Category Archives: Canada
First Nation leader pitches sustainability to pipeline investors
HOUSTON - Kinder Morgan’s shareholders have asked the company for more disclosure on its sustainability after a presentation Wednesday by a First Nations chief from British Columbia. Neskonlith ...
May 09, 2018
WestJet faces criticism for asking passengers to film flight attendants at work
MONTREAL - WestJet Airlines Inc. is facing criticism after asking some of its frequent flyers to videotape the service provided by its flight attendants and those of its chief competitor. The Calgary-...
May 09, 2018
'We kind of adopted her': Toronto royal fans embrace Meghan Markle
TORONTO - A ticket for a minor traffic infraction and a sudden preponderance of black SUVs were Tiffany Babiak’s early clues that something was different about her normally quiet downtown neighb...
May 09, 2018
Alberta changes abortion clinic bill, conservatives still no-shows on votes
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley’s NDP government made more changes to its abortion clinic bill Wednesday while the Opposition United Conservatives continued to register their displeasure by wal...
May 09, 2018
'So tinder dry:' Trains suspected in some grass fires in prairie communities
WINNIPEG - An extremely dry spring in the eastern Prairies has meant an early start to fire season and in some cases trains are being suspected as the cause. “It is tinder dry,” said David...
May 09, 2018
Foreign students in B.C. targeted by "virtual kidnapping" extortion scheme
Vancouver police are warning about schemes dubbed “virtual kidnappings” aimed mainly at young women from mainland China who are studying in Canada on student visas. Sgt. Jason Robillard sa...
May 09, 2018
Saskatchewan seeks intervener status in B.C. Trans Mountain pipeline case
REGINA - Saskatchewan is seeking intervener status in British Columbia’s reference case over the flow of heavy oil through that province. Attorney General Don Morgan says Saskatchewan is dismaye...
May 09, 2018
Corrective to story about cat declawing
VANCOUVER - In a story that moved Tuesday about cat declawing, The Canadian Press misspelled the name of the registrar of the College of Veterinarians of B.C. Her name is Luisa Hlus. The Canadian Pres...
May 09, 2018
Racist tirade caught on video at Lethbridge Denny's restaurant goes viral
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Monir Omerzai was still stewing weeks after a fellow diner at a Denny’s spewed a racist tirade at him and his friends. So on Tuesday, he decided to post on Facebook a video t...
May 09, 2018
Particularly hard on foxes and bears: Study finds oilsands change forest fauna
EDMONTON - Research suggests even underground oilsands mines have profound effects on the forest community that vary from animal to animal. “What you’re seeing in the oilsands is a change ...
May 09, 2018