Category Archives: Canada
Pipeline plight: Carr confident feds will convince Kinder Morgan to proceed
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says he is absolutely certain Canada and Kinder Morgan will come to a financial agreement that will convince the pipeline builder to proceed with the Trans...
May 08, 2018
Actors hired to pose as Ontario Tory supporters outside leaders' debate
TORONTO - Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservatives spent part of their day Tuesday explaining why a local candidate hired actors to pose as Tory supporters outside the first leaders’ debate a...
May 08, 2018
G7 leaders can't avoid Iran at summit with Trump, say European diplomats
OTTAWA - Donald Trump’s decision Tuesday to withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear agreement will be a topic of discussion at next month’s G7 summit in Quebec’s Charlevoix ...
May 08, 2018
Jays closer Osuna charged with assault, placed on administrative leave
Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna was placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball Tuesday after being charged with assault. The league said it was investigating the circumstances of t...
May 08, 2018
Surf clam controversy: Federal bid for reconciliation lands in court
HALIFAX - One of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s signature bids to promote reconciliation with Indigenous groups in Atlantic Canada is now facing a court challenge and allegations of conflict of...
May 08, 2018
Ottawa to step up monitoring of threatened species habitat on provincial land
OTTAWA - An environmental group is declaring victory following a federal government decision to increase its oversight of habitat for threatened species on provincial land. The Canadian Parks and Wild...
May 08, 2018
No apology from Nova Scotia premier to teen cleared in privacy-breach case
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is not offering an apology to a 19-year-old man who was arrested after allegedly breaching the province’s freedom-of-information website. Police drop...
May 08, 2018
Under pressure to clamp down on semi-automatics, Trudeau defers to police
OTTAWA - Police, not politicians, should decide what restrictions to place on specific kinds of guns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday, his Liberal government under renewed pressure to curb ...
May 08, 2018
Siblings charged in sweeping immigration probe on Prince Edward Island
After a sweeping immigration probe, two Charlottetown hoteliers have been charged with helping set up fake addresses for Chinese immigrants who entered Prince Edward Island under a business program th...
May 08, 2018
NDP MP who called out colleague suspended amid sex misconduct allegations
OTTAWA - Less than a week after her own allegations got a fellow MP kicked out of the NDP caucus, Christine Moore found herself suspended from party duties Tuesday amid allegations of inappropriate se...
May 08, 2018