing in allegations now that the province is encouraging former civil servants to share their experiences as part of a review of governme...
May 29, 2018