Category Archives: Canada
Cabinet to hold emergency meeting Tuesday in bid to save pipeline expansion
OTTAWA - Faced with an escalating battle between British Columbia and Alberta as well as a spooked investment community, federal cabinet ministers will gather Tuesday for an emergency meeting in searc...
Apr 09, 2018
Investigating Humboldt team bus crash likely to be a long process, experts say
MONTREAL - The investigation into a deadly crash that killed 15 people in northeastern Saskatchewan last Friday will be a long and painstaking one, according to several collision experts. Retired RCMP...
Apr 09, 2018
Softwood lumber exports to U.S. fall 20% in March amid railway woes
MONTREAL - Softwood lumber exports from British Columbia to the United States plunged 20 per cent in March from a year ago, the federal government said, amid railway transportation problems. Global Af...
Apr 09, 2018
Humboldt Bronco player's organ donation inspires others to become donors
Many social media users say the donation of Humboldt Broncos player Logan Boulet’s organs has inspired them to become donors themselves, with health officials in two provinces saying online regi...
Apr 09, 2018
Mexico: 80 per cent chance of new NAFTA, as talks spread across continents
WASHINGTON - A rush to conclude a new NAFTA agreement could see negotiations spread this week across two continents and more than 5,600 kilometres in a spurt of non-stop bargaining. Officials return t...
Apr 09, 2018
Kinder Morgan Canada's pipeline woes hurting investment in Canada: observers
CALGARY - The suspension of work on Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd.’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project will have a “chilling” effect on overall investment in Canada, industry obse...
Apr 09, 2018
Firms still positive about future, but some see moderation ahead: central bank
OTTAWA - Firms remain upbeat about future sales, business investment and hiring - but some are predicting a moderation following last year’s red-hot pace, the Bank of Canada’s latest busin...
Apr 09, 2018
Firms still positive about future despite uncertainties: central bank
OTTAWA - Canadian firms remain upbeat about future sales, business investment and hiring even as the country faces stubborn economic uncertainties from outside its borders, a Bank of Canada poll sugge...
Apr 09, 2018
Hockey sticks left on porches in tribute to Humboldt Broncos crash victims
Social media users are reaching out to the Saskatchewan town of Humboldt, sharing photos of hockey sticks left on front porches to pay tribute to the 15 lives lost after a bus carrying the Broncos jun...
Apr 09, 2018
Kinder Morgan CEO says political solution needed for Trans Mountain project
CALGARY - Kinder Morgan is open to discussing an investment in its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion by the Alberta government if there’s clear assurance that the project can actually be complet...
Apr 09, 2018